"Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote:

Look what I just bought: http://tinyurl.com/2mdck

Nice looking boat.

Now that you actually have one, let's hope you'll be spending your time
maintaining and sailing it rather than wasting your time on usenet.

I used to post here a lot. Once I bought my boat, I kinda wandered
away. IOW, now that you're in the club, you probably won't be around
much to "enjoy" it.

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//-Walt
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// Sigs suck. Oh, the irony.

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:50:57 -0400, Walt
wrote:

"Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam" wrote:

Look what I just bought: http://tinyurl.com/2mdck

Nice looking boat.

Thank you. I hope she's as attractive in person as she in on the
Internet, but for the price I could live with a wrinkle or two.

Now that you actually have one, let's hope you'll be spending your time
maintaining and sailing it rather than wasting your time on usenet.

I foresee sunburn in my future.

Went through my West Marine catalog some last night.* I could easily
spend more on accessories than I did on the boat.

I can't see where it has a VHF radio, and while you can get through
the locks without one, having one is a whole lot easier. I don't have
much use for a GPS receiver, as I find it hard to believe that I could
become sufficiently lost on a river as to need one. A hand bearing
compass might be good, though.

It's generally very windy here, so a storm jib might find its way into
the sail locker, and a dodger sounds like an attractive addition.

I used to post here a lot. Once I bought my boat, I kinda wandered
away. IOW, now that you're in the club, you probably won't be around
much to "enjoy" it.

A few months ago I was reading fairly regularly, but the incessant
flamefest became tiring. We'll see.

*Use the catalog to identify the products, and the Internet to get a
better price. Which shouldn't be all that hard, I mean sheesh. I
don't mind if they smoke dope, I do mind that they don't share.

"A. Diesel Vents" wrote:

Went through my West Marine catalog some last night.* I could easily
spend more on accessories than I did on the boat.

Like you, I got a great deal on a boat. Which means that I've probably
spent 5 or 6 times the purchase price on maintenance and upgrades - not
sure exacty, I stopped counting when I got to a factor of three.

And in case you're wondering, yes, it was worth it.

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//-Walt
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// Sigs suck. Oh, the irony.

I'm having trouble calculating the multiple I've spent on my
boat after buying her for $75. :-)

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Walt" wrote in message
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"A. Diesel Vents" wrote:

Went through my West Marine catalog some last night.* I could easily
spend more on accessories than I did on the boat.

Like you, I got a great deal on a boat. Which means that I've probably
spent 5 or 6 times the purchase price on maintenance and upgrades - not
sure exacty, I stopped counting when I got to a factor of three.

And in case you're wondering, yes, it was worth it.

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//-Walt
//
// Sigs suck. Oh, the irony.