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Southern vs northern boats
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. Did Rob notice this? |
Southern vs northern boats
wrote in message oups.com... 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. Did Rob notice this? I'd say more UV than anything else. He could also be comparing salt vs. fresh water boats. John Cairns |
Southern vs northern boats
"John Cairns" wrote in message I'd say more UV than anything else. He could also be comparing salt vs. fresh water boats. Could also be short seasonal immersion and extended seasonal availability for maintenance.... but more likely it's the fact that Northerners are simply better sailors and own superior vessels. CM |
Southern vs northern boats
Sailing in the north requires seasonal work. It keeps
the sailor in tune with boat maintenance. 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. The net result is that many, not all, southern boats fall into disuse and suffer from lack of maintenance. It is the boat graveyard. A similar things happens with beer. Excess beer gets shipped south. 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. Did Rob notice this? |
Southern vs northern boats
I think it would be just the right amount of beer. No matter how much.
JB "Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ... Sailing in the north requires seasonal work. It keeps the sailor in tune with boat maintenance. 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. The net result is that many, not all, southern boats fall into disuse and suffer from lack of maintenance. It is the boat graveyard. A similar things happens with beer. Excess beer gets shipped south. 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. Did Rob notice this? |
Southern vs northern boats
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 |
Southern vs northern boats
I think there is too much inbreding in the South. With the recent
(relatively) influx of Northerners, the South's gene pool will improve. There's also lots of inbreding in the regions around Caribou, Maine. Californians take great care of their boats, especially in Southern Kaulifornia. Kaulifornia does not have an inbred gene pool. Amen! "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 |
Southern vs northern boats
I believe the reason for the gene pool stasis in California... is because
the state is over-run with homosexuals. Amen "Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... I think there is too much inbreding in the South. With the recent (relatively) influx of Northerners, the South's gene pool will improve. There's also lots of inbreding in the regions around Caribou, Maine. Californians take great care of their boats, especially in Southern Kaulifornia. Kaulifornia does not have an inbred gene pool. Amen! "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 |
Southern vs northern boats
Joe, not every Yankee pulls his boat for the winter. And it's not
6 months. More like 3-4 months. isn't it good for a hull to 'dry out' once in a while? -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ "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 |
Southern vs northern boats
My hull is always dry.
Joe |
Southern vs northern boats
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. |
Southern vs northern boats
All we want is to be left alone."
President Jefferson Davis Confederate States of America http://usff.com/usff/chapterI.html |
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Southern vs northern boats
"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 |
Southern vs northern boats
The world turns East!
Hence, all the loose Nuts roll West and end up in California. |
Southern vs northern boats
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. |
Southern vs northern boats
And, they grow into some of the largest trees on the planet!
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ... The world turns East! Hence, all the loose Nuts roll West and end up in California. |
Southern vs northern boats
"Dave" wrote in message ... On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:57:06 GMT, "John Cairns" wrote: 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. Err...John, I think that's what he was saying. If the weight of the boat is resting on the cradle pads instead of the keel, the boat isn't properly supported, and will develop "hums" (indentations if viewed from the outside) where the pads were bearing on the hull. "while northern boats develope hull humps from sitting in a cradle half the time" What he said. I don't try to read between the lines, he didn't qualify the statement. John Cairns |
Southern vs northern boats
No, they end up on welfare in the People Republic of
Berkeley. "Capt. JG" wrote And, they grow into some of the largest trees on the planet! "Bart Senior" .@. wrote The world turns East! Hence, all the loose Nuts roll West and end up in California. |
Southern vs northern boats
Don't forget the People's Republic of Boulder...
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ... No, they end up on welfare in the People Republic of Berkeley. "Capt. JG" wrote And, they grow into some of the largest trees on the planet! "Bart Senior" .@. wrote The world turns East! Hence, all the loose Nuts roll West and end up in California. |
Southern vs northern boats
How boats age is a factor of their enviroment ie the crap that's in the
air. That's why the Boobs boats have always looked like **** and why his new ride will look 30 years old in just a couple of years. I looked at a S2 9.1 once that had spent it's entire life on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. The thing was truly MINT! It looked like it had been made "yesterday" |
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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 |
Southern vs northern boats
"DSK" wrote in message news:PP7xf.33324 Hey, I been missing out. Are you saying you guys send us free beer??!? Yeah, recycled beer. ;) |
Southern vs northern boats
"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 |
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