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There's usually something interesting here.
http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/ Easy to register, and free. Not sure if you have to be registered to read this thread, but give it a try. Pretty scary incident with border patrol boats on the NY/Canada border. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/showthread.php?t=4597 It takes a bit to get familiar with the topic organization, but worth it as there's a lot of boating/fishing going on here. And the posters put out a lot of pics. Easiest way is to just open a thread on the right, scroll down to the bottom to where it has "Forum Jump" and you can see and jump to the categories in the drop-down list. Then just come back here when you're ready to argue. --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... There's usually something interesting here. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/ Easy to register, and free. Not sure if you have to be registered to read this thread, but give it a try. Pretty scary incident with border patrol boats on the NY/Canada border. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/showthread.php?t=4597 It takes a bit to get familiar with the topic organization, but worth it as there's a lot of boating/fishing going on here. And the posters put out a lot of pics. Easiest way is to just open a thread on the right, scroll down to the bottom to where it has "Forum Jump" and you can see and jump to the categories in the drop-down list. Then just come back here when you're ready to argue. --Vic hmmmm, first thing I see when I went to the site is a button to "donate". Is this a support group for people that own these boats? |
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On Jan 6, 5:15*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:17:35 -0500, "mmc" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message .. . There's usually something interesting here. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/ Easy to register, and free. Not sure if you have to be registered to read this thread, but give it a try. *Pretty scary incident with border patrol boats on the NY/Canada border. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/showthread.php?t=4597 It takes a bit to get familiar with the topic organization, but worth it as there's a lot of boating/fishing going on here. And the posters put out a lot of pics. Easiest way is to just open a thread on the right, scroll down to the bottom to where it has "Forum Jump" and you can see and jump to the categories in the drop-down list. Then just come back here when you're ready to argue. --Vic hmmmm, first thing I see when I went to the site is a button to "donate".. Is this a support group for people that own these boats? It's an owners forum, not a usenet group. There are plenty of free sites that ask for donations. Your call whether to donate. *I haven't, but if I really got into the forum I well might. * These are real boaters and fishermen, most whom own Carolina Skiffs. Many - especially the Florida guys, go fishing every weekend and report on what they got, often with pictures. You'll see no bitching at each other, but a lot of helpful advice. Some of these guys get together and team up to boat, fish, etc. *A friendly group. When I first came in here asking some boat questions, I had a number of friendly offers of help. *Tom, Harry, John, etc. Even now, if you ignore the BS here, there's some worth. The forum above has none of the BS. *Isn't allowed. It's just like I said above, and your call to have a look. It's by far the best boating/fishing site I know. You're from Florida, right? *There's a FishingFlorida section and a lot of good pics/advice. *I mentioned above how to get there. Real people. *Reporting on real fishing trips in real boats. With pics of them holding up the real fish they caught. Some nice reds, too. Like I said, costs nothing to look. --Vic- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Gee, maybe ****stick Herring, and " Uncle " Loogy will go there, and pollute the place with off-topic ****, like here..... |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:17:35 -0500, "mmc" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message . .. There's usually something interesting here. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/ Easy to register, and free. Not sure if you have to be registered to read this thread, but give it a try. Pretty scary incident with border patrol boats on the NY/Canada border. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/showthread.php?t=4597 It takes a bit to get familiar with the topic organization, but worth it as there's a lot of boating/fishing going on here. And the posters put out a lot of pics. Easiest way is to just open a thread on the right, scroll down to the bottom to where it has "Forum Jump" and you can see and jump to the categories in the drop-down list. Then just come back here when you're ready to argue. --Vic hmmmm, first thing I see when I went to the site is a button to "donate". Is this a support group for people that own these boats? It's an owners forum, not a usenet group. There are plenty of free sites that ask for donations. Your call whether to donate. I haven't, but if I really got into the forum I well might. These are real boaters and fishermen, most whom own Carolina Skiffs. Many - especially the Florida guys, go fishing every weekend and report on what they got, often with pictures. You'll see no bitching at each other, but a lot of helpful advice. Some of these guys get together and team up to boat, fish, etc. A friendly group. When I first came in here asking some boat questions, I had a number of friendly offers of help. Tom, Harry, John, etc. Even now, if you ignore the BS here, there's some worth. The forum above has none of the BS. Isn't allowed. It's just like I said above, and your call to have a look. It's by far the best boating/fishing site I know. You're from Florida, right? There's a FishingFlorida section and a lot of good pics/advice. I mentioned above how to get there. Real people. Reporting on real fishing trips in real boats. With pics of them holding up the real fish they caught. Some nice reds, too. Like I said, costs nothing to look. --Vic I was just being a smartass Vic. Yep, there are a bunch of them down here and the owners like them. Are you're right, the best thing about having any boat is using it. We have an old pontoon boat and try to use it as much as possible. Good for hauling kids around to the spoil islands for "adventures". |
