"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:41:40 GMT, cavelamb himself
wrote:


Vic Smith wrote:


Thanks. Nice boat, but might be a bit rich for my blood. Hadn't
seen
it before even with all my browsing. You may be right on target
though, and I take your advice to try out what I'm buying before I
buy
it to heart. You gave me another avenue to explore.
Although I'm not young, I'm still in pretty good shape, and do like
the idea of sailing, having crewed some.

--Vic

Heck, Vic.

My boat is smaller that that - a LOT smaller - and we do fine for
a few nights.


Yeah, everybody has different preferences. And I'm old enough to
know
better than commit to any dream world without trying it first.


Who you are with makes a big difference.


Got that covered. But then there's the other half who might
think different when she's locked on the same boat with me for days
on
end. Wait a minute, maybe I don't have that covered myself!

--Vic






I considered a Mac 26. They look great on the net.
But changed my mind after sailing one.

They do power pretty well - if you have enough horsepower.
But I wanted to sail.

My boat is a Catalina Capri 18 (which is NOT a centerboard boat, BTW).

She has a 5 HP Briggs (air cooled!) outboard.
Spent about 6 weeks at Canyon lake last summer,
Then moved up to Ray Hubbard near Dallas and have had a blast.

In all that thme we've burned half a tanks of gas.
(It's a 3 gallon tank)


Just about finished installing the cabinets!
Ok, not plural - cabinet.
But it sure helps organize the interior.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavel...rit.htm#spirit

We had to cut short today and go home to mow the lawn.
Yech! Farmer work.

I'd REALLY rather be sailing!


Nice but I have one little suggestion. How about installing an itty
bitty VHF microphone clip instead of hanging it by the wire and
listening to it banging on the bulkhead

http://www.boatersworld.com/product/319050043.htm

Wilbur Hubbard