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After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young guy
as my boat
was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he bought her.

Owning a good size cruising sailboat is lots of work. I started working,
repairing,
adding, maintaining, my boat in April .. she went in the water in June. And
I worked on
her each and every day.

At this time, I doubt I will purchase another cruising sailboat. I don't
have crew.
And the cost of owning her is very expensive.

Another thought; sailboats don't sell. Years ago, I owned a couple of
cruising boats,
and when my for sale sign went up, the buyers came and bought. Not anymore.

There just does not seem to be much of a market for boats, even sailboats.

It is frustrating to offer a boat for sale, and have no one even interested.

The "give me your boat for free" crowd shows up. They tell you what a junk
your
boat is, point out every nic, chip, defect, that might exist .. then tell
you about the
same boat on ebay for $10 dollars. If they make an offer it is very low,
and if one
accepts the offer, they run away. They don't want to own a boat, just drive
people nuts.

In the Northeast, the marinas don't help out the boat owner at all. They
just sit back and
figure that the new owner will be a big sucker. The problem is; in the
boatyard I stored
my boat, there are numerous "walk aways". These are pretty nice sailboats,
the owners
tried to sell them, couldn't, and then the marina fees started adding up.
Last spring, the
marina had an auction. No luck. No one showed up for the boats. The
marinas wanted
the back storage money, in many cases well over $3,000 dollars.

I fear that the boating market is doomed. The days of the working guy with
a nice little
cruising sailboat are almost over.

Another problem, the towns, state. They have their hands out for mooring
permit fees, but
they don't provide any service at all. Hundreds of dollars, Portsmouth NH
does not even
have a municipal dock. The harbor masters are corrupt, the whole system is
corrupt.

As there are less and less motor boats, due to high fuel costs, and fewer
sailboats, the towns
have ruined it for themselves. Too late now.

I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet.

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Thomas, Spring Point Light wrote:

After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young guy
as my boat
was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he bought her.

Owning a good size cruising sailboat is lots of work. I started working,
repairing,
adding, maintaining, my boat in April .. she went in the water in June. And
I worked on
her each and every day.



Best of luck on your new life ashore.


But I suspect you will find there is suddenly a large hole there -
with no boat in it...


--

Richard

(remove the X to email)

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On 2008-09-21 22:40:41 -0400, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a
young guy as my boat was taken out for winter storage. He loved her,
and he bought her.

One of the two happiest days of boat-stewardship.

Congrats, but some of us are less interested in the last day than the
next sailing adventure.

After 16 seasons, our lovely lady owes us nothing. The only thing I
would try to do is give her a reasonable next caretaker.

But she's still more than capable of supplying our needs for a few
years, so it's not a real issue for us.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:40:41 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote:

After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young guy
as my boat
was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he bought her.


and a couple paragraphs later you say:

Another thought; sailboats don't sell.


Huh?

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"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote


The harbor masters are corrupt, the whole system is corrupt.


The one in my town isn't:)

I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet.


Sorry to hear that. You really sounded like you were beginning to get it
and have fun that day I went by your mooring and talked to you after your
sail down from Boothbay. I bet you'll start dreaming about it about the
time the leaves fall. You ought to go look at that Contessa.

--
Roger Long

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote


The harbor masters are corrupt, the whole system is corrupt.


The one in my town isn't:)

I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet.


Sorry to hear that. You really sounded like you were beginning to get it
and have fun that day I went by your mooring and talked to you after your
sail down from Boothbay. I bet you'll start dreaming about it about the
time the leaves fall. You ought to go look at that Contessa.

--
Roger Long



======

Roger, it is not that I don't love sailing/cruising.. I have owned four
cruising boats ..

It just gets me when I see how corrupt the harbor masters are in NH. I
asked the
city manager of Portsmouth, NH why Portsmouth, a city which revels in its
maritime
history, has no municipal dock. He told me to call the state harbor folks,
who told me
to call the city folks. Well,, where did all the money go? Then I see an
article in the
paper, the fire department in Portsmouth has a brand new fire boat. For
what?

It is news stories like these that soured me on boat ownership.

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"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote

It is news stories like these that soured me on boat ownership.


Well, if you are going to give up something as great as boating because of
corruption and incompetence in municiple waterfront management, you'd better
give up life in view of the way the rest of the world operates.

