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RogueIT wrote:
I have not yet bought a sailboat but am giving it serious
consideration. Before I go I would like to head down to my local
marinas and have a look around. My question is if I go down there am I
going to get a "hey you get the hell away from there!" from just
walking around on the dock? Or is it ok to actually walk around and
admire as long as there is no touching involved.
thanks,
Scott

It shouldn't be a problem. If you see an owner on his/her boat, stop
and chat. You'll get a lot of information. Just don't go climbing on
boats without permission.




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Oh lord I wouldn't climb on anyone's boat. To me that would be like someone
climbing in my window...and dude that is just totally uncool...

It shouldn't be a problem. If you see an owner on his/her boat, stop
and chat. You'll get a lot of information. Just don't go climbing on
boats without permission.




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In article ,
RogueIT wrote:
Oh lord I wouldn't climb on anyone's boat. To me that would be like someone
climbing in my window...and dude that is just totally uncool...

It shouldn't be a problem. If you see an owner on his/her boat, stop
and chat. You'll get a lot of information. Just don't go climbing on
boats without permission.

Well, you never know. I found someone standing on my Cal 20 one
day. He was just looking, but it was strange.


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RogueIT wrote:
Oh lord I wouldn't climb on anyone's boat. To me that would be like someone
climbing in my window...and dude that is just totally uncool...

It shouldn't be a problem. If you see an owner on his/her boat, stop
and chat. You'll get a lot of information. Just don't go climbing on
boats without permission.




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www.sailnow.com




You would be surprised at how many uncool people there are out
there....bassholes, especially. I had an argument one morning when I
got up to find a bass boat parked on the stern of our boat...they were
fishing under the keel. I asked them to please remove themselves from
my premises and they got all huffy. I explained that my cockpit was my
porch and that the area directly behind my stern, in an enclosed marina,
was my backyard. Once when we were moored, there was a scraping
alongside our boat at the wee crack of dawn..pulled aside the curtain to
be met with a pair of eyeballs looking back at me...very disconcerting.
I wonder if he's regained his hearing yet?

In article ,
katy wrote:
You would be surprised at how many uncool people there are out
there....bassholes, especially. I had an argument one morning when I
got up to find a bass boat parked on the stern of our boat...they were
fishing under the keel. I asked them to please remove themselves from
my premises and they got all huffy. I explained that my cockpit was my
porch and that the area directly behind my stern, in an enclosed marina,
was my backyard. Once when we were moored, there was a scraping
alongside our boat at the wee crack of dawn..pulled aside the curtain to
be met with a pair of eyeballs looking back at me...very disconcerting.
I wonder if he's regained his hearing yet?

Seems like a good time to fire up the ol' BBQ with extra smoke. :-)


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www.sailnow.com

Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article ,
katy wrote:
You would be surprised at how many uncool people there are out
there....bassholes, especially. I had an argument one morning when I
got up to find a bass boat parked on the stern of our boat...they were
fishing under the keel. I asked them to please remove themselves from
my premises and they got all huffy. I explained that my cockpit was my
porch and that the area directly behind my stern, in an enclosed marina,
was my backyard. Once when we were moored, there was a scraping
alongside our boat at the wee crack of dawn..pulled aside the curtain to
be met with a pair of eyeballs looking back at me...very disconcerting.
I wonder if he's regained his hearing yet?

Seems like a good time to fire up the ol' BBQ with extra smoke. :-)


Actually, the ones on the dock got a load if diesel fumes when I cranked
up the engine....

In article ,
katy wrote:
Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article ,
katy wrote:
You would be surprised at how many uncool people there are out
there....bassholes, especially. I had an argument one morning when I
got up to find a bass boat parked on the stern of our boat...they were
fishing under the keel. I asked them to please remove themselves from
my premises and they got all huffy. I explained that my cockpit was my
porch and that the area directly behind my stern, in an enclosed marina,
was my backyard. Once when we were moored, there was a scraping
alongside our boat at the wee crack of dawn..pulled aside the curtain to
be met with a pair of eyeballs looking back at me...very disconcerting.
I wonder if he's regained his hearing yet?

Seems like a good time to fire up the ol' BBQ with extra smoke. :-)


Actually, the ones on the dock got a load if diesel fumes when I cranked
up the engine....

Time for an engine service?


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www.sailnow.com

Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article ,
katy wrote:
Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article ,
katy wrote:
You would be surprised at how many uncool people there are out
there....bassholes, especially. I had an argument one morning when I
got up to find a bass boat parked on the stern of our boat...they were
fishing under the keel. I asked them to please remove themselves from
my premises and they got all huffy. I explained that my cockpit was my
porch and that the area directly behind my stern, in an enclosed marina,
was my backyard. Once when we were moored, there was a scraping
alongside our boat at the wee crack of dawn..pulled aside the curtain to
be met with a pair of eyeballs looking back at me...very disconcerting.
I wonder if he's regained his hearing yet?
Seems like a good time to fire up the ol' BBQ with extra smoke. :-)


Actually, the ones on the dock got a load if diesel fumes when I cranked
up the engine....

Time for an engine service?


No....diesel fuel just smells like diesel fuel...they were REALLY
close...actually, what I wish I could have done was to put it in gear
and grind up their lines but hey....