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Jeff November 24th 05 01:23 AM

My new boat
 
I've seen the light! Bob has convinced me that the only important
qualities in a boat are pointing ability and heeling. So I sold my
PDQ and had enough money to buy not one, but two of these beauties!
My wife wanted white and my daughter wanter red, so I figured, why not
both? To maximize the cruising range, I had them fitted with wing
keels. Note the swim platforms.

The yard didn't have the right jackstands, so I had them setup on my
front lawn:

http://www.sv-loki.com/morocube.jpg

Joe November 24th 05 01:40 AM

My new boat
 
Where are your jackstands?

Joe


Capt. Rob November 24th 05 01:40 AM

My new boat
 
The yard didn't have the right jackstands, so I had them setup on my
front lawn:

Hey, that's from the new issue of Yachting. Beautiful shapes.


RB
35s5
NY


Jeff November 24th 05 02:03 AM

My new boat
 
Capt. Rob wrote:
The yard didn't have the right jackstands, so I had them setup on my
front lawn:

Hey, that's from the new issue of Yachting. Beautiful shapes.

Actually, I took the picture myself last week with a little Pentax
waterproof camera.

Capt. Rob November 24th 05 02:08 AM

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Actually, I took the picture myself last week with a little Pentax
waterproof camera.


Hey, how is that? I need to replace my Pentax Optio 5si.

RB
35s5
NY


Jeff November 24th 05 02:51 AM

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Capt. Rob wrote:
Actually, I took the picture myself last week with a little Pentax
waterproof camera.


Hey, how is that? I need to replace my Pentax Optio 5si.

Optio WP

Not a great camera, but waterproof down to 5 feet. The zoom is sealed
in the body. We got it to use on the kayak and its already survived a
few incidents that would have killed any "weather resistant" camera.
As always, the camera that's small enough to carry, or tough enough to
take anywhere, takes much better pictures than the one left behind.

Capt. Rob November 24th 05 03:08 AM

My new boat
 
Not a great camera, but waterproof down to 5 feet.

What's not great? Slow? Poor focus? Low light focus is often an
achilles heal with small P&S.

RB
35s5
NY


Jeff November 24th 05 03:30 AM

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Capt. Rob wrote:
Not a great camera, but waterproof down to 5 feet.

What's not great? Slow? Poor focus? Low light focus is often an
achilles heal with small P&S.


Low light is one issue. A lot of pics come out a bit muddy. The one
I posted is an example, although the day was heavily overcast with a
bit of drizzle. However, for the last few years I've used a G5, which
is infinitely better so I've been a bit spoiled on light gathering.

The other problem is the lack of viewfinder, which means that in
bright light where the screen gets washed out, you're shooting blind.

Capt. JG November 24th 05 04:41 AM

My new boat
 
I like the teeth on the bulb.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
I've seen the light! Bob has convinced me that the only important
qualities in a boat are pointing ability and heeling. So I sold my PDQ
and had enough money to buy not one, but two of these beauties! My wife
wanted white and my daughter wanter red, so I figured, why not both? To
maximize the cruising range, I had them fitted with wing keels. Note the
swim platforms.

The yard didn't have the right jackstands, so I had them setup on my front
lawn:

http://www.sv-loki.com/morocube.jpg




Seahag November 24th 05 02:51 PM

My new boat
 
I like the sandbar wheel in the bulb!

Seahag

"Capt. JG" wrote:
I like the teeth on the bulb.


"Jeff" wrote:
I've seen the light! Bob has convinced me that the only
important qualities in a boat are pointing ability and
heeling. So I sold my PDQ and had enough money to buy
not one, but two of these beauties! My wife wanted white
and my daughter wanter red, so I figured, why not both?
To maximize the cruising range, I had them fitted with
wing keels. Note the swim platforms.

The yard didn't have the right jackstands, so I had them
setup on my front lawn:

http://www.sv-loki.com/morocube.jpg







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