You can't get farther from this crap than in a boat. You just have to
cruise farther than Boothbay Harbor.

Buy one of those modest and easy to handle boats I recommended and go
downeast past Schoodic Point. The world will seem as pure and wholesome as
a Norman Rockwell painting until you return.

--
Roger Long

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote


The harbor masters are corrupt, the whole system is corrupt.


The one in my town isn't:)

I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet.


Sorry to hear that. You really sounded like you were beginning to get it
and have fun that day I went by your mooring and talked to you after your
sail down from Boothbay. I bet you'll start dreaming about it about the
time the leaves fall. You ought to go look at that Contessa.

--
Roger Long


What Contessa? Would appreciate a link or reference.

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:40:41 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

The harbor masters are corrupt

What do you mean by that? And what facts support your conclusion?
=================================================

In NH, the harbor is controled by the port authority. Moorings are very
hard
to come by. If a boater actually gets permission to have a mooring, the
cost
or permit is hundreds of dollars per year. There are a number of harbor
masters.
Each has a small area of responsibility. I'm not familiar with all of them,
but one
I have dealt with does absolutely nothing. He works for the port, and that
is about
it.

The word is, politics plays an important role in who gets a mooring. There
are some who
own moorings that others use.

What I mean by corruption is the overall system, the permit money, etc.
Where does it go?
According to the web page of the port authority ..

"The DPH assists in the establishment of accommodations for the boat
traveler, the area boat owner, the pleasure fishermen and others who pass up
and down the New Hampshire coastline or in its tributaries, particularly the
Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor."

The fact is, the port authority does absolutely nothing for recreational
boating. There is not one public munipal or state dock
in NH that is open to recreational sailboats.. period.

So,, the question begs an answer... where is all the money going? It isn't
going for municipal docks, or
even a pump out station. Nothing..

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"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news:2008092203224616807-jerelull@maccom...
On 2008-09-21 22:40:41 -0400, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young
guy as my boat was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he
bought her.

One of the two happiest days of boat-stewardship.


You know, I never thought that was true. I was truly sad when I sold all of
the boats I owned, even those that were less than perfect. I know that was
true when the previous owner of my Sabre sold it to me. He hated to see it
go.

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

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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:07:11 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote:

The fact is, the port authority does absolutely nothing for recreational
boating. There is not one public munipal or state dock
in NH that is open to recreational sailboats.. period.

Do you know about the Portsmouth municipal docks at Prescott Park?
I've docked there a few times and we were not the only sailboat. In
fact it is one of my favorite docks because it is cheap and within a
short walk of three excellent pubs. What more could you ask of a muni
dock?

http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/prescottpark/docks.htm
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1786
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2538
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/596
Chuck Cox
SynchroSystems - embedded computer design - http://synchro.com

my email is politician-proof, just remove the PORK

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"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote in message
news:JADBk.416$nl3.110@trnddc05...
After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young
guy as my boat
was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he bought her.

Owning a good size cruising sailboat is lots of work. I started working,
repairing,
adding, maintaining, my boat in April .. she went in the water in June.
And I worked on
her each and every day.

At this time, I doubt I will purchase another cruising sailboat. I don't
have crew.
And the cost of owning her is very expensive.

Another thought; sailboats don't sell. Years ago, I owned a couple of
cruising boats,
and when my for sale sign went up, the buyers came and bought. Not
anymore.

There just does not seem to be much of a market for boats, even sailboats.

It is frustrating to offer a boat for sale, and have no one even
interested.

The "give me your boat for free" crowd shows up. They tell you what a
junk your
boat is, point out every nic, chip, defect, that might exist .. then tell
you about the
same boat on ebay for $10 dollars. If they make an offer it is very low,
and if one
accepts the offer, they run away. They don't want to own a boat, just
drive people nuts.

In the Northeast, the marinas don't help out the boat owner at all. They
just sit back and
figure that the new owner will be a big sucker. The problem is; in the
boatyard I stored
my boat, there are numerous "walk aways". These are pretty nice
sailboats, the owners
tried to sell them, couldn't, and then the marina fees started adding up.
Last spring, the
marina had an auction. No luck. No one showed up for the boats. The
marinas wanted
the back storage money, in many cases well over $3,000 dollars.

