What does Dr Laura sail?
 

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Dr. Laura Goes High Tech
July 21 - Los Angeles

Thanks to reading Forespar's newsletter, we've learned that 'Dr. Laura'
Schlessinger, famous advice giver on radio, has ordered a carbon fiber mast
for her J/105.

Some people might not think of Dr. Laura as the sailing type, but she's one
tough cookie. We were surfing the radio one day and heard a young woman say,
"Dr. Laura, my husband's sort of a slob and I'm just not interested in
having sex with him anymore. What should I do?"

What she shouldn't have done was call Dr. Laura, who unloaded with both
barrels: "Look honey, you agreed to marry him, and with that comes
responsibilities. One of them is sex. You may not want to do the dishes all
the time, but it's just something you've got to do. It's the same with sex.
You may not want to have sex with your husband, but you married him, so you
have to service him." Ouch!

Amen!

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

Some people might not think of Dr. Laura as the sailing type, but
she's one tough cookie.

Word is she doesn't drive. Secondly she belongs in that class. The
boats are easy to sail, slow for their length in this day and age and
the class is made up of a bunch of hacks who think it's cool to play
bumper boats.

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"rgnmstr" wrote:
Some people might not think of Dr. Laura as the sailing
type, but
she's one tough cookie.

Word is she doesn't drive. Secondly she belongs in that
class. The
boats are easy to sail, slow for their length in this day
and age and
the class is made up of a bunch of hacks who think it's
cool to play
bumper boats.

I dunno, seems like since we put all the new keels on 'em
we're getting fewer in for T-bone repairs. The Etchells
seem to be filling that slot recently!

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

Hacks is being too kind to them. I'll give J-Boats
credit for finding and establishing a market of
racing boats for people who have trouble finding
crew.

I've only known one couple who had one. They
had a great racing record because they hired an
asshole rock star to treat them like **** ordering
them around. The husband could not steer without
an apparent wind gauge. The wife could have been
a good tactician except they were more concerned
with winning than having fun. IDIOTS!

"rgnmstr" wrote
Some people might not think of Dr. Laura as the sailing type, but
she's one tough cookie.

Word is she doesn't drive. Secondly she belongs in that class. The
boats are easy to sail, slow for their length in this day and age and
the class is made up of a bunch of hacks who think it's cool to play
bumper boats.

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

I dunno, seems like since we put all the new keels on 'em we're
getting fewer in for T-bone repairs. The Etchells seem to be filling
that slot recently!

We? What are you doing now .... working for Muller Marine?

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"Bob Crantz" wrote
Dr. Laura Goes High Tech


I would've figured she'd go for something more rigid.
Scout

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"rgnmstr" wrote:
I dunno, seems like since we put all the new keels on
'em we're
getting fewer in for T-bone repairs. The Etchells seem to
be filling
that slot recently!

We? What are you doing now .... working for Muller
Marine?

You didn't know?

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

I remember you saying one time that you parked there. Didn't know you
worked there. Does Bob still own "Stingray"

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"rgnmstr" wrote:
I remember you saying one time that you parked there.
Didn't know you
worked there. Does Bob still own "Stingray"

I worked there part time for 2 1/2 years...I still do a bit
now and again, but Mr.H wants to retire in a couple of years
so I'm working full time on our boat now. Bob still has
Stingray and Pamlico as well as a couple of small boats. He
donated Valkyrie to Hospice recently. It was a great
workout! We did 35 (thereabouts) of the J105 keels!

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

Stingray is a Merit 28 in disguise. I always had the hots to own one.
The first owner of Stingray had the deck replaced with a Santana 30/30
deck that he bought new from the factory. I heard he did the swap just
because he didn't like the looks of the Merit deck. A real case of
someone with too many dollars and no sense.

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"Seahag" wrote in message
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"rgnmstr" wrote:
I remember you saying one time that you parked there.
Didn't know you
worked there. Does Bob still own "Stingray"

I worked there part time for 2 1/2 years...I still do a bit
now and again, but Mr.H wants to retire in a couple of years
so I'm working full time on our boat now. Bob still has
Stingray



Is that the one with all the carbon fibre and the lifting rudder
that I went aboard ?

