This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 10:48:51 -0500, "Scott Gardner"
wrote:

This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?
We could only hope - sorry but I'm afraid it's only wishful thinking.

"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
news:C%qNd.104814$Jk5.60761@lakeread01...
This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?



Lets go. You start.

This is an unmoderated group.

The content is determined by the participants, (in actual practice).

There is a constant stream of folks who never post anything about
boats, but simply complain that others do not post enough about boats
or don't post exclusively about boats.

This is a rough neighborhood. Even when you post on topic expect to be
insulted, flamed, and worse. (I've just been called on the carpet for
"misleading the group about the length of the boat" when I stated the
260 Defiance had an LOA of 26 feet)...

If you're looking for highly regulated, polite, adult discussion try
boatered.com (be prepared to be spammed by the moderator), or
thehulltruth.com (where there is almost as much political BS as here,
but because of the difference in format it is segregated into its own
section of the site).

Otherwise, what sort of boating topic would you like to discuss? It
won't happen unless you start the ball rolling. :-)

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:51:55 GMT, (Tom)
wrote:

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 10:48:51 -0500, "Scott Gardner"
wrote:

This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?
We could only hope - sorry but I'm afraid it's only wishful thinking.

Not really - it's coming around. Last time I took a vacation from
wrecked.boats, it was much worse than it is currently.

Just ignore the BS and try to keep your temper under control when you
see something particularly egregious. The only way to kill the
off-topic stuff is to ignore it.

Trust me on that - I got sucked into a couple even thought I knew
better. It's hard not to do.

Later,

Tom

Trust me on that - I got sucked into a couple even thought I knew
better. It's hard not to do.

Later,

Tom


Been there Tom, it IS best to ignore the crap.

OK I will start by introducing myself. My name is Scott and I have a 2003
MAXUM 3300 SE. I purchased this boat new at the end of the 2003 season and
had it splashed for the very 1st time in April 2004. It has twin 5.7L Merc.
350's rated at 250 HP each with Bravo 3 drives.It had every available option
except a generator and the navigation electronics, which is fine for me
because Maxum uses Raymarine equipment and I prefer Garmin. So i had the
generator installed and added a Tracvision 4 in motion satellite tracking
system and a Garmin 3006C color chartplotter with the GDL-30 XM satellite
weather receiver.This thing is awesome. I can see live weather radar on my
chartplotter in real time and get up to the minute weather forecasts. I love
my boat and how I equipped it. I cruise on the Potomac River and Chesapeake
Bay. How about everyone else? Where do you boat and what kind of boat do you
have? I am new to this group but hope I will fit in. Scott.
"JimH" wrote in message
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"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
news:C%qNd.104814$Jk5.60761@lakeread01...
This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?



Lets go. You start.

To barge in, here is a topic just brought to my attention, although this
probably belongs in rec.boats.cruising...

I just finished the book Adrift, by Steven Callahan (76 days Lost at Sea),
and have to ask why anyone would buy an inflatable raft for emergencies.
Sure, safe at home, I can think of several, but after reading his account
and seeing how much better off he would have been with an "unsinkable" foam
and fiberglass dinghy, they seem to be a very poor choice.

Granted, his "real" sailboat was a homebuilt 21 footer and it went down in a
mighty empty piece of ocean (south-west of canaries), but after reading his
story, rubber rafts seem VERY undesirable - although a notch up from going
down with the ship, to be sure.

Any one else read the book or have thoughts on the matter?


"JimH" wrote in message
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"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
news:C%qNd.104814$Jk5.60761@lakeread01...
This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?



Lets go. You start.

Scott,

I just found a home for these missplaces political junkies.

With over 35,000 news groups there should be a home out there somewhere for
them.

I found it................'alt.politics' .................. 67,600
posts...................have at it boys.

I know why they are here, they are not even noticed there..........sad.

I they would leave we could get back to 'rec.boats' and have a great
newsgroup again.

We could start 'rec.boats.no.politics.please'.

--
Bill Kiene
Small boat lover


"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
news:C%qNd.104814$Jk5.60761@lakeread01...

This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?

Scott Gardner wrote:
OK I will start by introducing myself. My name is Scott and I have a 2003
MAXUM 3300 SE. I purchased this boat new at the end of the 2003 season and
had it splashed for the very 1st time in April 2004. It has twin 5.7L Merc.
350's rated at 250 HP each with Bravo 3 drives.It had every available option
except a generator and the navigation electronics, which is fine for me
because Maxum uses Raymarine equipment and I prefer Garmin. So i had the
generator installed and added a Tracvision 4 in motion satellite tracking
system and a Garmin 3006C color chartplotter with the GDL-30 XM satellite
weather receiver.This thing is awesome. I can see live weather radar on my
chartplotter in real time and get up to the minute weather forecasts. I love
my boat and how I equipped it. I cruise on the Potomac River and Chesapeake
Bay. How about everyone else? Where do you boat and what kind of boat do you
have? I am new to this group but hope I will fit in. Scott.
"JimH" wrote in message
...

"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
news:C%qNd.104814$Jk5.60761@lakeread01...

This is a boat newsgroup not politics, so can we keep the discussion to
boats only please?



Lets go. You start.






34ft very old clinker hulled full cabin cruiser, 65Hp diesel power,
does 9-10 kts flat out & cruises 6-7 kts on 1 ltr/nautical mile. Most
of the home comforts, no installed genset but carry a petrol unit (2 KVA
way too noisy!!! wish it were one of those new Hondas:-))

The boat has been in the family a long time & is much loved by many,
family & strangers alike:-) But like all old friends; has some off days:-)

Mostly protected cruising waters with occasional coastal hops to new
grounds. The coastal runs are planned around the weather.



K

So the Krause lie of the day??? Here ya go:-)

So just getting back to the Hatt 43 lie:-) What happened was at
least 2 of the NG people lived near where he "claimed" he did & said
they'd settle if he owned a Hatt 43 or not by simply calling around &
taking a look:-) After all his usual abuse & fained "privacy" concerns
it was starting to look like his lying hide was about to be hung out to
dry:-)

This would be more than his ego could even contemplate, so in his
desperation not to be caught red handed (again:-)) he then lied again;
which despite it being totally unbelievable it allowed his damaged mind
to think he was still the big man his lies had created:-)

Doubt save to organise employment wrecking union strokes he's never
even been to Florida but he desperately needed to get away from the lie
mansion & the lie Hatt 43:-)





We had the Hatteras for two years. Last year, out of the cold clear,
a broker approached me with an offer to buy. Our continued Florida
lifestyle was somewhat up in the air, because the two breadwinners
hereabouts were about to be offered long-term but temporary assignments
they could not refuse in the Washington, D.C., area. So, after being
romanced a little, we sold the Hatt for almost precisely what we paid
for it. Not bad, after two full years of use. And I mean full years. So,
we didn't "make" any money off the Hatt, but we didn't lose any, either.
The proceeds were prudently invested.