"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Good for you Joe. But I don't have even one oil well, and I have lots of
deadlines and responsibilities at work and home that take precedence
over sailing. My wife and I did get out today, for an afternoon of
sailing.


Jim,
Don't defend yourself against lame attacks from Redneck powerboaters like
Joe.


Are you enjoying your new boat? Tell us about it!




Regards


Donal
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Donal wrote:
"Jim Cate" wrote in message
...

Good for you Joe. But I don't have even one oil well, and I have lots of
deadlines and responsibilities at work and home that take precedence
over sailing. My wife and I did get out today, for an afternoon of

sailing.


Jim,
Don't defend yourself against lame attacks from Redneck powerboaters like
Joe.


Are you enjoying your new boat? Tell us about it!



Regards

Donal
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Donal,

As I noted above, I have been occupied by a number of issues at work,
and I haven't had much time on the boat yet. - Our two initial trips
were in fairly breezy weather, with chop and whitecaps from the winds
and wakes from power boats going in and out of Galveston Bay. (I
understand that the Kemah area is one of the busiest in the country and
is one of the top three as far as the number of boats docked in the
area.) The Mac 26M handles such conditions quite well, and seems to have
lots of stiffness when under sail.

I haven't had time to become proficient with most of the boat's
features. I do note that, compared with some of the other, larger boats
that I have sailed, the Mac is more complicated and more versatile as
far as choices of controls, options for sailing, motoring, etc. For
example, the boat provides a choice of motoring with or without the
extra 1,100 pounds of water ballast. In light wind conditions, the boat
can be powered at greater speed without the ballast. With the water
ballast, the 50-hp motor can still keep the boat on a plane. Another
option is that the helm can utilize one, or both, or neither (when under
power) of the retractable rudders. The motor can be tilted out of the
water when under sail to reduce drag. Another choice is the depth of
the dagger board, which can be extended for reaching and partially
retracted when on a reach, or running. My Mac has roller furling, and
three choices of reefing in the main, which provides further versatility
for the particular conditions. The main is on a traveler, and the jib
sheet blocks can be adjusted fore and aft for tuning the sails.

Again, I haven't had time to use most of these various features, and I
can't give a comprehensive report on its handling, pointing ability,
etc. Another aspect is that my wife served as crew on our shakedown
cruise this week, and I didn't want to push the boat too much on her
first trip out. All in all, however, it has a nice sweet "feel" under
sail, which is what I'm primarily interested in.

Jim

Jim

Jim Cate wrote in message ...
Joe wrote:

Jim Cate


My boat may not be as fast as yours, and I may not be as salty as you,
but I'm not a fake.

I'm curious, Joe. How do you earn a living, get the money to pay dock
fees and maintenance on your boat, and still have all that free time to
spend sailing around the bay, plus the time you spend following this ng?

Jim


Daddy left me 4 oil wells

Joe

Good for you Joe.

I also have some ocean front property in Arizona. You interested? Its
for sale.


But I don't have even one oil well,


Dab burnit what kind of Texan are you anyway. You at least have a
ranch right?
What about a Ford Truck?


and I have lots of
deadlines and responsibilities at work and home

Don't we all Jim. You should move aboard and set up your law firm
aboard. Make the commute to work enjoyable. Perhaps you should move
into a speciality that make more jack with less hassles and deadlines.
Just a suggestion.

that take precedence
over sailing.

Yeah me to. If I dident have to make money Id be on Palmyra searching
for the lost gold. Or crusing thru Europe on the canals.

My wife and I did get out today, for an afternoon of sailing.

Well good for you. Did you bring the rugrats? The miss and I went for
a dink ride but lost the impeller on the outboard so the trip was cut
short.

Were are you going to anchor on the 4th for the fireworks display?

We will most likely anchor in the bay east of the Kemah cut. You will
see us sail the bay most of the day then anchor around sunset for the
show. My Ketch is Red with Yellow Trim, come on by and raft up with
us. We will have a 60 foot crewboat with cold AC to raft up to.

Joe


Jim

Joe wrote:

Jim Cate wrote in message ...

Joe wrote:


Jim Cate


My boat may not be as fast as yours, and I may not be as salty as you,
but I'm not a fake.

I'm curious, Joe. How do you earn a living, get the money to pay dock
fees and maintenance on your boat, and still have all that free time to
spend sailing around the bay, plus the time you spend following this ng?

Jim


Daddy left me 4 oil wells

Joe

Good for you Joe.


I also have some ocean front property in Arizona. You interested? Its
for sale.



But I don't have even one oil well,



Dab burnit what kind of Texan are you anyway. You at least have a
ranch right?
What about a Ford Truck?


and I have lots of

deadlines and responsibilities at work and home


Don't we all Jim. You should move aboard and set up your law firm
aboard. Make the commute to work enjoyable. Perhaps you should move
into a speciality that make more jack with less hassles and deadlines.
Just a suggestion.

that take precedence

over sailing.


Yeah me to. If I dident have to make money Id be on Palmyra searching
for the lost gold. Or crusing thru Europe on the canals.


My wife and I did get out today, for an afternoon of sailing.


Well good for you. Did you bring the rugrats? The miss and I went for
a dink ride but lost the impeller on the outboard so the trip was cut
short.

Were are you going to anchor on the 4th for the fireworks display?

We will most likely anchor in the bay east of the Kemah cut. You will
see us sail the bay most of the day then anchor around sunset for the
show. My Ketch is Red with Yellow Trim, come on by and raft up with
us. We will have a 60 foot crewboat with cold AC to raft up to.

Joe



Joe, I haven't even found my first oil well, much less four of them. For
the Fourth, I plan on staying at Galveston and watching their fireworks
at the SeaWall, around 38th Street. At Christmas, however, I hope to
be able to achor my boat somewhere in the lake or channel convenient for
watching the Christmas boat parade.

Jim

Jim
Jim

Joe wrote:
Not one Mac in sight anywhere near Kemah at 1700.

Still we had a nice sail, And I will go ahead and treat my crew to
dinner at the Aquarium and pay Jim's bill.

I knew he was a fake from his first post, but since he claimed to be
a Texas I gave him the benifit of the doubt.

Oh well, It would not of been a challenge anyway.

Joe

Sure Joe. Of course, I didn't even see your challenge, much less
respond to it. [Is this sort of like Newt Gingrich's "contract with
America"? - The one he put out after walking into the hospital to tell
his wife, dying of cancer, that he wanted a divorce? - He signed the
"contract" with America, but he somehow forgot to get America's
signature on it.]

The facts are that I have lots of deadlines and pending cases to take
care of at work and have only been able to get the boat out one time. -
I'm impressed with its handling, but I'm not at all ready for races to
Redfish Island.

Jim