"Joe" wrote:
Neal is a chump, even thou he paid me 25K in 2001, a southern man
dont need him anyhow. He's history.

What was the 25K for? Those bails of marijuana in your boat? :-)

LP

DSK wrote:
Well, I just got a phone call earlier tonight from the man who bought
our Hunter 19 a few years ago. The boat was hit by lightning this
afternoon and is destroyed.

It's really a shame, a lot of miles of water (and highway) passed under
that boat. We enjoyed it tremendously as did he & his family.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

ouch....ot's bad news...funny how attached you stay to your former
vessels...

katy wrote:
DSK wrote:
Well, I just got a phone call earlier tonight from the man who bought
our Hunter 19 a few years ago. The boat was hit by lightning this
afternoon and is destroyed.

It's really a shame, a lot of miles of water (and highway) passed under
that boat. We enjoyed it tremendously as did he & his family.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

ouch....ot's bad news...funny how attached you stay to your former
vessels...

Hi Katy!

Joe

"Joe" wrote:
Hi Katy!

Why are you so nice to Katy? She has always been so mean and ugly to you.
But she is that way to most everyone here, unless you happen to be one of
the sailors she bedded down with...

So far here's the list...

Snotty
Doug King
Maxprop
Seahag

I'm sure this is just a starter list. I wonder if her cuckold husband
watches?

LP

Destroyed? What's the damage report? Was it in the water
at the time? No one aboard, I presume?


SBV



"DSK" wrote in message
news
Well, I just got a phone call earlier tonight from the man
who bought our Hunter 19 a few years ago. The boat was hit
by lightning this afternoon and is destroyed.

It's really a shame, a lot of miles of water (and highway)
passed under that boat. We enjoyed it tremendously as did
he
& his family.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Scotty wrote:
Destroyed? What's the damage report? Was it in the water
at the time? No one aboard, I presume?


Yes, in the water, nobody on board. He said it was like a
stick of dynamite went off inside the boat. The hull is
cracked open all the way around, hatches blown off, wiring
burnt to a crisp.

The mast was grounded to the centerboard pivot, I wondered
if the lightning bolt flashed the water ballast tank to
steam but he said the ballast tank appeared intact.

There will probably be pictures of it, along with the story,
in the next Boat U.S. magazine.

It's really a shame since these folk got as much out of the
boat, or more, than we did. They have two small children
both of whom have learned to sail and can skipper their
'Conchita.' They moved up to the Hunter 19 from a ComPac 16
and thought it was like an ocean liner!

DSK

Well, I just got a phone call earlier tonight from the man
who bought our Hunter 19 a few years ago. The boat was hit
by lightning this afternoon and is destroyed.



1st of all, the Hunter 19 is not a "good little boat" by any stretch
regardless of how it was used. Doug himself said he'd probably have
kept looking had he known more about the boat shabby build. BTW, can we
also ask Doug how often he sailed a Hunter 19 before he bought one? The
only other owner I've spoken to claimed that the thing sailed like a
sponge soaked in syrup.
The Hunter 19 is a slow sailing design that is so awful to look at that
no one with any self respect would even be seen on one. A boat like the
19 is sold on it's practical aspects, which has no place in the heart
of a true sailor.

http://www.sailingtexas.com/pichunter19ca.jpg

Was there any doubt that Doug would end up a powerboater? And that is
indeed what he is now.
Too bad for the second set of suckers. If they had brains then
insurance will help.



RB
35s5
NY

"Capt" Rob wrote:
1st of all, the Hunter 19 is not a "good little boat" by any stretch

Judging by how much sailing it has done, it's a better boat
than any you'v ever owned or ever will.

DSK

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ps.com...



.
The Hunter 19 is a slow sailing design that is so awful to
look at that
no one with any self respect would even be seen on one.




Do you know how many 19s Hunter has sold?



http://www.sailingtexas.com/pichunter19ca.jpg

Nice looking boat!


Was there any doubt that Doug would end up a powerboater?


Doug has a trawler. He's not a 'powerboater'.

SBV

Do you know how many 19s Hunter has sold?



Do you know how many Mac26x have sold? Does that make it a good
sailboat or a cleverly marketed item to dupe the unsuspecting buyer.
Why don't you ask Doug about his comments regarding the H19 that he
would not buy if he could do it again.

Hmmmm?


RB
35s5
NY