My first boat was a 28ft sailboat......come to think of it, it was about the
size of your average dorm room less the headroom :-)
Needless to say, the weather in Miami would be much easier to cope with in
Jan-Feb than here in Mich.

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" Ask Me about my Phd @ Diploma Mill .com wrote in
message ...
I knew someone who lived aboard a 25' sailboat in the Miami area. The 25'
Sailboat had as much room as the average 20' cruiser, it was tiny. He
anchored the boat so he would not have to pay marina fees. He would use
an
small inflatable boat, the kind a kid would play with. I can't believe
anyone could live this way, but it did it for 3 years while he went to
school.


"P Fritz" wrote in message
...

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" Ask Me about my Phd @ Diploma Mill .com wrote in
message ...
I know people who use a bilge heater to protect the engine, this makes
it
very easy to winterize the boat, just drain the fresh water lines and
fill
them up with pink stuff.

That is basically what he is going to do.


I have always shied away from it because as soon as there was a hard
freeze
I am sure the marina would have a power failure. ; )

And where the live aboards stay is way out there

The winter is a great time to boat, but I would find a 29' to be
cramped
for
long term living.

Me too, but he is a single ex marine.......now a cop in Detroit ( I
think
the marine gig was safer)

The one positive thing about the Four Winns, it is the only boat of that
size that I have been on that I can stadn straight up in with room to
spare
(I'm 6'6")


"P Fritz" wrote in message
...
Must be nice.........mine was shrink wrapped over the weekend.....:-(

I have one friend who is living aboard his 29' Four Winns over the
winter............

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" Ask Me about my Phd @ Diploma Mill .com wrote in
message ...
JiminFl,
Harry has a 25' Parker, he likes to talk about his custom built
Lobster
boat, but that is a fiction of a vivid mind. Harry is always
willing
to
send photos, proof of bill of sale and offer to have to take people
fishing
on his Parker. No one has ever seen the Lobster Boat, except
someone
who
was posting using Harry's IP. Someone made a $10,000 bet to prove
ownership
of the Lobster Boat, someone offered to make a $1000 contribution to
the
Salvation Army if Harry showed proof of ownership of the Lobster
Boat.
Harry cowered away from both of these offers.

That aside, the odds are that Harry does own a Parker, he just never
uses
it.
Yesterday, I had a great day on the boat. Picked up some chicken,
slaw
and
potato salad and headed up to the lake. Did a little work on the
boat,
draining the fresh water lines and filling the lines with Pink
Stuff.
I
then headed out for a beautiful day on the lake. Read a book, eat
some
lunch and got some sun. I have always though fall is the best time
of
the
year. It is very quiet on the lake and it is more comfortable than
the
summer. I am still approximately 30 days from Winterizing the
engine.
If
there is a unexpected freeze, I can winterize the engine in less
than
2
hrs.

"JIMinFL" wrote in message
ink.net...
Why don't you guys meet on some neutral turf and duke it out for
bragging
rights since it appears that neither one of you have boats.

"Skipper" wrote in message
...
Harry Krause wrote:

Early on Krause was presented an opportunity to backup his
assertions
regarding certain boating and trailering products and verify
his
boating
skills. As it came time for rubber to hit the road in this
reasonable
test, Harry whimpered off. That's the thing about Harry, when
Challenged, he seems unable to stand tall.

You still are trying to sell this b.s.? Your "challenge"
required
me
to
tow a boat what, 2000-2500 miles? For what? To meet up with an
ass
like
you who allegedly owned a 22' Crappyliner? Maybe stupid works in
Derby,
Kansas, but not in my zipcodes.

No doubt, taking on such a Challenge with your skill set and
unsuitable
equipment would indeed have been a stupid and futile undertaking.
Point
is, when given the opportunity to back up *your* words, you puked
out.
It's in the archives.

--
Skipper