My hull is always dry.

Joe

Now does Bob Cranz really want to redo the unpleasantness of 1860-5?
We just about put a whompin on ya then with 1/4 yer population and 1/7
the industry. Things are a bit more even now. Besides, we dont b'leve
in marry'n any closer than cousins. Ya gotta 'member, all them folks
down in Palm Beach who couldnt figger out how to vote were all retired
yanks, not natives. Wern't enough brain cells among em to push a nail
thru a piece a paper. Up here in the panhandle where all the natives
live, we had no problems. Livin and owning a boat up where the water
turns solid dont sound to bright to me. I spent lotsa time in Ca and
those people actually think that something that looks worse'n a po'
cracker shack is worth $700,000. You gotta remember, Hillary is the
souths revenge.

All we want is to be left alone."
President Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
http://usff.com/usff/chapterI.html

On 10 Jan 2006 08:24:47 -0800, wrote:

You gotta remember, Hillary is the
souths revenge.

Hey, David, Hillary is a Yankee. Born and raised in Ill. Notice she
didn't move back to AK.

"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
What a load of bull Bart. Southern boats are used and maintained year
around while northern boats develope hull humps from sitting in a
cradle half the time. All that moisture trapped in the shrink wraps and
plastic hulls freezes and un freezes so many times they all develope
osmosis blisters.

Joe

If a hull develops "humps" from sitting in a cradle, the keel isn't being
properly supported.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...01593556HoPljK

The boat is being supported as well as it would be while sitting in a
cradle, the cradle pads are only there to keep the boat from tipping over.

John Cairns

Haven't you seen the boat graveyards in south Florida?

"Joe" wrote
What a load of bull Bart. Southern boats are used and maintained year
around while northern boats develope hull humps from sitting in a
cradle half the time. All that moisture trapped in the shrink wraps and
plastic hulls freezes and un freezes so many times they all develope
osmosis blisters.

wrote
A friend who was boat shopping once remarked that boats in FL looked
older than their counterparts in the north. I ascribed this to the
effects of sunlight and more use over a year.

Bart Senior wrote:
Sailing in the north requires seasonal work. It keeps
the sailor in tune with boat maintenance.


Sailing in the South requires seasonal work, too. Believe
me, you do NOT want to do boat yard work in the summer down
here.


Down south it is easy to let a boat go. Even northern
sailors tend to move their boats south to cut down on
the annual maintenance.


Or at least on haul-outs.

The net result is that many, not all, southern boats fall into
disuse and suffer from lack of maintenance.

It's also a trap of thinking you can always go sailing, so
you don't go today. Up north, you gotta go now before the
season is over.


... It is the boat
graveyard.


I've seen a lot of derelicts in back lots up north, too. I
can take you acres of boats in RI and Massachusetts that
haven't been in the water for 10 years.


A similar things happens with beer. Excess beer gets shipped
south.


Hey, I been missing out. Are you saying you guys send us
free beer??!?

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message news:PP7xf.33324

Hey, I been missing out. Are you saying you guys send us
free beer??!?


Yeah, recycled beer.

"DSK" wrote in message
. ..

I've seen a lot of derelicts in back lots up north, too. I can take you
acres of boats in RI and Massachusetts that haven't been in the water for
10 years.

It ubiquitous. We have them here in the GLs in droves. Some haven't seen
water, aside from the rain collected in their bilges, for over two decades.
I suspect a few folks experienced surprise to learn that boats *do* require
maintenance.

Max