Scotty




and Pamlico as well as a couple of small boats. He
donated Valkyrie to Hospice recently. It was a great
workout! We did 35 (thereabouts) of the J105 keels!

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

No lifting rudder or carbon fibre in a Merit 28.

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"rgnmstr" wrote:
Stingray is a Merit 28 in disguise. I always had the hots
to own one.
The first owner of Stingray had the deck replaced with a
Santana 30/30
deck that he bought new from the factory. I heard he did
the swap just
because he didn't like the looks of the Merit deck. A real
case of
someone with too many dollars and no sense.

I didn't know that, I'll have to ask Bobby about it. He
doesn't race it much, it's sort of "The Girl's" boat now.
They did put a different keel on it several years ago...so I
guess it's another Muller original!

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"Scotty" wrote:

"Seahag" wrote:

"rgnmstr" wrote:
I remember you saying one time that you parked there.
Didn't know you
worked there. Does Bob still own "Stingray"

I worked there part time for 2 1/2 years...I still do a
bit
now and again, but Mr.H wants to retire in a couple of
years
so I'm working full time on our boat now. Bob still has
Stingray



Is that the one with all the carbon fibre and the lifting
rudder
that I went aboard ?


That's Pamlico, an Andrews 38. Pretty kewl, huh?

Seahag



and Pamlico as well as a couple of small boats. He
donated Valkyrie to Hospice recently. It was a great
workout! We did 35 (thereabouts) of the J105 keels!

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"Seahag" wrote

so I'm working full time on our boat now. Bob still has
Stingray



Is that the one with all the carbon fibre and the lifting
rudder
that I went aboard ?


That's Pamlico, an Andrews 38. Pretty kewl, huh?



Well, I had a 50/50 shot. Yes, that is a cool boat.

Scotty

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

Here's what Stingray should look like.

http://www.advancedwater.com/falcon/falcon.htm

By the way, I almost forgot. I have Stingray's original windows in my
garage. I salvaged them from the deck when the work was being done
thinking someday they would be spares for my 28 if I were to buy one.

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"rgnmstr" wrote:
Here's what Stingray should look like.

http://www.advancedwater.com/falcon/falcon.htm

By the way, I almost forgot. I have Stingray's original
windows in my
garage. I salvaged them from the deck when the work was
being done
thinking someday they would be spares for my 28 if I were
to buy one.

That's different! So how do you know all this stuff about
Stingray?

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

That's different! So how do you know all this stuff about
Stingray?

I used to own a Merit 22 and have always been a fan of Merits and MORC
boats. When Merit introduced the 28 and one came to the bay I
casually followed it's racing career. The original owner took it to
the MORC Internationals a few times and had a top finish of 2nd place.
The sad thing is that Merit went out of business after only producing a
couple of the 28s. Up until that time the company had been very
successful producing 1150 25 footers and almost 700 22 footers over the
course of a few years. Rumor was ... the owner of Merit Boats had a
personal problem and spent all the profits.

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

"rgnmstr" wrote:

That's different! So how do you know all this stuff
about
Stingray?

I used to own a Merit 22 and have always been a fan of
Merits and MORC
boats. When Merit introduced the 28 and one came to the
bay I
casually followed it's racing career. The original owner
took it to
the MORC Internationals a few times and had a top finish
of 2nd place.
The sad thing is that Merit went out of business after
only producing a
couple of the 28s. Up until that time the company had
been very
successful producing 1150 25 footers and almost 700 22
footers over the
course of a few years. Rumor was ... the owner of Merit
Boats had a
personal problem and spent all the profits.

I asked Bob about it last night. He said they'd built the
original deck with a bunch of rule cheater stuff so the boat
was illegal right from the start, thus the Santana deck.

Seahag

What does Dr Laura sail?
 

Is that the one with all the carbon fibre and the lifting
rudder
that I went aboard ?



Seahag wrote:
That's Pamlico, an Andrews 38. Pretty kewl, huh?


Sounds very cool, all right.

DSK