Roger Long wrote:

"cavalamb himself" wrote

I'm not rich enough to have that casual an attitude towards valuable and
irreplacable property.

And I pretty well know my limits at sea.

We'll truck her down.



Good for you. You did see that the bulge in my cheek was my tongue did you
not?

--
Roger Long




I _was_ hoping...

Capt. JG wrote:

"cavalamb himself" wrote in message
...

Roger Long wrote:


patgiron" wrote



If you love to sail and have time to cruise. I would just do it.
Hiring a captain to take you would be alot less than all of the
charges for over the road. I do not have Pacific Ocean expirence, so
it is just a thought. If you love sailing like I do just do it.


Sure, no reason to let the fact that it's an unknown and unfamiliar boat
and you have very little offshore experience hold you back. EPIRB's now
provide your exact location, GPS makes navigation a snap. Modern radios
are very good and the taxpayers very tolerant of rescuing sailors who get
in over their heads. The boat isn't costing you much. If you get a
little seasick or decide it's not the lifestyle for you, just hit the red
button on DSC radio and wait for the chopper.

People do it all the time.

--
Roger Long






I'm not rich enough to have that casual an attitude towards valuable and
irreplacable property.

And I pretty well know my limits at sea.

We'll truck her down.

I'll have about 10% of her value invested then - not much by rich man
standards maybe.

And I'm getting a lot more boat for the money than I expected to buy.

That doesn't make her disposable...



Richard



Darn... thought I might get a ride south... definitely better than the other
direction!




There's probably room in the truck?

Roger Long wrote:
"cavalamb himself" wrote

I'm not rich enough to have that casual an attitude towards valuable and
irreplacable property.

And I pretty well know my limits at sea.

We'll truck her down.



Good for you. You did see that the bulge in my cheek was my tongue did you
not?

--
Roger Long



ASSuming, of course, that the others don't catch on in the next 6 weeks
or so...

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:16:32 -0800, cavalamb himself
wrote:

I'm not rich enough to have that casual an attitude towards valuable and
irreplacable property.

And I pretty well know my limits at sea.

We'll truck her down.

I'll have about 10% of her value invested then - not much by rich man
standards maybe.

And I'm getting a lot more boat for the money than I expected to buy.

That doesn't make her disposable...

Good attitude, good decision. It's a long hard trip by water.

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:46:10 -0500, WaIIy wrote:

Did you miss the "hire a captain" part?

There's a lot more to safely delivering a boat over a long distance
than hiring a captain. That's the last step, not the first. Survey,
gear enhancement, sea trials and corrective actions are the first
order of business. All of that takes time, experience and expert
advice.

On Feb 10, 12:25*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:46:10 -0500, WaIIy wrote:

Did you miss the "hire a captain" part?

There's a lot more to safely delivering a boat over a long distance
than hiring a captain. *That's the last step, not the first. *Survey,
gear enhancement, sea trials and corrective actions are the first
order of business. *All of that takes time, experience and expert
advice.

ANd I think one other,,,,,, now what could that be..... Oh yes....
LOTS OF MONEY in a strange port with few friends for support....

TRUCK IT !

bob

"cavalamb himself" wrote in message
...
Capt. JG wrote:

"cavalamb himself" wrote in message
...

Roger Long wrote:


patgiron" wrote



If you love to sail and have time to cruise. I would just do it.
Hiring a captain to take you would be alot less than all of the
charges for over the road. I do not have Pacific Ocean expirence, so
it is just a thought. If you love sailing like I do just do it.


Sure, no reason to let the fact that it's an unknown and unfamiliar
boat and you have very little offshore experience hold you back.
EPIRB's now provide your exact location, GPS makes navigation a snap.
Modern radios are very good and the taxpayers very tolerant of rescuing
sailors who get in over their heads. The boat isn't costing you much.
If you get a little seasick or decide it's not the lifestyle for you,
just hit the red button on DSC radio and wait for the chopper.

People do it all the time.

--
Roger Long






I'm not rich enough to have that casual an attitude towards valuable and
irreplacable property.

And I pretty well know my limits at sea.

We'll truck her down.

I'll have about 10% of her value invested then - not much by rich man
standards maybe.

And I'm getting a lot more boat for the money than I expected to buy.

That doesn't make her disposable...



Richard



Darn... thought I might get a ride south... definitely better than the
other direction!




There's probably room in the truck?



Heh... I'd rather sail, but thanks.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:16:32 -0800, cavalamb himself
wrote:

I'm not rich enough to have that casual an attitude towards valuable and
irreplacable property.

And I pretty well know my limits at sea.

We'll truck her down.

I'll have about 10% of her value invested then - not much by rich man
standards maybe.

And I'm getting a lot more boat for the money than I expected to buy.

That doesn't make her disposable...

Good attitude, good decision. It's a long hard trip by water.



It's not that hard going south, especially if you choose your weather window
carefully. Certainly going as far as SD isn't difficult.


--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:46:10 -0500, WaIIy wrote:

Did you miss the "hire a captain" part?

There's a lot more to safely delivering a boat over a long distance
than hiring a captain. That's the last step, not the first. Survey,
gear enhancement, sea trials and corrective actions are the first
order of business. All of that takes time, experience and expert
advice.



The point is that the captain is supposed to have the experience that the
crew/owner lacks. No responsible captain would leave port on a yacht that
isn't prepared properly.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Bob" wrote in message
...
On Feb 10, 12:25 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:46:10 -0500, WaIIy wrote:

Did you miss the "hire a captain" part?

There's a lot more to safely delivering a boat over a long distance
than hiring a captain. That's the last step, not the first. Survey,
gear enhancement, sea trials and corrective actions are the first
order of business. All of that takes time, experience and expert
advice.

ANd I think one other,,,,,, now what could that be..... Oh yes....
LOTS OF MONEY in a strange port with few friends for support....

TRUCK IT !

bob



Lots of money? Restaurants aren't that much more in LA or SD.


--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com