Good lord! I don't "need" my wife to "look up to me." I prefer that
we're equals and I sure wouldn't expose my ego the way you just did.


Ouch!

.... If I had really wanted a
C&C 121 I would have bought one.


"Capt" Rob wrote:
Uh, what is this? Fuzzy logic? You already said you "Hoped your wife
would like the 121 at the show."

No, that's not what I said. Go back and read it again.

.... She didn't

Actually, she did like it. However, she didn't like it
enough to buy one, neither did I.

Another plain & simple situation you cannot understand.




... now you're in a
TRAWLER.

Actually, I wish I was. Right now I'm at work, waiting for
some other contractors to get their act together.



.... My wife wanted a C&C 99.

So why didn't you buy one? Too expensive for your X-box budget?


..... Seems like you're the one who's being
controlled. I don't need to bring my wife to a boat show and hope she
likes what I like!

I don't either. It so happens that we both like boat shows,
so we occasionally go to them. Neither of us particularly
likes to "screen" movies though.


YOU HAVE A TRAWLER


Not only that, I go cruising in it.

Try sailing some time, Bubbles... racing or cruising, either
one.

DSK

Bob Crantz wrote:
The perpetual and fiery flames of hell await the large blubberous one. His
flesh will be seared and eyes gouged by demons.


betcha there'll be at least one demon who will say "Eww, I'm
not touching *that*."

DSK

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:27:49 -0600, "Bob Crantz"
wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6694-...spagenameZWDVW

Been by there (the old Irby Steel yard in Gulfport) several times to
look at the storm junk. Hard to find something that can be bought at
a price where the finished product could be worth what you would have
to put into it to get it back.

Friend has bid on 12 boats at a max bid price that he thought he
could bring the boat back reasonably, that is, at a better deal than
just buying a like and same boat in reasonable condition, on the used
market. He hasn't won a bid yet.

I think there will be some very disappointed owners when the talley up
what they had to put in the storm salvage junk.

Frank

"Capt" Rob wrote:
Good lord! I don't "need" my wife to "look up to me."

Good thing, huh.

So your wife thinks you're a fat loser?

DSK

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6694-...spagenameZWDVW


Frank Boettcher wrote:
Been by there (the old Irby Steel yard in Gulfport) several times to
look at the storm junk. Hard to find something that can be bought at
a price where the finished product could be worth what you would have
to put into it to get it back.


Bingo. That's why they're for sale that way, instead of
being rehabbed on a back lot somewhere.

Friend has bid on 12 boats at a max bid price that he thought he
could bring the boat back reasonably, that is, at a better deal than
just buying a like and same boat in reasonable condition, on the used
market. He hasn't won a bid yet.

I think there will be some very disappointed owners when the talley up
what they had to put in the storm salvage junk.


A lot of these boats have been in the hands of starry-eyed
low-budget dreamers already. I've exchanged emails with
quite a few and maybe one in a 100 has the skills (or the
bloody stick-to-it-ness to learn the skills) to actually put
such a boat into sailing shape; none will ever do the
homework to figure out in advance what it will cost.

But taking these boats ouot of circulation will reduce the
supply and keep up the demand so that the rest of us will be
able to sell our boats one day for more than a pittance.
Thus is The Balance maintained.

DSK

"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:27:49 -0600, "Bob Crantz"
wrote:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6694-...eneteau-235-Fi
rst-Sailboat_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63730QQihZ018Q QitemZ
280019570391QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Been by there (the old Irby Steel yard in Gulfport)
several times to
look at the storm junk. Hard to find something that can
be bought at
a price where the finished product could be worth what you
would have
to put into it to get it back.

Friend has bid on 12 boats at a max bid price that he
thought he
could bring the boat back reasonably, that is, at a better
deal than
just buying a like and same boat in reasonable condition,
on the used
market. He hasn't won a bid yet.

I think there will be some very disappointed owners when
the talley up
what they had to put in the storm salvage junk.


There's still 2 'repaired' sailboats, from Hurricane Andrew,
sitting down the road from me.

Scotty

"DSK" wrote in message
...
"Capt" Rob wrote:
Good lord! I don't "need" my wife to "look up to me."

Good thing, huh.

So your wife thinks you're a fat loser?


thinks?

DSK wrote:


But taking these boats ouot of circulation will reduce the
supply and keep up the demand so that the rest of us will be
able to sell our boats one day for more than a pittance.
Thus is The Balance maintained.

No doubt, we seen 100+ storm boats go thru our shipyard...


The same seller who has the benny has this gem in the rough:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6232-...QQcmdZViewItem

Sure is a nice fixer upper.

Joe

I





DSK

Joe wrote:
No doubt, we seen 100+ storm boats go thru our shipyard...


The same seller who has the benny has this gem in the rough:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6232-...QQcmdZViewItem

Sure is a nice fixer upper.


Go ahead.

The report says the hull is cracked & decks buckled... IMHO
this is a wreck. It has a lot of nice gear & fittings, maybe
Seahag is looking for a 'parts' boat. Lots of folks would
like to have those bronze ports.

I'd be more tempted by something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/45-Cu...QQcmdZViewItem
which is at least an uncracked & unbuckled structure. Still
too much money, considering.

DSK