I fear that the boating market is doomed. The days of the working guy
with a nice little
cruising sailboat are almost over.

Another problem, the towns, state. They have their hands out for mooring
permit fees, but
they don't provide any service at all. Hundreds of dollars, Portsmouth NH
does not even
have a municipal dock. The harbor masters are corrupt, the whole system
is corrupt.

As there are less and less motor boats, due to high fuel costs, and fewer
sailboats, the towns
have ruined it for themselves. Too late now.

I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet.



How about a daysailer? One you could keep on a trailer in your driveway and
rig/launch/handle by yourself?
A bit more work each time you take it out... but you should save 90% of the
maintenance costs. (assuming boat is fairly new)
I see Hunter has a 17' and a 21' model.

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"Chuck Cox" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:07:11 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote:

The fact is, the port authority does absolutely nothing for recreational
boating. There is not one public munipal or state dock
in NH that is open to recreational sailboats.. period.

Do you know about the Portsmouth municipal docks at Prescott Park?
I've docked there a few times and we were not the only sailboat. In
fact it is one of my favorite docks because it is cheap and within a
short walk of three excellent pubs. What more could you ask of a muni
dock?

http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/prescottpark/docks.htm
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1786
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2538
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/596
Chuck Cox
SynchroSystems - embedded computer design - http://synchro.com

my email is politician-proof, just remove the PORK
===========================

It is not a munipal dock,, it is owned by the Precott Park Trust.. and the
docks are in
very poor condition. Last time I went by, end of august, no one boat was
there.

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"Don White" wrote
How about a daysailer?

The amount of pleasure one gets from a boat is inversely proportional to its
size...

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"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote in message
news:JADBk.416$nl3.110@trnddc05...
After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young
guy as my boat
was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he bought her.

Owning a good size cruising sailboat is lots of work. I started working,
repairing,
adding, maintaining, my boat in April .. she went in the water in June.
And I worked on
her each and every day.
snip

My primary thought is that you set your own trap. Your trap was working on
the boat every day. Duh!

Hey, everybody, if you are a fixer-upper kind of guy then admit it and just
enjoy the fixing up. If, on the other hand, you are a sailing kind of guy
then buy a boat that doesn't need but minimal fixing up and then sail her.
Save the fixing up for those "rainy days" when you don't want to can't sail
her.

It's really pretty simple. It's a matter of knowing who you are. . .

Wilbur Hubbard

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"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message
et...
"Don White" wrote
How about a daysailer?

The amount of pleasure one gets from a boat is inversely proportional to
its size...



Not necessarily. When I had the sunfish and hobie, they were a blast and a
half. The Cal 20 was less fun. My Sabre 30 is a heck of a lot more fun than
my Cal, but not as much as the hobie, but I'm much, much older now.

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

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:32:02 -0400, Chuck Cox
said:

The fact is, the port authority does absolutely nothing for recreational
boating. There is not one public munipal or state dock
in NH that is open to recreational sailboats.. period.

Do you know about the Portsmouth municipal docks at Prescott Park?
I've docked there a few times and we were not the only sailboat. In
fact it is one of my favorite docks because it is cheap and within a
short walk of three excellent pubs. What more could you ask of a muni
dock?

Don't trouble him with facts. He's clearly not interested in them.
============================================

Dave,, what is your problem? I am very familiar with the Prescott Park
docks,
and Portsmouth. Last winter I spoke to the harbor authority about these
docks
and the poor condition they were in.. That conversation was followed up
with a
contact to the NH governor's office and the city manager of Portsmouth. The
governor of NH saw so much wrong with what was going on that the port
authority
was brought under control of the Pease Developement Authority.

You can attack all you want ,, but I have been there,, meeting/speaking
asking the tough
questions about what and where the money which is supposed to go for
recreational
boating is being used for.

Facts: there is not one state owned recreational boat dock along the NH
coast. There are a
couple of commercial fishing docks.. the fishing coopertive in Portsmouth
NH went out of
business, disbanded last winter as the number of fishing boats got very
low... the state has
taken over the facility.

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"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message
et...
"Don White" wrote
How about a daysailer?

The amount of pleasure one gets from a boat is inversely proportional to
its size...

