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"A personal note of thanks is in order after receiving my Melonseed this morning. My gratitude for what sits in my garage demands immediate communication. Gentlemen, your attention to detail and application of skill are apparent in your work, and for the first time in my life, my expectations are exceeded. I was unprepared for the visual impact this boat makes in person. My Melonseed is more gorgeous than I, the eternal optimist ever expected."
"This boat has it all; history, romance, class and quality. The finish work is beautiful. On the water it is moving poetry!"
"Even with my inexperience, rigging the boat only took about four minutes. The snotter arrangements for both sprit and boom are marvelously simple. She has made me proud by her trustworthiness, beauty and personality. I feel a satisfaction in ownership that I sense is rare in these days. Thanks for your farsighted vision, your high quality product. I love it."
Dr. Roger Rodibaugh, Lafayette, IN
"I received my Melonseed Skiff, and could not be more pleased. You did not exaggerate when you told me on the phone of it's exceptional beauty and the quality of the workmanship I could expect. It is probably the finest thing I will ever own."
Walt Opal, Shoreview, MN
"She strongly shouldered each wave, converting it to spray rather than pounding over it. Her kindly bow with its hollow sections gently sliced through the chop. I sat on the high rail and enjoyed the ride. Though it was gusting to 20, I never needed to luff the main! She just sailed along in harmony with the weather. I could go on all day about how great my little Melonseed is. I love it!"
Andy Follansbee, Lebanon, NJ
"I just love my boat! This boat is perfect for me, being as impulsive as I am. Thank you for making my boat!"
Cathy Norton, Plymouth, MA
Phone message received at the shop:
"This is Scott Wilf - I just got 'Zoe' (MS #130) today, and I'm flabbergasted. I, I'm absolutely... I ...it's the prettiest boat I've ever seen! It exceeds my expectations, and I wanted you to know that I...well, I'm in awe!
Second message received the next day:
"It's Scott again. The more I look at this boat the more impressed I get. You guys are unbelievable. Phew... it's good stuff! You're good for your word, that's for sure. Oh, by the way...this boat is WAY underpriced!!"
Scott Wilf, Sarasota, FL
"The Melonseed is wonderful. Beautiful and fun. Easy to rig. A pleasure to sail when the wind finds it's way up our creek, and she rows a fine line when it doesn't. So what could be wrong? I do have one complaint: I'm not sailing the Crealock as much as I used to!"
Bill Marr, Edgewater, MD
I've always liked sailing, but this is something else. These little boats are simple and rugged and capable and pretty. If there's something we're missing out on by sailing them, I sure don't know what it is."
Jim & Mary Kilroy (owners of TWO Melonseeds)
Marshfield, MA and Key West, FL
"Hummingbird" (MS # 113) is just like her namesake, she's small agile lively and beautiful. The combination of traditional beauty and fine sailing qualities make her the most enjoyable small boat I have ever owned. You have created a modern classic from a traditional classic!".
John Nabers, Windemere, FL
"My Melonseed is great! A remarkable craft. More stable than I had expected, but more lively too! A couple of days ago the southerly really made up in the late afternoon and I sailed around to Edgartown Harbor, zipping around shamelessly in fifteen to twenty knot gusts, and gibing flawlessly in front of the town dock. Thanks for making her so beautifully."
Norris Darrell
"I still enjoy my Melonseed "Pippi" (MS # 47). Fifty year old wooden sloop that is something and I must tell you that it is the Melonseed most compliments. Beautiful lines!"
Jeff Evans, Kirkland, WA
I also have a of a classic, that draws the "Needless to say we love our Melonseed "Pumpkin" (MS # 105), it really does live up to all your claims. The best part is now my wife Felicia is excited about sailing! We hardly miss the "big boat" at all!
Ken & Felicia Wallace, Seal Beach, CA
"Thanks for such a beautiful boat! It is the prettiest on the lake. It sails just wonderfully - neither of us could believe how stable and forgiving it is. I get so many compliments on "Epitome's" (MS # 117) beauty."
Jennifer Potts, Johnstown, PA
"Owning a Melonseed is the best thing I've done in twenty years of boating."
Isaac Seigel, Marblehead, MA
"I was ecstatic about the Melonseed and how stable and secure it felt. What a wonderful boat. It was great to be at the Regatta and to see how all the other "Melonheads" are just as fanatical about their boats.
Denise Brown, Bountiful, Utah
"I have to say I am enthralled with the Melonseed."
Glenis Richardson, Auburn, WA
"Spinaway" (ms # 111 ) has proved to be a marvelous gift - Patty sails her at every opportunity. Happy sailors is all you get.
Brice DeGanahl, Yacht "Escargo", Belize, Central America
"Thank you for building something for me that gives me such pleasure. Of all the (material) things that I've acquired, none are so precious as my "Witchery", MS# 77."
Jerry Zeiders, Reedsville, PA
"Thought I'd write and tell you how happy I am with my Melonseed Skiff "Carrie Beth" MS # 78. I can say without hesitation she is every bit as good as you have stated. Thanks for building me such a wonderful and fun boat."
Jim Derryberry, Florence, MS
"What a yacht! Words cannot express the feeling of joy I felt sailing "Fierce Eagle" (MS # 75). When I got her to surf on a reach in 3' seas, I was hooting and hollering! Thank you 100,000,000 times!"
Alex Von Bidder, Managing Partner, The Four Seasons, NYC
"Of all the boats I have ever owned, none has ever received as much praise and comment around the yacht club as my Melonseed Skiff .
Colby Hewitt, Marshfield, MA
"My Melonseed is the finest sailboat I have ever owned, and the best investment I have ever made in a boat. Whether you're young, old or in between, you'll have more fun in a Melonseed than you ever thought possible! As an owner, I know!"
Gene Schobinger, Los Altos, CA
"This boat is truly everything you guys and everyone keep saying it is. Fast, responsive, stable, handles all kinds of weather, draws constant admiring comments, and in all respects, just the right boat for me. Keep building!"
Leland Wight Jr. MD, Westville, CT
"I am pleased to tell you that our beautiful Melonseed "Alpine Rose" has been a source of much joy. She continues to be a real head turner no matter how many times people see her. I was really amazed at how seaworthy and stable she was in what was the roughest weather I've been in a small boat. Thanks again. You build a wonderful boat."
Ron Chiste, Trenton, NJ
I just wanted you to know something...the last year we had the O'day Mariner in the water we used it 3 time the entire summer. I have now sailed my beautiful new Melonseed 4 times, and I've even rowed it in the rain! This thing is great. Thanks a lot.
Jay Riley, Hampton, NH May 29, 1997
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