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Sailboat Popularity Question ... $4 per gal fuel
ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE - Rising gas prices are not just hitting car drivers,
who are bemoaning paying $3 a gallon to go to work. They're hitting people at play, especially boaters, who now can pay around $4 a gallon. ================================================== ========================================== I read this little snipet in a paper. And then I got to thinking ??? Back in the day ( the 70's ) sailboats were very popular, there was even a song; It's not far down to paradise At least it's not for me And if the wind is right you can sail away And find tranquility The canvas can do miracles Just you wait and see Believe me It's not far to never never land No reason to pretend And if the wind is right you can find the joy Of innocence again The canvas can do miracles Just you wait and see Believe me Sailing Takes me away To where I've always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free Fantasy It gets the best of me When I'm sailing All caught up in the reverie Every word is a symphony Won't you believe me It's not far back to sanity At least it's not for me And when the wind is right you can sail away And find serenity The canvas can do miracles Just you wait and see Believe me The hottest songs from Christopher Cross ================================================== ========================================= And now with the price of fuel, I wonder if there will be a resurgence of the popularity of the cruising sailboat. I was at the fuel dock the other day, a motor boat was filling up. $300 dollars for the fill up! And this was not a big boat. I put in $20 dollars. Got my sails ready and paid the wind a compliment. Off! All this leads me to believe that there will be a shift in the popularity of the type of boats the public is buying. Let's face it; there are lots of good old sailboats for about $20,000. Compare that to a big powerboat, with its two big engines. I saw one for sale at the boatyard the other day .......... asking: $47,000 dollars. So, I get to thinking ??? Buy the $20,000 boat for say $18,000 and then put in around $25,000 in upgrades. Can you imagine how sweet your sailboat would be. God, you could have a D Trump yacht. ================================== Just a thought before I head out. === Just another bit of info. The tall ship Eagle is in Portsmouth, NH this weekend. |
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