I had a Lido 14 for several years, and really enjoyed it. It could get
up on a plane in the right conditions, which was pretty exciting.

Jim

Veridican wrote:

My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge of the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat is named, naturally,
"Veridican."

What about you--what do you sail?

The Veridican

Was it a Mac, MacBoy?

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"Jim Cate" wrote in message
...
I had a Lido 14 for several years, and really enjoyed it. It could get
up on a plane in the right conditions, which was pretty exciting.

Jim

Veridican wrote:

My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of
Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge
of the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat is named, naturally,
"Veridican."

What about you--what do you sail?

The Veridican

Ed,
Did you mean to say a Hunter 146? I'm not
familiar with the 14.5.
s

"Veridican" wrote in message
...
: My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5
footer on the Gulf of Mexico.
: We've made some minor modifications, of course.
:
: It goes really fast in good wind, and we can
sail it right on the edge of the
: no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat
is named, naturally,
: "Veridican."
:
: What about you--what do you sail?
:
: The Veridican

Ed,
Did you mean to say a Hunter 146? I'm not familiar with the 14.5

Yeah, the 146. It's 14.5 feet long. I don't know if it's a fast boat or not,
especially compared to say racing boats of that size, but it sure seems to haul
compared to the Apollo 16 footer we once had.

The Veridican

"seems" is the key word there. The apollo is
faster.
S


"Veridican" wrote in message
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: Ed,
: Did you mean to say a Hunter 146? I'm not
familiar with the 14.5
:
: Yeah, the 146. It's 14.5 feet long. I don't know
if it's a fast boat or not,
: especially compared to say racing boats of that
size, but it sure seems to haul
: compared to the Apollo 16 footer we once had.
:
: The Veridican
:
:

"seems" is the key word there. The apollo is
faster.

How would you know? I know you haven't sailed the 146, because it's a rare boat
being it's so new. And I know you haven't sailed an Apollo 16 ft, because it's
a rare boat being so old. So I know you don't know what you're talking about
(But when has that ever stopped someone from spewing hot air?).

The Veridican

Excuse me?
I have sailed an AMF Apollo. If you thought it
was slow, you probably didn't have it tuned
properly.
I have sailed a Hunter 146. We have been dealing
with JY/Hunter for over a decade and have some
experience almost every boat they produce
(dinghies). Give a call to Cutter Smith at HCT
and ask him how many of his boats we own.
You *seem* to *know* an awful lot about me, but
unfortunately your information *seems* wrong.
S
PS. Would you like to buy some JY14/Hunter 140's?
We have a fleet we're selling off.


"Veridican" wrote in message
...
:
: "seems" is the key word there. The apollo is
: faster.
:
: How would you know? I know you haven't sailed
the 146, because it's a rare boat
: being it's so new. And I know you haven't sailed
an Apollo 16 ft, because it's
: a rare boat being so old. So I know you don't
know what you're talking about
: (But when has that ever stopped someone from
spewing hot air?).
:
: The Veridican

"seems" is the key word there. The apollo is
faster.

Veridican wrote:
How would you know? I know you haven't sailed the 146, because it's a rare boat
being it's so new. And I know you haven't sailed an Apollo 16 ft, because it's
a rare boat being so old.

Uh huh. Better get the facts. I'd put money on Pony having sailed both
boats. I have and he gets around more than I do.


... So I know you don't know what you're talking about
(But when has that ever stopped someone from spewing hot air?).

When has a sense of false bravado prevented anyone from listening to the
truth?

DSK

I have a Butterfly as well as Chanteuse...but I just plitz around on it for
play....

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s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Katy,
You still have your Butterfly? Do you get to sail
it much. Stop by on your way to FL and we can
race them.
S

"katysails" wrote in
message
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: I have a Butterfly as well as Chanteuse...but I
just plitz around on it for
: play....
:
: --
: katysails
: s/v Chanteuse
: Kirie Elite 32
: http://katysails.tripod.com
:
: "Women and cats will do as they please, and
men and dogs should relax
: and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein
:
: