"Scott Vernon" wrote in message Does 'A' dock mean something special at your marina? At mine, it seems the bigger ($$$$) boats are on A dock and get smaller as the letter gets higher. Is this the norm. Our marina, Crosswinds, at Whitehall, MI, has three docks: A, B, and C. We are a nice marina with modest boats and very regular folks. No big gold-plated yachts, at least not during the season. A few stop in for haulout (Crosswind's service work is second to none in the Great Lakes) etc. but we apparently appear too proletarian a group for them to soil their hands in our presence. A-dock is the reputed party dock. The term is somewhat deserved, but mostly we are a group of weekenders that are almost more like family than friends. We stay close throughout the winter months as well. B-dock is similar to A-dock but much quieter. While A-dock is still partying into the wee hours, B-dock has been dead for hours. The B-dockers like it that way. C-dock slips mostly charter fishing boats and a few of the larger sailboats being prepared for the time when their owners shuck their landlocked ways and go cruising for an extended period. All in all its a great marina with more camaraderie than one typically finds elsewhere. The marina owners are like family to us as well, and they treat us extremely equitably. Some of the folks in this marina have been slip holders for decades. One other aspect is that we have floating docks, which renders the low water levels in the GLs irrelevant. We don't need ladders to get aboard our boats, not to mention that the docks act as breakwaters for the ubiquitous waves that have the entire fetch of White Lake to build during a sou'wester. A-dock 101; there will be a test. My wife asked me one time if A dock meant something. Seems this woman, wearing tons of jewelry (powerboater?) struck up a conversation with her and repeatedly mentioned , with emphasis, that they were on A dock. Nothing like that here. The people in our marina, while often of substantial means, find no value in pretension. Occasionally a transient gold-plater makes an overnight stay, but generally finds us to be too unwashed for their tastes. There is a marina at the end of the narrows, Ellenwood Landing, where the big boats (floating condos) and the big egos roost. We politely suggest that they might be more comfortable there on their next visit. Of course we never see them again. But every now and then one of them takes a transient slip, gets caught up in the friendliness, the general joviality, and the night life on A-dock, and becomes an annual visitor and a close friend. I won't say that A-dock is unique, but what we have is rare. I haven't found anything else quite like it, and I've been in every port on the sunset coast and in the straits of Lake Michigan. Max |
I'll fess up, the coordinates I gave are really Scotty's house.
Scout "Maxprop" wrote in message k.net... "Scout" wrote in message My little piece of heaven is called N39.63778 W74.21002. Not any more. I'm entering those coordinates into my GPS as we speak. See ya soon. Oh, and I'm bringing friends--lots of friends. Like powerboats and gensets, do ya? Loud stereos and people communicating via hailers? Sorry. When I reach the good Captain's age, I hope to have a boat large enough for extended voyages. If you plan to sail solo, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka is large enough for extended voyages. Many have done so on less. How big a boat do you envision you'll require? Max |
Nope..I don't....the past two summers we've done a lot of sailing with our
granddaughters, exploring, and in general, not having to deal with dock life...the switch to a mooring was not just a financial consideration.... "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "katysails" wrote in message A dock had a pair of mink several years running...they were cute but you had to be careful not to get too close... One scurried down the dock this year, headed for land. Ran right between Reggie and Niki. Took all we could do to restrain the dogs, lest the toothy bugger rip 'em to shreds. Don't have an hurricanes here and they pick up the docks before hard winter sets in... Actually they don't pick them up. At least not at any of the marinas on White Lake. Occasionally the ice does some damage, but the cost of pulling docks each year would be far greater than periodic repairs. Docks are noisy and uncivilized. I'll give you that one... Yeah, and I'll bet you miss the hell outta that, doncha? Max |
You need to come down and visit MYC....I don't think you have us in quite
the right perspective...there are no gold ankle bracelets, the guys drink inferior beer, and for the most part the kids run around free as jaybirds....I think you're thinking of the other yacht club up by the channel... "Maxprop" wrote in message k.net... "katysails" wrote in message I don't drink rum drinks Yes, I recall that now. Isn't that why you were banished from A-dock? Except for rum and diet coke they're full of sugar...) Nay, nay, sister. Rum and diet tonic. Dark and Stormy, made with diet ginger beer. Sipping rum, neat. I could go on for hours. You're talking to a rumophile here. and I have a fine cockpit where I can sit if I want...if I want a lounge chair, I have a POOL WITH LOUNGE CHAIRAS that I can row to if I so desire (nyah-nyah you don't have a pool) Well, perhaps not in the same sense as YOU YACHTIES, AT YOUR YACHT CLUB!!!! But Luke's cockpit scuppers plug up now and then, affording us a nice warm hot tub, at least until his littlist daughter pees in it and sends us scrambling. and she has no immediately-available neighbors with whom to party while drinking I belong to a yacht club...get real... Oh yeah, I forgot. But having an afternoon sherry in Waterford crystal in the lanai with fellow yachties, all wearing your Bretton Reds and blue serge blazers, just ain't the same as sloshing rum with buds. the aforementioned rum drinks. Those stipulations, alone, qualify her as a second-class citizen. Only if you're using the citizenship requirements for A dock... Requirements? Requirements? We don't need no stinking requirements. Sailing? Who gives a **** about sailing. I do... Please don't tell Neal this, but I really prefer to be on the hook or on a mooring. And much prefer to be under way, going somewhere. So does Clover. But I'd hate to disappoint him, he's having such a good time trolling for dock inhabitants. Max |
M. B. ...before you arrived, he sailed ALL the time...over the years, and as
the boats got bigger, he began to take on the "boat as cottage" attitude...many of the people who were originally on the dock that were sailors have left for other parts.. a few are down here in Muskegon... "Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "katysails" wrote in message You're right, Scout. What we saw happen over the years was people who were sailors turn into people who weren't. (Max is not included in that group...he does sail...a lot...) The dock lifestyle took over the sailing lifestyle. I disagree, Katy. (not about the part about me, however) I think A-dock has been rife with non-sailors who own sailboats from the get-go. Most women don't like to sail at all. You and my better half are exceptions to that rule. And many of the men would never consider throwing the lines in anything over 15kts. of wind. Most are distinctly fair-weather sailors, and always have been. There's more interest in keeping one's decks spotless and adding all the latest electronics and go-fasts than in actually sailing their boats. I honestly can't recall anyone who formerly sailed a lot and then mutated into a dock-bound hound. I'll stand corrected if you can give me an example. Max |
CN,
I know you are aware of your ties to the land and other people. Far be it for me to past a judgement of good or bad on it. It is the way it is. To think you don't need others; that is wrong! You, my friend have many,many ties that you can't do without. Your E-mail, a PO Box, a K-mart or such, a grocery store. a marine store, the CG, Corp of Engineers, Weather forecasters, even the inland farmers and factory workers, your elected officials which you vote for, the Gov that mails you the check,etc. The list is long. Right or wrong it is there. I know you are aware of it. It is OK. It is wrong, however, to damn other's list while forgetting your own! That is your own opinion. CN, you have given us more than enough examples of " You being wrong" as well as being correct. CN, enjoy the life you have chosen but remember; " You are not an Island unto yourself. Good morning from Ole Thom P/S I'll be pointing out where you are wrong about boats. Even if it does "**** you off!" |
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... Does 'A' dock mean something special at your marina? At mine, it seems the bigger ($$$$) boats are on A dock and get smaller as the letter gets higher. Is this the norm. My wife asked me one time if A dock meant something. Seems this woman, wearing tons of jewelry (powerboater?) struck up a conversation with her and repeatedly mentioned , with emphasis, that they were on A dock. Scotty ( E- docker ) Yeah, A dock is where they keep the biggest boats in our marina but no one brags about it, we are the least expensive marina in this area. What I find hilarious is the "commodore" thing, you know, they wear the uniform and the hat, blah, blah. I know what you're talking about, I have heard women mention the size of their boat, etc. You would think that this would be a guy thing, talking about how big it is :) The women with the excess jewelry was probably a powerboater. Really funny also, listening to folks talk about their experience on the lake as if they had been sailing in the roaring forties. John Cairns "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... My entire life isn't defined by a dock with a letter designation. Well, okay, maybe it is. |
Dave, hate to tell you, but we have yet to see Crapton sailing or anyone
with him sailing. In fact, the only proof that we have that he actually has a boat, is a picture of him half strangling a cat to keep it from moving. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Dave" wrote in message ... On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:42:43 -0500, Capt. Neal® said: You people just will never know how pathetic your silly ramblings sound to a real sailor who knows deep in his heart that a dock equals a slum for wannabe sailors. Neal, a real sailor doesn't have to tell people he's a real sailor. He demonstrates it. Dave |
"katysails" wrote in message ... You need to come down and visit MYC.... ...there are no gold ankle bracelets, the guys drink inferior beer, and us women run around naked as jaybirds.... Sounds like my kind of place. Scotty |
"Maxprop" wrote in message Cane sugar. But properly-distilled rum is extremely dry, meaning the sugar is completely fermented and any residual sugar is cooked off. Some rums, like those horrible flavored or "spiced" rums have a dosage, or sugar and flavors added, but only a complete imbecile would deign to drink them. Just opened a bottle of Barcadi Select last night. mmmmmmm! Scotty |
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:28:16 GMT, "Scout"
wrote this crap: Sold the boat while I building a new home. I need the cash. Planning a bigger boat (30-35 ft) later, but must suffer through now to get there. Scout Heh Heh Heh! Even with a new house, home improvements never stop. I have a new house, and I'm currently installing $2000 worth of hardwood flooring. (And that's just in one room.) Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
"Horvath" wrote this crap: Even with a trailer home, home improvements never stop. I have a double wide, and I'm currently installing $20 worth of hardwood flooring. Finally got tired of the splinters from your plywood floors,eh? |
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:31:58 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote this crap: "Scott Vernon" wrote in message Does 'A' dock mean something special at your marina? At mine, it seems the bigger ($$$$) boats are on A dock and get smaller as the letter gets higher. Is this the norm. Our marina, Crosswinds, at Whitehall, MI, has three docks: A, B, and C. We are a nice marina with modest boats and very regular folks. No big gold-plated yachts, at least not during the season. A few stop in for All we have at my yacht club are the big gold-plated boats. haulout (Crosswind's service work is second to none in the Great Lakes) etc. but we apparently appear too proletarian a group for them to soil their hands in our presence. A-dock is the reputed party dock. The term is somewhat deserved, but mostly we are a group of weekenders that are almost more like family than friends. We stay close throughout the winter months as well. B-dock is similar to A-dock but much quieter. While A-dock is still partying into the wee hours, B-dock has been dead for hours. The B-dockers like it that way. C-dock slips mostly charter fishing boats and a few of the larger sailboats being prepared for the time when their owners shuck their landlocked ways and go cruising for an extended period. All in all its a great marina with more camaraderie than one typically finds elsewhere. The marina owners are like family to us as well, and they treat us extremely equitably. Some of the folks in this marina have been slip holders for decades. One other aspect is that we have floating docks, which renders the low water levels in the GLs irrelevant. We don't need ladders to get aboard our boats, not to mention that the docks act as breakwaters for the ubiquitous waves that have the entire fetch of White Lake to build during a sou'wester. A-dock 101; there will be a test. At my yacht club, the docks at A line are bigger, and closer to the clubhouse, but at D line, the parking is better. I never have a problem parking right in front of my yacht. You can't do that at A, B, or C line. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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Hey Scout,
Where are you building? Are you still teaching? Still at Truman? OT |
The sugar content is gone, though, unless you drink one of those souped up
ums like Myer's....all that's left is the alcohol content.... "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:20:51 GMT, wrote this crap: On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:00:30 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I don't drink rum drinks Except for rum and diet coke they're full of sugar...) Any idea what rum is made out of? Molasses. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
What kind of wood are you using? A friend just put in bamboo.. looks great.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:28:16 GMT, "Scout" wrote this crap: Sold the boat while I building a new home. I need the cash. Planning a bigger boat (30-35 ft) later, but must suffer through now to get there. Scout Heh Heh Heh! Even with a new house, home improvements never stop. I have a new house, and I'm currently installing $2000 worth of hardwood flooring. (And that's just in one room.) Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
"Horvath" wrote in message ... All we have at my yacht club are the big gold-plated boats. ....and a Legend!!! Regards Donal -- |
"John Cairns" wrote in message m... The women with the excess jewelry was probably a powerboater. Really funny also, listening to folks talk about their experience on the lake as if they had been sailing in the roaring forties. John Cairns Heh .... we haven't heard about the "Sea of Michigan" for a while. Regards Donal -- |
"Horvath" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:28:16 GMT, "Scout" wrote this crap: Sold the boat while I building a new home. I need the cash. Planning a bigger boat (30-35 ft) later, but must suffer through now to get there. Scout Heh Heh Heh! Even with a new house, home improvements never stop. I have a new house If having a new house is something to be proud of, then I must hang my head in shame. Parts of my house are older than your country!! Regards Donal -- |
"Donal" wrote in message ... "John Cairns" wrote in message m... The women with the excess jewelry was probably a powerboater. Really funny also, listening to folks talk about their experience on the lake as if they had been sailing in the roaring forties. John Cairns Heh .... we haven't heard about the "Sea of Michigan" for a while. Regards Donal -- When I got back from the crossing, one of our club members was talking about a club cruise to a destination about 40 miles from here, blah, blah. I laughed a little bit about it, they were slightly hurt and adamant about how nasty it was. The seas can get real nasty in these parts, but it's generally when everyone has hauled out for the winter. And in any event, nothing like running into nasty weather well offshore. John Cairns |
I bet the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald might have something to say.
