In article edPkd.147631$9b.146821@edtnps84,
Overproof wrote:

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Nutsy.

When was your last two Coastal cruises? To where?

You are right though, they are a great safety feature. Actually they get
a better CG response than the VHF.

A Sat Phone???? What the heck ?? Do you know how much a month it costs to
have a Sat Phone Activated ...... let's not even calc the rate per call!
Now where on the East or West Coast of the Continental US is there an area
without cellular service??

The only reason to use one on the left coast would be offshore. It
would have been nice to have one last time I took a trip down to
Mexico, but it would have been just to stay in touch with friends and
and business associates.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

Joe wrote:

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...

OzOne wrote

RB

My mates new Benny has a bow thruster!



Bow thrusters on anything under a 200 footer is for people that have
no clue how to handle a boat.



Good lord.

Cheers

"Joe" wrote in message
om...
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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OzOne wrote

RB

My mates new Benny has a bow thruster!


Bow thrusters on anything under a 200 footer is for people that have
no clue how to handle a boat.


Joe,

I agree with you!!!!




Regards


Donal
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In article edPkd.147631$9b.146821@edtnps84, Overproof
wrote:

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Nutsy.

When was your last two Coastal cruises? To where?

You are right though, they are a great safety feature. Actually they get
a better CG response than the VHF.

A Sat Phone???? What the heck ?? Do you know how much a month it costs to
have a Sat Phone Activated ...... let's not even calc the rate per call!

Dunno what you guys pay per call but for us, INMARSAT is about AUD $8 a
minute, Iridium $2-3 a minute. Call quality is a lot better on
INMARSAT. We have a new Fleet 77 system as well but no idea on cost.

Personally I think the call costs are too cheap by at least an order of
magnitude. You can be peacefully stooging about halfway to Africa and
down around 64S and some turkey in the office wants to know something
so they just call up...... Worse than email, at least you can just
ignore that until you feel like replying (or get back to port,
whichever comes first). The *******s *know* you're on the ship
somewhere.

PDW

"Coastal" to the Boob is 150 yards from land.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

In article ,
wrote:
On 11 Nov 2004 23:57:04 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) wrote:

"Coastal" to the Boob is 150 yards from land.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

So for you, what? That's Offshore?

For Loco, it's the 200 yard limit.



--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

On 11 Nov 2004 10:11:35 -0800, (Jonathan
Ganz) wrote this crap:

In article ,
Scott Vernon wrote:
Boats don't suck, only their owners do.

You should blow!


You have to gay-up everything, don't you, Jon-boy?





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Thom has a way of hitting the nail on the head. good one 'ol man.

Scotty

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Nutsy,

A stall shower on a sail boat is a damn waste of space and fresh
water
supply!

It is a REAL description of what kind of sailor you really are. A
real
shore power sailor. SSB radio? Why? To listen to sailors who are out
to
sea? A Cellular Phone? To tell Susy what time you'll be home for
supper. (g)

Ole Thom

"Horvath" wrote in message
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On 11 Nov 2004 10:11:35 -0800, (Jonathan
Ganz) wrote this crap:

In article ,
Scott Vernon wrote:
Boats don't suck, only their owners do.

You should blow!


You have to gay-up everything, don't you, Jon-boy?

he does. he can't help it, it's in his blood.

Scotty

"Joe" wrote


Bow thrusters on anything under a 200 footer is for people that have
no clue how to handle a boat.

In other words, people like bob. I bet he'd have one if he could
afford it.

Scotty