On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:42:42 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


I agree your "regional market" is unusual. I still don't understand why
people want to go pleasure boating in water that is too cold to swim in,
year-around. We have our cold weather boating months here - April to
mid-May, mid-October through early December, but even then our air temps
are reasonable, and while I wouldn't swim in water temps below 70F,
there are some around here who do. Right now, in the middle of August,
the ocean water temp around the Seattle area is 55F. Hypothermia. Here,
the water temp is a nice 80F. Swimming weather.

How much is the heater on that alum boat? :}


I sure hope you're not doing a lot of your swimming up by Sandy Point!

Of all the days I've spent on the bay, I can't think of more than a half
dozen where I've gotten my feet in the water. Lots of folks go boating,
fishing, whatever, without swimming at all. If I wanted to swim, I'd find a
nice clean swimming pool, with most of the fecal matter removed!
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