"John Cairns" wrote Heh .... we haven't heard about the "Sea of Michigan" for a while. When I got back from the crossing, one of our club members was talking about a club cruise to a destination about 40 miles from here, blah, blah. I laughed a little bit about it, they were slightly hurt and adamant about how nasty it was. The seas can get real nasty in these parts, but it's generally when everyone has hauled out for the winter. And in any event, nothing like running into nasty weather well offshore. John Cairns |
Scott Vernon wrote: Does 'A' dock mean something special at your marina? At mine, it seems the bigger ($$$$) boats are on A dock and get smaller as the letter gets higher. Is this the norm. My wife asked me one time if A dock meant something. Seems this woman, wearing tons of jewelry (powerboater?) struck up a conversation with her and repeatedly mentioned , with emphasis, that they were on A dock. Scotty ( E- docker ) Well dont feel to bad, Im' on F Dock. Only sailboat on F, buts thats OK, Its winter and all the powerboaters stay at home. Here A dock is ole timers mostly fishing boats 30 ft range, 1 liveaboard, B&C docks are small boats 20 ft, D 13-16 ft hanging out the water, E dock is Cigarboats, covered- 35-40 footers all hanging, F 35- 55 footers, all covered except mine and 2 next to me, Im between 2 huge covered sheads, One side the boats in the shead grow mold and spider webs, the other is full of a club of rich yahoo's, they call that shead the Low tide lounge, 16 TV's on the walls, Neon everywhere, bars, grills, ect....They are all to much in love with themselves for me to mix with them to much, I like rich people but not the ones who act rich, Remember larry the powerboater who crashed his boat and split with other millions? They are all in that class. Next to me is a 58+ foot steel crewboat nice guy, rasing his 15yo nephew 15 and in the other uncovered slip is a 50'steel Bruce Roberts Trawler single man. Whole marina is around 225 boats. Hopefully some day I will find the perfect piece of land to build on and have my boat docked out back. Know of one place........ 3 acres for 300K. Joe "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... My entire life isn't defined by a dock with a letter designation. Well, okay, maybe it is. |
They don't sail on the Sea of Michigan... they sail on the Erie Mudpuddle
and the Pond St Clair... "Donal" wrote in message ... "John Cairns" wrote in message m... The women with the excess jewelry was probably a powerboater. Really funny also, listening to folks talk about their experience on the lake as if they had been sailing in the roaring forties. John Cairns Heh .... we haven't heard about the "Sea of Michigan" for a while. Regards Donal -- |
"katysails" wrote in message Nope..I don't....the past two summers we've done a lot of sailing with our granddaughters, exploring, and in general, not having to deal with dock life...the switch to a mooring was not just a financial consideration.... I'm sure there are occasions when you miss it, but in generally I'm sympathetic with your reasoning. We, too, considered a mooring, but all the available moorings on WL are at the YC or Margaritaville, meaning lots of boat wake and idiot powerboaters blasting through the mooring field at all hours. Further it is a hassle to deal with Niki's needs from a mooring. But I love being on a mooring, mostly because we aren't bothered by others, we have some privacy, and the view is superior. When we travel we almost never rent a slip, preferring to anchor instead. And after doing so for years, we've arrived at the conclusion that the GLs are too crowded. This past fall we sailed down to Muskegon Lake one weekend, just to get away from the dock and the noise. We anchored about 100 yards from your mooring, but never saw you guys. Must have been a weekend you weren't up at the lake. Max |
"katysails" wrote in message You need to come down and visit MYC....I don't think you have us in quite the right perspective...there are no gold ankle bracelets, the guys drink inferior beer, and for the most part the kids run around free as jaybirds....I think you're thinking of the other yacht club up by the channel... We've raced at the MYC several times over the past 30 years. I know what it's like, and I was just yanking your chain. Truth be told, most small YCs throughout the Great Lakes are similar--ie-not pretentious, rather family-oriented sailing clubs with members of mostly modest means. Max |
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message "Maxprop" wrote in message Cane sugar. But properly-distilled rum is extremely dry, meaning the sugar is completely fermented and any residual sugar is cooked off. Some rums, like those horrible flavored or "spiced" rums have a dosage, or sugar and flavors added, but only a complete imbecile would deign to drink them. Just opened a bottle of Barcadi Select last night. mmmmmmm! I've seen it, but never bought any. Hard to get past the Bacardi name. But I've been told it's a good sipping rum, unlike that turpentine CM guzzles. Max |
"katysails" wrote in message M. B. ...before you arrived, he sailed ALL the time...over the years, and as the boats got bigger, he began to take on the "boat as cottage" attitude...many of the people who were originally on the dock that were sailors have left for other parts.. a few are down here in Muskegon... Interesting. You do know that they have a Catalina 42 now, doncha? And while he still sails, the boat doesn't go out as much as the 36 did. I didn't know him when he owned the 30, so I guess you could be right. He's gotten the 42 crosswise in the fairways a couple of times in a breeze, so I think he tends to keep it tied up more than before when it's blowing. As an aside, I've noticed this trend with most people who've gone to larger and larger boats. Sailing frequency and size vary inversely, it would seem. Max |
