On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:28:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Crossing the lake on a good moon was cool too. dim the dash lights sit
up on the top of the cabin and let it talk. Kill the engine out in
the middle of the lake and just listen to the small waves lap the side
of the hull and watch the stars...


gotta love it!

You bet. There's really nothing quite as good as being out on the
water on a nice clear, dark night and seeing all the stars. If you
lay on the deck and look up you are almost guaranteed to see some
shooting stars, and every once in a while, a satellite passing
overhead. Down in the tropics it is not uncommon to leave a trail of
phosphorescence behind you in the wake.

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:23 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:28:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Crossing the lake on a good moon was cool too. dim the dash lights sit
up on the top of the cabin and let it talk. Kill the engine out in
the middle of the lake and just listen to the small waves lap the side
of the hull and watch the stars...


gotta love it!

You bet. There's really nothing quite as good as being out on the
water on a nice clear, dark night and seeing all the stars. If you
lay on the deck and look up you are almost guaranteed to see some
shooting stars, and every once in a while, a satellite passing
overhead. Down in the tropics it is not uncommon to leave a trail of
phosphorescence behind you in the wake.

i'm hoping that, someday, perhaps next summer after i have more
confidence in the boat...of taking an overnight cruise a few miles
offshore on a clear night.

the only night i spent at sea...60 miles offshore in a 37'
sailboat...it was cloudy. still a great experience, but was hoping
for more!