"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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When I was in high school, I crewed the Marblehead to Bermuda race
three times. Being off shore on a racing sail boat is an absolute
blast - in particular if you get a chance to take the helm for a four
hour watch. Good times. It's very different being 100 miles off shore
in the dead of night running free at speed in a sail boat than doing
the same in a 50 foot Viking or Hatteras. It's very mystical - almost
ethereal in some ways.

I went to high school with the Hood kids, Mrs. Wave was good friends
with them also, and occasionally had the chance to crew 12 meter
America's Cup trial boats when Hood and North were testing sails. I
learned all kinds of neat stuff doing that, but I really latched on to
the tactical aspect of match racing - absoutely fascinating - to me
anyway. I always managed to get a spot close to the helm grinding so
I could over hear the tactical conversations. Eventually, I got to
assist the navigator on a trials race - handy thing having a
propensity for math in particular geometry. :)

Damn - now you got me to thinking about a sail boat again.

Mrs. Wave will LOVE this conversation when she gets home. :)

Me too!
I've been eying this add since yesterday.
http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ151847721
Seems a bit expensive for a daysailer....but since it was built locally,
that adds to the value.

Funny...when the company went out of business here, someone from Connecticut
bought the molds for two larger paceship models.
http://www.sailboatdata.com/VIEW_BUI...?BUILDER_ID=30

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:29:40 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

Now that i'm getting back into boating, i was wondering what it is
that the folks here (yes, moonbats and conservatives alike) like about
boating.

There - I fixed it for you. You can thank me later. :)

i like the atmosphere of just cruising along on the water, seeing the
world from a perspective people on land don't see....the ability to
control the boat and decide where i want to go.....putting in at the
dock in the evening and watching the sun go down and the sunrise over
the water the next morning...

your views?

It's an interesting question. I just enjoy getting out and doing
something - anything really. I'm not much of a "cruiser" as such
having a need for speed and Mrs. Wave is not much of a boater at all
with the exception of the pontoon boat which she seems to really enjoy
for some odd reason.

Sport is a big part of boating for me - in particular fishing which is
my avocation if you will, but I also enjoyed sail boat racing when I
was much younger. I also used to water ski quite a bit and even owned
a Ski Nautique when Mrs. Wave and I were first married.

Still, when you get right down to it, the most fun for me, besides
catching a respectable size fish, is blasting along the surface of the
water at high speed. With the exception of the pontoon boat, which
does well to make a full 15 knots with a 25 mph tail wind, the Grady
and Ranger will do 60/65 WOT and that's just fine with me. :)

As a side note, I did discover one thing about the pontoon that I
really like - it's a great platform for photography which is the other
avocation of mine.

Now if I could only figure out how to get it to go 60/65, I'd be in
seventh heaven.


Tow it behind your truck.

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As a side note, I did discover one thing about the pontoon that I
really like - it's a great platform for photography which is the other
avocation of mine.

Now if I could only figure out how to get it to go 60/65, I'd be in
seventh heaven.

Easy, paint the engines gray and put Yamaha stickers on 'em!

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On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:19:51 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

In article ,

As a side note, I did discover one thing about the pontoon that I
really like - it's a great platform for photography which is the other
avocation of mine.

Now if I could only figure out how to get it to go 60/65, I'd be in
seventh heaven.

Easy, paint the engines gray and put Yamaha stickers on 'em!

I said go faster, not slower.

Sheesh... :)

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:55:21 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

Now if I could only figure out how to get it to go 60/65, I'd be in
seventh heaven.

No problem, no problem at all:

http://www.mopartsracing.com/parts/hemi/5153315.gif

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:36:48 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:55:21 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

Now if I could only figure out how to get it to go 60/65, I'd be in
seventh heaven.

No problem, no problem at all:

http://www.mopartsracing.com/parts/hemi/5153315.gif

Hmmmm.....

On Aug 28, 10:36*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:55:21 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports

wrote:
Now if I could only figure out how to get it to go 60/65, I'd be in
seventh heaven.

