On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:13:16 -0400, Jeff wrote:

* Vic Smith wrote, On 7/17/2007 6:43 AM:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:40:43 -0700, Frogwatch
wrote:
I ALWAYS motor all the way out till I finally pull my fenders in. It
annoys the hell out of some people who do not have real lives.

I'll keep that in mind when I motor out in my Mac 26X/M for a blue
water cruise - if I get one, of course.

For years I never bought a fender; I could always find one that had
fallen off a powerboat.

What made you start buying them?

Maybe cause some coronaries among the "sailors" sitting in their slips
polishing brightwork and refinishing teak.

Do you really know any such people? Most of the obsessive cleaners I
know are powerboaters. Or they're liveaboards who devote a few days a
year to varnishing.

No, I'm going mostly by what I read here and other boat forums.
Exaggerated of course. And revealing my own distaste for anything
cosmetic that requires maintenance beyond wiping down or hosing off.
Probably adverse reaction to the chipping and painting and Brasso
work I did in the Navy.
Not exactly real world sailboat experience.

--Vic