On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:43:42 GMT, Don W
wrote:

Right now, the Irwin is
insured through State Farm, and the coverage is
good for 30 miles offshore (which will have to
change when we start cruising seriously).

Last I had heard State Farm was not taking on *any* new customers in
Florida, house or boat, loss or no loss. Have things changed or are
you somewhere north?

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:02:46 -0500, Rick B. wrote:

Property taxes are killing marinas too or driving up fees to their
customers like never before.

Absolutely. Tom, aka "NE Sailboat", seems to think he has a
constitutional right to reasonable marina rates. Last time I looked
though the constitution was still tilted towards free enterprise and
property rights.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:02:46 -0500, Rick B. wrote:

Property taxes are killing marinas too or driving up fees to their
customers like never before.

Absolutely. Tom, aka "NE Sailboat", seems to think he has a
constitutional right to reasonable marina rates. Last time I looked
though the constitution was still tilted towards free enterprise and
property rights.


Sure, unless some branch of Government decides it wants your property, in
which case you're sol.

Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:43:42 GMT, Don W
wrote:


Right now, the Irwin is
insured through State Farm, and the coverage is
good for 30 miles offshore (which will have to
change when we start cruising seriously).


Last I had heard State Farm was not taking on *any* new customers in
Florida, house or boat, loss or no loss. Have things changed or are
you somewhere north?

Depends on where you are in FL whether we're N or
S of you. We're on the Texas gulf coast. We got
lucky in 2005, but we did have the eye of a Cat 1
go right over the top of us in 2003. We didn't
own the boat then, but dockmates say it was in the
same slip it is now at them time.

Don't know about State Farm and Florida. I do
know my boat insurance is roughly equal to my
house insurance in cost, and I could cut the
insurance cost to 1/2 of what it is by getting the
boat off of the coast--But that would take most of
the fun out.

Don W.

I am so sick of this country.

So? Move.

On Feb 16, 2:54 pm, "Bill Kearney" wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote:
I am so sick of this country.

So? Move.

And dont vote republican next time.

Bill Kearney wrote:
I am so sick of this country.


So? Move.

He didn't mean *that* sick of it!

Stephen

Truth is posting :: lifelong Democrat, ran for office twice.

And I am still sick of this country.

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"Bob" wrote in message
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On Feb 16, 2:54 pm, "Bill Kearney" wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote:
I am so sick of this country.

So? Move.

And dont vote republican next time.

On Feb 15, 1:13 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
Dave ,, funny you should ask. I actually have plans on heading for Cuba, as
soon as old Fidel takes a dirt nap. Shouldn't be too long, my guess.

Just in case this is more than the ordinary BS, you might want to
consider the following from the Coast Guard site:

Failure to comply with the Coast Guard, Commerce, Treasury, or other
Federal government regulations regarding travel to Cuba will subject
violators to federal criminal prosecution, as well as possible
administrative proceedings by the Department of Commerce and
Department of Treasury. Penalties for violations of these Federal
statutes and regulations can result in fines, imprisonment, vessel
seizure and forfeiture, and denial of future export privileges.

If you do not have all of the appropriate permits and licenses
required by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Treasury,
and you make a voyage into Cuban territorial waters, you are
subjecting yourself to any and all of these sanctions. You are hereby
advised that, in compliance with direction from the President, the
U.S. Coast Guard will be stringently monitoring maritime traffic to
and from Cuba in order to ensure that vessels subject to U.S.
jurisdiction have complied with all applicable licensing requirements,
laws, and regulations, and will take aggressive enforcement actions if
those conditions are not met.

Steve Hayes

"steve_hayes_maine" wrote in message
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On Feb 15, 1:13 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
Dave ,, funny you should ask. I actually have plans on heading for Cuba,
as
soon as old Fidel takes a dirt nap. Shouldn't be too long, my guess.

Just in case this is more than the ordinary BS, you might want to
consider the following from the Coast Guard site:

Failure to comply with the Coast Guard, Commerce, Treasury, or other
Federal government regulations regarding travel to Cuba will subject
violators to federal criminal prosecution, as well as possible
administrative proceedings by the Department of Commerce and
Department of Treasury. Penalties for violations of these Federal
statutes and regulations can result in fines, imprisonment, vessel
seizure and forfeiture, and denial of future export privileges.

If you do not have all of the appropriate permits and licenses
required by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Treasury,
and you make a voyage into Cuban territorial waters, you are
subjecting yourself to any and all of these sanctions. You are hereby
advised that, in compliance with direction from the President, the
U.S. Coast Guard will be stringently monitoring maritime traffic to
and from Cuba in order to ensure that vessels subject to U.S.
jurisdiction have complied with all applicable licensing requirements,
laws, and regulations, and will take aggressive enforcement actions if
those conditions are not met.

Steve Hayes


Ain't it grand to live in a "free" country?