"JDavis1277" wrote:

Wow, this AMs topics on rec.boats has to set a new record. I think I saw
one
or two boating topics between all the spam for boat numbers/names, the
flame
wars, and the political wars. All this after my filters, too. What utter
junk.

I shouldn't whine because I play some of the games some of the time.... at
least not often.

I'm not suggesting everyone stop enjoying what they are doing. I'd just
like
to see some boating issues also under discussion for a change. Even
Lloyd's
diesel for Christ's sake. I'm desperate.... the weather's not conducive
to
being on the water most days so surely we can find something to
discuss????

Butch

That's just great: yet another post complaining about how
little anyone here discusses about boats - yet that doesn't bring up
any boat topic.

I don't have much boat related, but I'll at least try:

We started welding our custom trailer together. It's pretty fun - though a
bit
cold out there when working. We designed it ourselves. Seems pretty OK
but I think we did make one mistake. The front cross-member that the tongue
pole attaches to is about 9 inches further back than I had wanted/planned.
This
puts the cross-member a little further under the bow - and might mean that
the
boat has to set a few inches higher. We were shooting for the bottom of the
transom to be 28" off the ground (when level) but it might end up higher.

In another week or so we'll be ready to bring it inside and put it under the
boat
to get the center of gravity point and decide where the axels need to go to
get the proper tongue weight. (Thanks again for the December thread about
ideas on how to measure tongue weight.)

On a different topic - I'm starting to plan what antique boat shows and
other
events we want to do this summer. The Antique & Classic Boat Society has
a nice list of shows at this link. We're thinking of going to the July 30
show
in Skaneatles NY, maybe the Aug 6th show in Clayton NY, and maybe some
of the ones in upstate NY in August. Anyone who has info on these shows
or might want to meet up at some let me know.

http://www.acbs.org/Public/Calendar.htm

Sometime this year I want to go down the Hudson (we're near Albany) and then
cruise around New York, the Statue of Liberty, etc. Anyone with info about
sights on the Hudson or marina recommendations around New York City?

Oh, and we'll probably be in Boston for the 4th of July. I'm hoping to be
out
in the harbor to see the annual turning around of the USS Constitution.

Peace,
Gary

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:28:01 -0500, "Gary Warner"
wrote:
Sometime this year I want to go down the Hudson (we're near Albany) and then
cruise around New York, the Statue of Liberty, etc. Anyone with info about
sights on the Hudson or marina recommendations around New York City?

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It's a great cruise with fantastic scenery (best enjoyed in good
weather of course). There are several interesting side creeks that
should not be missed such as in Catskill and Kingston, particularly
Kingston. Both offer fuel, dockage and other marine facilities.
Saugerties also has a side channel but I have not been in it. The
best scenery is in the vicinity of Storm King Mountain which is just
north of the West Point military academey. The town of Cold Spring on
the east bank just south of Storm King Mt is also worth a visit.

Dockage in the NY metro area is problematic and expensive for the most
part. Best bets are the two state run marinas on the New Jersey side
near Alpine and Englewood Cliffs (almost under the George Washington
Bridge). By far the best marinas and other facilities are on Long
Island Sound (City Island, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Manhasset Bay).
The two NJ marinas have the cheapest fuel however.