On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:05:36 GMT, wrote this crap:

Your last sentence says a lot. Not being used seems to be worse for a
boat than moderate use. So, how to address this problem? For a
cruising boat, I cannot think of a way but for racing boats a racing
club might be the way.

The idea that the overwhelming majority of boats never sail is a bunch of
baloney. People have different schedules. I'll bet there are people who think my
boat never leaves the dock, simply because we have different schedules. I sail a
lot. Two or three evenings during the week and at least one day every weekend.
If I go down to my marina on a weekday morning, many boats that are usually
there when I normally sail are gone. It may be that many boats don't get used
often, but it's not nearly the high number that is often speculated.

I remember reading a letter to the editor of a newspaper once by some crank who
said he went out on the highway and drove exactly 55 mph all day. His conclusion
based on his observations was that virtually nobody else was driving 55. Well,
duh! If you drive for fifty years at 55 you will never catch up with, or be
passed by anybody else driving the same speed.

Doug is flat out wrong. That's nothing new.

No, you're an idiot.

I've been to my yacht club on every weekend, during the week, and on
evenings. 75% of the boats never leave the dock. The other 25% stay
in the dock 90% of the time. I sail more than anyone on this
newsgroup, and my boat sits in the dock most days. And when it goes
out, it's usually for only a few hours.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

wrote:
Doug said 99.9% never get used.

I see the problem.
You didn't read what I wrote.

What I wrote:
"Walking around almost any marina or sailing club, you'll see millions
of dollars sitting idle 99.99% of the time."

DSK

At least somebody thinks Doug's labor is worth the money. Unlike you,
who got fired from that lame sail loft for gross incompetence and for
giving their product a bad name so they booted your worthless arse out
onto the street . . .



Golly! You mean the two lofts where I sold sails for Hunter 43,
Pearson 33, C&C 29, Beneteau 35cc and Cape Dory 26? That's some
booting!
Ahh...making the sockpuppets dance....good times.



RB
35s5
NY

Doug said 99.9% never get used.




That's Dickmaster math. They're teaching it in all of the new
Dickmaster schools these days, but using my slide rule made from whale
bone I worked out that sailboats in my club sit idle 37.8% of the
time.
BTW, Doug sails 0.0 % of the time. He's a powerboater and that's a
fact.



RB
35s5
NY