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"Ernest Scribbler" wrote

The amount of pleasure one gets from a boat is inversely proportional to
its size...


There's some truth to that and I still think the statement in the first line
he

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boats.htm#Canoe

but fun and pleasure are only part of the equation. The return on physical
and financial investment in "Strider" is a much broader and deeper reward.
Her ability to to to remote and rugged places and be a home while traveling
are closely connected with that and directly related to size.

--
Roger Long

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

"Ernest Scribbler" wrote

The amount of pleasure one gets from a boat is inversely proportional to
its size...


There's some truth to that and I still think the statement in the first
line he

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boats.htm#Canoe

but fun and pleasure are only part of the equation. The return on
physical and financial investment in "Strider" is a much broader and
deeper reward. Her ability to to to remote and rugged places and be a home
while traveling are closely connected with that and directly related to
size.

--
Roger Long



"The bigger the boat the stupider the driver." This is a very true truism!

Wilbur Hubbard

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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:41 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:



"The bigger the boat the stupider the driver." This is a very true truism!

Wilbur Hubbard
Wilbur has a 68 foot Swan! That's a lot of stupid!

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"jlrogers±³©" wrote


What Contessa? Would appreciate a link or reference.

It's a reference to a private email. There is a nice looking one in NH but
I send it from my office so I don't have it handy. Shouldn't be too hard to
turn up with a search of the usual boat listings.

--
Roger Long

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wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:41 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:



"The bigger the boat the stupider the driver." This is a very true truism!

Wilbur Hubbard
Wilbur has a 68 foot Swan! That's a lot of stupid!


Those with no boat, are by definition therefore, infinitely wise. Come to
think of it, they are!

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

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wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:41 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:



"The bigger the boat the stupider the driver." This is a very true truism!

Wilbur Hubbard
Wilbur has a 68 foot Swan! That's a lot of stupid!

I sold that a couple months ago because I realized how stupid it was. Just a
giant money grabbing enterprise.

Wilbur Hubbard

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"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote in news:JADBk.416
$nl3.110@trnddc05:

I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet.



The SC DNR hasn't said anything about my NOT relicensing my 10' dingy
someone at the dock gave me to get rid of it. I played with it a while,
but last year the neighbor's kids got much nore use out of it as a swimming
pool in my yard than I did. I didn't pay the county's stupid taxes,
either. I'm hoping one of them will show up demanding it or the tax money.
I wanna see the look on their faces as I shove it across the grass towards
their government tax bureaucrat car. I'm calling their bluff.

I agree with everything you said, Thomas. I sail with some rich guys who
can afford the terrible expenses as crew and technician. But, I'm never
going to be rich enough to want one so don't even think about it. Those
that do usually end up penniless begging for a job to support it. There's
a ham radio operator on a trimaran in Charleston working on construction
jobs right now. He wants me to check out his chart
plotter/GPS/radios...for free of course...but I've lost interest in going
to boats just to work, work, work all the time. There's less and less
socialization at the docks any more. It's not the fun it used to be.

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Dave wrote in news:42jfd41pci5o85gji9pikaehn43qll2rgp@
4ax.com:

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:07:11 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

So,, the question begs an answer..

In other words, you have no facts whatever to back up your claim. Just
Larry's conspiracy theories.

Then, there are teh confrontational assholes standing on any dock....

We're not in court, your honor.

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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:33:10 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:41 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:



"The bigger the boat the stupider the driver." This is a very true truism!

Wilbur Hubbard
Wilbur has a 68 foot Swan! That's a lot of stupid!

I sold that a couple months ago because I realized how stupid it was.

Obviously it was too late and the damage was done.

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:00:54 +0000, Larry said:

I sail with some rich guys who
can afford the terrible expenses as crew and technician. But, I'm never
going to be rich enough to want one so don't even think about it. Those
that do usually end up penniless begging for a job to support it.

Maybe down where you are. Here, they usually end up with a very
comfortable
retirement and then leave a bundle of money to the kids.
===============

Dave ,, I don't know you, don't want to know you, and really could care less
about your
opinion .. but: You come off as one of the biggest assholes I've ever read
here.

What the F.. is your problem? Are you some loser sitting at home suffering
from envy of
anyone who has, or did have, a boat?

Do us all a favor, go away.

You bring nothing to the table.