"Scout" wrote in message Sold the boat while I building a new home. I need the cash. Planning a bigger boat (30-35 ft) later, but must suffer through now to get there. Scout Nothing wrong with building a new home. Priorities, especially if you have kids. Boating can wait--the oceans will always be there, despite what some current Hollywood pop-culture movies may imply. Max |
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:12:43 -0500, "Scott Vernon"
wrote this crap: "Horvath" wrote this crap: Even with a trailer home, home improvements never stop. I have a double wide, and I'm currently installing $20 worth of hardwood flooring. Finally got tired of the splinters from your plywood floors,eh? I got carpet, dumbass. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:03:40 -0800, "JG" wrote
this crap: What kind of wood are you using? A friend just put in bamboo.. looks great. Yeah. You'd like my wood. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
"JG" wrote in message What kind of wood are you using? A friend just put in bamboo.. looks great. No wonder the Pandas are almost extinct, with their food supply going into your friend's floors. Max |
"Donal" wrote in message If having a new house is something to be proud of, then I must hang my head in shame. Parts of my house are older than your country!! The most beautiful house I've ever seen was a 400 year old place in Sweden. Nothing built in the last 200 years can approach the details, materials, and interest of that place. New homes are sterile, austere, and cheap looking by comparison with even those built 60 years ago. Unless your place is falling in around your shoulders, you have something to engender immense pride. Max |
"Donal" wrote in message Heh .... we haven't heard about the "Sea of Michigan" for a while. Oddly enough, Lake Michigan and the other GLs aren't really lakes at all. They would more correctly be termed inland seas. And I'll take the Roaring Forties any day over Lake Michigan in hurricane force winds. The southern ocean will get very, very big, but Lake M. will have almost no spacing between the 40' waves, meaning a small boat will fall off the waves into the trough as if dropped off a three-story building. Many a salty skipper sailing container and bulk freighters from abroad have been humbled by the GLs. Among the most oft-repeated tales in European and Asian ports are those of storms on the Great Lakes. Max |
"John Cairns" wrote in message When I got back from the crossing, one of our club members was talking about a club cruise to a destination about 40 miles from here, blah, blah. I laughed a little bit about it, they were slightly hurt and adamant about how nasty it was. The seas can get real nasty in these parts, but it's generally when everyone has hauled out for the winter. And in any event, nothing like running into nasty weather well offshore. Would that account for the fact that the statistic of shipwrecks per a given period of time in the GLs is many times that for virtually any other body of water in the world? I'll take 40 footers on the ocean any day before those same wave heights on the GLs, with their short periodicity. Granted most GL sailors are fair-weather types, and don't get much experience with the sort of weather that occurs between October and March, but to imply that the GLs are a picnic compared with offshore is not borne out by the statistics. And a chat with any merchant seamen from abroad who've experienced the GLs at their most violent will probably change your mind. Max |
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message I bet the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald might have something to say. That was just one boat. How about that year (1917 maybe??) when over 30 bulk freighters went to the bottom? Max |
Sorry, but even if you're technically female, I'm not interested.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:03:40 -0800, "JG" wrote this crap: What kind of wood are you using? A friend just put in bamboo.. looks great. Yeah. You'd like my wood. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
I believe it's a domestic bamboo, but who cares about a communist bear?
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "JG" wrote in message What kind of wood are you using? A friend just put in bamboo.. looks great. No wonder the Pandas are almost extinct, with their food supply going into your friend's floors. Max |
"Horvath" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:12:43 -0500, "Scott Vernon" wrote this crap: "Horvath" wrote this crap: Even with a trailer home, home improvements never stop. I have a double wide, and I'm currently installing $20 worth of hardwood flooring. Finally got tired of the splinters from your plywood floors,eh? I got carpet, and I'm a dumbass. Carpet over the plywood? or are you installing the hardwood over the carpet? |
"Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message I bet the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald might have something to say. That was just one boat. How about that year (1917 maybe??) when over 30 bulk freighters went to the bottom? Yeah but only the EF had a song written about it. Scotty |
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