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On Jan 7, 12:21*pm, "mmc" wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:17:35 -0500, "mmc" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message . .. There's usually something interesting here. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/ Easy to register, and free. Not sure if you have to be registered to read this thread, but give it a try. *Pretty scary incident with border patrol boats on the NY/Canada border. http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/showthread.php?t=4597 It takes a bit to get familiar with the topic organization, but worth it as there's a lot of boating/fishing going on here. And the posters put out a lot of pics. Easiest way is to just open a thread on the right, scroll down to the bottom to where it has "Forum Jump" and you can see and jump to the categories in the drop-down list. Then just come back here when you're ready to argue. --Vic hmmmm, first thing I see when I went to the site is a button to "donate". Is this a support group for people that own these boats? It's an owners forum, not a usenet group. There are plenty of free sites that ask for donations. Your call whether to donate. *I haven't, but if I really got into the forum I well might. These are real boaters and fishermen, most whom own Carolina Skiffs. Many - especially the Florida guys, go fishing every weekend and report on what they got, often with pictures. You'll see no bitching at each other, but a lot of helpful advice. Some of these guys get together and team up to boat, fish, etc. *A friendly group. When I first came in here asking some boat questions, I had a number of friendly offers of help. *Tom, Harry, John, etc. Even now, if you ignore the BS here, there's some worth. The forum above has none of the BS. *Isn't allowed. It's just like I said above, and your call to have a look. It's by far the best boating/fishing site I know. You're from Florida, right? *There's a FishingFlorida section and a lot of good pics/advice. *I mentioned above how to get there. Real people. *Reporting on real fishing trips in real boats. With pics of them holding up the real fish they caught. Some nice reds, too. Like I said, costs nothing to look. --Vic I was just being a smartass Vic. Yep, there are a bunch of them down here and the owners like them. Are you're right, the best thing about having any boat is using it. We have an old pontoon boat and try to use it as much as possible. Good for hauling kids around to the spoil islands for "adventures".- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... |
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On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST),
wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. |
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On Jan 7, 3:24*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. *One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) |
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On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 7, 3:24*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. *One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg |
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. *One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. |
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John H wrote:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. I've read his Brotherhood of War series and the Corps series and the one one about S. America during WWII. The guy is a great story teller. I actually met a guy who was taken prisoner by the Germans in April of 1945 and the Soviets came through and were getting ready to load up all of the POW regardless of country of origin and ship them East. Luckily he and some other Americans POWs were plucked out of line by some field grade US officers from the Soviets before being loaded on the train. Talk about scary. |
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:24:02 -0500, John H
wrote: On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. *One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. Yep - he's a good story teller, but I get bored after the sequel - it's like reading the same story over and over and over again. I do that with most series actually - with a couple of exceptions. |
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"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Pheasant hunted with a former Flying Tiger pilot about 25 years ago. Belonged to the same duck club I belonged to. Told some interesting stories, but not about combat. Like hunting pheasants with 45's with shot shells. They received a couple cases by mistake. Walk in your stocking feet and listen for the pheasant to move. Range was so short they had to shoot the bird before it flew. |
