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No more Pony November 1st 04 02:46 PM

Who's old?
 
Just curious - who here is 50 or more?
S.

katysails November 1st 04 03:16 PM

I'm 52

"No more Pony" wrote in message
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Just curious - who here is 50 or more?
S.




Thom Stewart November 1st 04 04:45 PM

I'm 78. Is there anyone older?

I get more man made every tear. Btreast bone wired together. SS stent
in my Heart. Plastic lenses in both eyes.

Still sail but not as much as a few years ago or as far. Have been
seriously considering a good comfortable Day Sailor but so far the
Pilothouse sloop still serves me well.

Ole Thom


Martin Baxter November 1st 04 04:54 PM

katysails wrote:
I'm 52

"No more Pony" wrote in message
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Just curious - who here is 50 or more?
S.





Not yet! Got the day of today Katy?

Cheers
Marty


Martin Baxter November 1st 04 05:04 PM

Thom Stewart wrote:
I'm 78. Is there anyone older?

I get more man made every tear. Btreast bone wired together. SS stent
in my Heart. Plastic lenses in both eyes.

Still sail but not as much as a few years ago or as far. Have been
seriously considering a good comfortable Day Sailor but so far the
Pilothouse sloop still serves me well.


Stay with as big a boat as you can be comfortable with Thom, it seems that as the boat gets smaller you have
to do more and more work to keep them upright. At your age you probably want to keep the motion comfort as high as
possible and the agility factor as low a possible, next year you'll be getting electric winches! ;-)

Cheers
Marty

Ole Thom



Jonathan Ganz November 1st 04 05:45 PM

I will neither confirm nor deny...

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"No more Pony" wrote in message
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Just curious - who here is 50 or more?
S.




John Cairns November 1st 04 07:10 PM


"No more Pony" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Just curious - who here is 50 or more?
S.

Well, I'm pretty close, will hit the big 50 in 2 years.
John Cairns



John W. Bienko November 1st 04 08:39 PM


Congratulations to all the OLE SALTS...

All those health problems are minor considering the alternative.

I firmly believe that the activity of sailing
demonstrably lengthens one's life.. and adds substantively
to the quality of living.


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Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea!
Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_
Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___
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Thom Stewart November 1st 04 09:49 PM

Marty,

Don't think so on the Elect. Winches. I really don't crank winch
anymore. When I tack I pull the jibs sheet all the way in while they're
luffing. When the main switches tacks, I let out on the Jib sheets until
trim is OK. Not as quick or pretty but works for me.

The pilothouse, with the inside helm this time of year here in the NW is
so nice. That keeps me going!

Ole Thom


Peter Wiley November 1st 04 10:26 PM

In article k.net, No
more Pony wrote:

Just curious - who here is 50 or more?
S.


Yes.

PDW


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