No problem, no problem at all:

http://www.mopartsracing.com/parts/hemi/5153315.gif

Yeah, think "Mercruiser" dude!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW69k...eature=related

On Aug 28, 6:29*am, wf3h wrote:
Now that i'm getting back into boating, i was wondering what it is
that the folks here (yes, rednecks and liberals alike) like about
boating.

i like the atmosphere of just cruising along on the water, seeing the
world from a perspective people on land don't see....the ability to
control the boat and decide where i want to go.....putting in at the
dock in the evening and watching the sun go down and the sunrise over
the water the next morning...

your views?

I like the idea of spendng some time with family and enjoying brief
nautical adventures etc. Plus it takes away any temptation to check in
here and look at political strategists who love to insult each others
intelligence.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:29:40 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

Now that i'm getting back into boating, i was wondering what it is
that the folks here (yes, rednecks and liberals alike) like about
boating.

i like the atmosphere of just cruising along on the water, seeing the
world from a perspective people on land don't see....the ability to
control the boat and decide where i want to go.....putting in at the
dock in the evening and watching the sun go down and the sunrise over
the water the next morning...

your views?

Everything - except thunderstorms.

I enjoy getting ready for a day of boating, packing food, going down
the 'what to bring' list, hooking up the trailer, driving to the ramp,
and launching the boat. There's not a part of it I don't like. Well, I
don't like waiting for my wife to get ready. If I had my choice, I'd
always be at the launch ramp at sunrise, or earlier.

Like you, I enjoy seeing the world from a different perspective. As I
live close to Washington DC, I'm able to launch just north of National
Airport and see the sites from the water.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...32351&t=h&z=13

or: http://tinyurl.com/m45jg9

This weekend we are meeting the kids down at Lake Anna, VA. We'll do a
lot of playing and find a 'boater's beach' to enjoy. Probably my
greatest joy is taking my grandkids out to play on the water.

I used to do a lot of fishing - three times a week or so - in the
Chesapeake Bay. Then my neighbor talked me into playing golf. I became
addicted to the challenge, and an added benefit was the loss of
weight, blood sugar, and cholesterol. All of which made my doctor, and
me, very happy. One of my best fishing buddies died a couple years
ago, and another moved. After not having done any for a while, finding
someone who likes fishing is getting more and more difficult. I guess
I'll have to put a 'Boat Ho' add on one of the local fishing forums.

Anyway, those are some thoughts.
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:29:40 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

Now that i'm getting back into boating, i was wondering what it is
that the folks here (yes, rednecks and liberals alike) like about
boating.

i like the atmosphere of just cruising along on the water, seeing the
world from a perspective people on land don't see....the ability to
control the boat and decide where i want to go.....putting in at the
dock in the evening and watching the sun go down and the sunrise over
the water the next morning...

your views?

Everything - except thunderstorms.

I enjoy getting ready for a day of boating, packing food, going down
the 'what to bring' list, hooking up the trailer, driving to the ramp,
and launching the boat. There's not a part of it I don't like. Well, I
don't like waiting for my wife to get ready. If I had my choice, I'd
always be at the launch ramp at sunrise, or earlier.

Like you, I enjoy seeing the world from a different perspective. As I
live close to Washington DC, I'm able to launch just north of National
Airport and see the sites from the water.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...32351&t=h&z=13

or: http://tinyurl.com/m45jg9

This weekend we are meeting the kids down at Lake Anna, VA. We'll do a
lot of playing and find a 'boater's beach' to enjoy. Probably my
greatest joy is taking my grandkids out to play on the water.

I used to do a lot of fishing - three times a week or so - in the
Chesapeake Bay. Then my neighbor talked me into playing golf. I became
addicted to the challenge, and an added benefit was the loss of
weight, blood sugar, and cholesterol. All of which made my doctor, and
me, very happy. One of my best fishing buddies died a couple years
ago, and another moved. After not having done any for a while, finding
someone who likes fishing is getting more and more difficult. I guess
I'll have to put a 'Boat Ho' add on one of the local fishing forums.

Anyway, those are some thoughts.

I love to be out there, far from anything in the middle of nowhere, dead
of night, looking out at the dark and tending a pole.. Sometimes I whip
out a guitar, have a beer and sing to the fish

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