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"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:24:02 -0500, John H wrote: On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. Yep - he's a good story teller, but I get bored after the sequel - it's like reading the same story over and over and over again. I do that with most series actually - with a couple of exceptions. His Philadelphia police series is probably the best. Like men at war, follows an officer though the ranks. |
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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:35 -0500, BAR wrote:
John H wrote: On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. I've read his Brotherhood of War series and the Corps series and the one one about S. America during WWII. The guy is a great story teller. I actually met a guy who was taken prisoner by the Germans in April of 1945 and the Soviets came through and were getting ready to load up all of the POW regardless of country of origin and ship them East. Luckily he and some other Americans POWs were plucked out of line by some field grade US officers from the Soviets before being loaded on the train. Talk about scary. So far I've read only three of his books in the 'Men at War' series. I like him. I'll finish this series and find another to start. How did you like the 'Brotherhood of War' series? |
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"John H" wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:35 -0500, BAR wrote: John H wrote: On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. I've read his Brotherhood of War series and the Corps series and the one one about S. America during WWII. The guy is a great story teller. I actually met a guy who was taken prisoner by the Germans in April of 1945 and the Soviets came through and were getting ready to load up all of the POW regardless of country of origin and ship them East. Luckily he and some other Americans POWs were plucked out of line by some field grade US officers from the Soviets before being loaded on the train. Talk about scary. So far I've read only three of his books in the 'Men at War' series. I like him. I'll finish this series and find another to start. How did you like the 'Brotherhood of War' series? I like them all. They are all sort of the same, and some of the characters overlap. |
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On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:35:18 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "John H" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:35 -0500, BAR wrote: John H wrote: On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. I've read his Brotherhood of War series and the Corps series and the one one about S. America during WWII. The guy is a great story teller. I actually met a guy who was taken prisoner by the Germans in April of 1945 and the Soviets came through and were getting ready to load up all of the POW regardless of country of origin and ship them East. Luckily he and some other Americans POWs were plucked out of line by some field grade US officers from the Soviets before being loaded on the train. Talk about scary. So far I've read only three of his books in the 'Men at War' series. I like him. I'll finish this series and find another to start. How did you like the 'Brotherhood of War' series? I like them all. They are all sort of the same, and some of the characters overlap. And, most important, they're cheap. The library's got him pretty well covered. |
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John H wrote:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:35 -0500, BAR wrote: John H wrote: On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:43 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:57 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 7, 3:24 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0800 (PST), wrote: Always liked those Carolina Skiffs, big, open, and simple... Tough too - the bait shop guys around Lake Murray have them and beat the snot out of them and they just keep on floating. One guy, at Lake World, has repowered his more than once. They are tough - butt ugly, but tough. Well, being a "tool guy" I find them to be quite attractive... Of course you could always hire me to design some "nose art" for you, I will work for cheap;) I already have the design. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...40-ftigers.jpg Tom, have you ever read any of W.E.B. Griffin's stuff?" His "Men at War" series starts off with a couple guys joining the AVG to fly those buggers in China. Coincidence. I just started reading the guy a couple weeks ago. I've read his Brotherhood of War series and the Corps series and the one one about S. America during WWII. The guy is a great story teller. I actually met a guy who was taken prisoner by the Germans in April of 1945 and the Soviets came through and were getting ready to load up all of the POW regardless of country of origin and ship them East. Luckily he and some other Americans POWs were plucked out of line by some field grade US officers from the Soviets before being loaded on the train. Talk about scary. So far I've read only three of his books in the 'Men at War' series. I like him. I'll finish this series and find another to start. How did you like the 'Brotherhood of War' series? It was interesting to read when I was young, when I was 19 or 20. He likes to tell the story about the development of something whether it be Army Aviation or the OSS/CIA interwoven into historical context. The really are page turners. My other favorite author until he was convicted was Jeffrey Archer, an English guy. His collections of short stores, three books if I remember correctly, were really good. And, one of his best stories was Cain and Able. |
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