"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:27 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and forth.

I drove my cousins 50's bus and it had a top speed of 55. With much
headwind, it was faster in third.

Casady


That one probably had the 36hp engine.
Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


That one probably had the 36hp engine. Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Be careful in that bus. Those flat fronted vans of the day, offered
little protection. Not that you want to hear this, but the VW Bus made
this list of deadliest car designs.

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/to...esigns_10.html

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


That one probably had the 36hp engine. Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Be careful in that bus. Those flat fronted vans of the day, offered
little protection. Not that you want to hear this, but the VW Bus made
this list of deadliest car designs.

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/to...esigns_10.html


Yup. Mine is more of a novelty. I use it once in a while around town,
but that's about it.
Right now it needs front end work, so it isn't being used at all.

Eisboch

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:09:02 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I was talking to the broker at Kingman Yacht Center this morning. He said
that boat buying activity has really started picking up recently. Sign of
a recovery? Hope so.

Maybe but there's also that seasonal aspect to it, especially after a
long hard winter in New England.

GBs are very popular in the Pacific North West, might be a good excuse
to go out and visit Chuck Gould. :-) You can get them shipped back
east by freighter.

(presently anchored at Captiva Island)

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:32:00 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:20:32 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


That one probably had the 36hp engine. Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Be careful in that bus. Those flat fronted vans of the day, offered
little protection. Not that you want to hear this, but the VW Bus made
this list of deadliest car designs.

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/to...esigns_10.html

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Yes, I used up one of my youthful nine lives in a VW bus roll over
back in the 60s. They are also known for doing unscheduled lane
changes in a cross wind or when being passed by a tractor trailer
truck.

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:27:31 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

But after you got caught lying about your lobster boat, you stated
that you only boat to get to where the fishing is.......

And he got rid of the Parker 24 because he couldn't afford to run it.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:27:31 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

But after you got caught lying about your lobster boat, you stated
that you only boat to get to where the fishing is.......

And he got rid of the Parker 24 because he couldn't afford to run it.


Gee, W'hine...you're still full of ****.

Are you cruising again? Any chance you'll blow out the other tranny?

Oh...it was a 25' Parker, and for its size and weight and purpose, it
was fairly economical. I sold it mainly because the warranty was about
to expire...

That's what I do with boats, W'hine. I keep them until their warranty is
about to expire, then I sell them and buy another new boat with a new
boat warranty.

That way, when the tranny blows, it's on someone else's dime.



--
Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:35:01 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

That's a good observation. One of the reasons I didn't bond well with the
current Mainship Sedan Bridge was the "cave" feeling of the salon.

See if you can find a nice clean Bertram 33 that has been repowered
with diesels. Nice visibility from the salon, great ride and very
high quality construction. We loved ours but it was too small for
extended cruising. You might also consider a GB42 with twins. There
are a lot of them around, many with Cat 3208s which will move it right
along at good speed.

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:27 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and
forth.

I drove my cousins 50's bus and it had a top speed of 55. With much
headwind, it was faster in third.

Casady


That one probably had the 36hp engine.
Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Years ago the Porsche rally team used a VW bus as the maintenance vehicle.
The were tired of spending all day getting to the next nights stop point so
repowered to a 935 engine. Spoilers, etc. Said it was funny looking at the
expressions on other drivers as a VW bus went by in excess of a 100 mph.

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:27 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

The bus is a blast. 65 mph wide open. About 5 feet in first gear,
another 20 feet in second, then it's home to the races in third and
forth.

I drove my cousins 50's bus and it had a top speed of 55. With much
headwind, it was faster in third.

Casady


That one probably had the 36hp engine.
Mine's souped up to 46hp.

Eisboch

Years ago the Porsche rally team used a VW bus as the maintenance vehicle.
The were tired of spending all day getting to the next nights stop point
so repowered to a 935 engine. Spoilers, etc. Said it was funny looking
at the expressions on other drivers as a VW bus went by in excess of a 100
mph.


There is a YouTube somewhere showing a guy driving a Porsche 911 Turbo that
gets passed by a modified VW bus. It was staged, but still funny.

Eisboch