In article , Jonathan Ganz
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In article .com,
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IN fact, I'd say the only thing you could deduce about somebody who has
a pwc vs. someone with a bigger boat
is that the pwc guy probably has a little less money. They're

Bigger? What about a smaller sailboat boat?

Yeah. Get a sailing dinghy. Not only will it cost less to buy than a
PWC, it'll cost a lot less to run, too, even with a 2HP Honda 4 stroke
outboard.

But people like this one don't do that, because they not only want to
be on the water, they also want to go fast without learning sailing
skills.

cigar boats) that zoom around, but not in an anchorage, because they
know better.

Now you're just showing your die-hard, inflexible, anti-pwc prejudice
loud and clear.

Why's that? Am I not allowed to be annoyed by bad behavior? Who the
f*ck made you god?

of the road, and who DRINK WHILE BOATING CONSTANTLY....almost EVERYBODY

What is up with this drinkin and drivin thing? I just don't get that?
What point are you trying to make?

Here's another take. A small sailboat is moving at 5 knots if you're
lucky. Jetskis top out at over 50 mph. 10X the speed. You need 1/10 of
the time to react to running someone or something over, and any impact
is going to result in an energy transfer *100* times greater for the
PWC than the sailboat. Short form, you could be ****ed as a newt in a
small sailboat and not do anyone or anything much damage. Not so in a
fast power vessel.


By the way....are you saying above that you don't think there are many,
many boaters
in your area who are drinking while they're boating and go untouched by
law enforcement? That it's

I'm saying that they are not very obvious if they are drinking and
driving. I'd say that the vast majority don't drink and drive, just
like the vast majority of car owners don't.

That I'd have to see to believe.

Well, you need to get out more... well, I take that back. You have a
PWC.

Oh no... here comes the missing sense of humor.....

Who gives a rat's, Jon. He has a PWC.

PDW

In article ,
Peter Wiley wrote:
In article , Jonathan Ganz
wrote:
Yeah. Get a sailing dinghy. Not only will it cost less to buy than a
PWC, it'll cost a lot less to run, too, even with a 2HP Honda 4 stroke
outboard.

I had a 4HP, 2 stroke on mine. I guess I'm a jet-skier... sigh.

But people like this one don't do that, because they not only want to
be on the water, they also want to go fast without learning sailing
skills.

Amended: boating skills. We wouldn't want to exclude Doug. :-)

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I've been gone a week and I notice Rich hasn't had the guts to tackle
this one.

Guess I was spot-on when I said he didn't just want to get out on the
water, he wanted to get on the water AND GO FAST.

Really, he's like Bobsprit except the saving grace with sailboats is
you need some knowledge and skill to operate one, thus keeping Bob
moored to a dock. Any idiot with a credit card can run a PWC, so that's
what you usually get.

PDW

In article , Jonathan Ganz
wrote:

In article ,
Peter Wiley wrote:
In article , Jonathan Ganz
wrote:
Yeah. Get a sailing dinghy. Not only will it cost less to buy than a
PWC, it'll cost a lot less to run, too, even with a 2HP Honda 4 stroke
outboard.

I had a 4HP, 2 stroke on mine. I guess I'm a jet-skier... sigh.

Hah, i'm looking at getting a 3 HP for my daysailer.

But people like this one don't do that, because they not only want to
be on the water, they also want to go fast without learning sailing
skills.

Amended: boating skills. We wouldn't want to exclude Doug. :-)

Doug still owns a sailboat and knows a lot more about sailing than I
do. Not, note, that I claim it's a difficult thing to do.....