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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:41 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"The bigger the boat the stupider the driver." This is a very true truism!

Then a super intelligent individual like your self must have a *very*
small boat I'd suppose ?

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On 2008-09-22 14:43:25 -0400, "Capt. JG" said:

"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message
et...
"Don White" wrote
How about a daysailer?

The amount of pleasure one gets from a boat is inversely proportional to
its size...



Not necessarily. When I had the sunfish and hobie, they were a blast and a
half. The Cal 20 was less fun. My Sabre 30 is a heck of a lot more fun than
my Cal, but not as much as the hobie, but I'm much, much older now.

I agree. I enjoyed the heck out of each boat, but I've used each new
boat more. Now, the idea of going back to just daysails on the 21 or
Sunday Laser racing doesn't appeal. I do love stealing a Laser and
surprising the young bucks for a few hours, though.

That old saw should probably end "directly proportional to its use" --
which will decrease if it's too large.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

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"Wayne.B" wrote
Then a super intelligent individual like your self must have a *very*
small boat I'd suppose ?

Neal exchanged the Swan for a Duck some time ago...
http://www.namco.co.uk:80/product-im...ide_donald.jpg

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"Capt. JG" wrote
Not necessarily.

No offense intended to y'all big-boat guys, it's just that it sounded to me
like Thomas found himself on the wrong side of the enjoyment/LOA curve.

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:54:42 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

What the F.. is your problem? Are you some loser sitting at home
suffering
from envy of
anyone who has, or did have, a boat?

ROFLMAO. This from the guy who sold his boat!!

No. I didn't sell mine. I enjoy it. Sail it regularly, and I don't run
around whining without any basis whatever about supposedly "corrupt"
harbor
masters just because I don't get enough freebies from local gummint.

Dave,, a sunfish is not a cruising sailboat.

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"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message
et...
"Capt. JG" wrote
Not necessarily.

No offense intended to y'all big-boat guys, it's just that it sounded to
me like Thomas found himself on the wrong side of the enjoyment/LOA curve.



None taken. I don't really consider a 30' sailboat a big boat. It's too bad
when one finds oneself on the wrong side of the curve.

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

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wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:22:11 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote:


"Dave" wrote in message
. ..
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:54:42 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

What the F.. is your problem? Are you some loser sitting at home
suffering
from envy of
anyone who has, or did have, a boat?

ROFLMAO. This from the guy who sold his boat!!

No. I didn't sell mine. I enjoy it. Sail it regularly, and I don't run
around whining without any basis whatever about supposedly "corrupt"
harbor
masters just because I don't get enough freebies from local gummint.

Dave,, a sunfish is not a cruising sailboat.


Dave has a good solid cruiser, and cruising is exactly what he does
with it.

========

The only cruising Dave does, is looking for dates,, that he pays by the
hour.

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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:55:28 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:22:11 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote:


"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:54:42 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

What the F.. is your problem? Are you some loser sitting at home
suffering
from envy of
anyone who has, or did have, a boat?

ROFLMAO. This from the guy who sold his boat!!

No. I didn't sell mine. I enjoy it. Sail it regularly, and I don't run
around whining without any basis whatever about supposedly "corrupt"
harbor
masters just because I don't get enough freebies from local gummint.

Dave,, a sunfish is not a cruising sailboat.


Dave has a good solid cruiser, and cruising is exactly what he does
with it.

========

The only cruising Dave does, is looking for dates,, that he pays by the
hour.



I've met Dave, and sailed on his boat. It is as I stated. If he had to
pay for dates, I think he'd need to start making a whole lot more
money.

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On 23 Sep 2008 19:24:01 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:55:28 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
said:

The only cruising Dave does, is looking for dates,, that he pays by the
hour.

And you fantasize this because?

He's broke and is looking for ways to make soome money.

Sold my Boat .. some thoughts
 

On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:57:44 -0400, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:

"Capt. JG" wrote
Not necessarily.

No offense intended to y'all big-boat guys, it's just that it sounded to me
like Thomas found himself on the wrong side of the enjoyment/LOA curve.

I have a 22 foot aluminum runabout. It has plenty of room for two guys
to wave fishing rods about, not quite true of my son's 15 footer with
the ten horse motor. It is small enough for one person to launch it.

Casady