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Lloyd,
Ever read "The boat whothat wouldn't float"
by Farley Mowat?
One of the best!! UD

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Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


I was hoping Harry would crank up his creativity (at least use it for something
other than political rants and bashing others) and come up with some nice
stories about his "lobsta boat". He's posted a few about the Parker, but none
(that I've seen) about the "big" one. C'mon Harry, Farley Mowatt can do it...

I'd far rather read fictional boating stories than politics!

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36


Last night I went out to dinner with a buddy at a restaurant on the ICW
just outside the Miami-Dade County line, ate jumbo stone crab claws, and
watched as one 60'-80' yacht after another passed by. As we were
watching, Lloyd, I thought of you and your efforts to rebuild your junky
floating tubs and derelict boats, and smiled as I had a vision of you
saving $2.00 on a new holding tank for your sailboat by superglueing
together old waxed milk cartons.

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Sorry to hear about your wife's condition.
Hope the doctors can correct it and get you back on the water with her.

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"Don White" wrote in message
...
Sorry to hear about your wife's condition.
Hope the doctors can correct it and get you back on the water with her.



Thank you Don. Your concern is very much appreciated.

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Jim, I wish you and your wife the best, even if you don't get back on the
water.

Don, it is nice to see someone with compassion towards his fellow man, even
if you disagree on issues.


"Don White" wrote in message
...
Sorry to hear about your wife's condition.
Hope the doctors can correct it and get you back on the water with her.

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"Jim--" wrote in message news:082dndsWLe0mz9PdRVn-
So don't tell me about my lack of a boat right now pal. My wife comes
first. Something you may have a hard time understanding.


First time reading this thread. Sorry to hear about your wife. Hope
she and you the best.

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"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
"Jim--" wrote in message news:082dndsWLe0mz9PdRVn-
So don't tell me about my lack of a boat right now pal. My wife comes
first. Something you may have a hard time understanding.


First time reading this thread. Sorry to hear about your wife. Hope
she and you the best.

Thank you.

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Hey, as long as we're talking about "Fantasy" boats, lets hear what
some of us fantasize about. For me, it would be a 36 foot Grand Banks
tri-cabin. Then to complete the fantasy, I would spend each summer
harbor hopping in the Great Lakes.

(How ya doin', Butch??)

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Norm

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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:42 -0500 (EST), (N.L.
Eckert) wrote:

Hey, as long as we're talking about "Fantasy" boats, lets hear what
some of us fantasize about. For me, it would be a 36 foot Grand Banks
tri-cabin. Then to complete the fantasy, I would spend each summer
harbor hopping in the Great Lakes.

(How ya doin', Butch??)

=====
Norm

You can't have it. I got dibbies on it a long time ago. I love 'em.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

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(How ya doin', Butch??)

=====
Norm


Hey Norm, how are you?

I'm doing good. My dad's boat is still sitting in the side yard on the
trailer. I am waiting for the temps to stop hitting 32* at night, so I can
fire up the boat with the motor flusher and get it ready.

Since we are all still fantasizing about boats, here's an oldy but goody....

http://members.aol.com/ammonc/1976waterski.jpg

Check out the photo. Yes, that is me waterskiing in the middle. It was July
4th, 1976. All of us "kids" did a waterski show back then. The boat is a
Berkley Avenger(?) with a monster 427ci V-8 engine in the back end. The first
go around, we had 8 of us simultaneously get up behind the boat. When swinging
around the lake's bay, 5 dropped off, and we (for some reason) hung on for
another swing around the bay!

What a boat.... The ultimate in a jet boat. That thing woud take off so fast,
I can remember getting pulled up so hard and so fast, I got pulled right out
of the rubber boots of my slalom ski!!!!

Wow, memories! :)

Butch Ammon

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John H wrote:

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:42 -0500 (EST), (N.L.
Eckert) wrote:


Hey, as long as we're talking about "Fantasy" boats, lets hear what
some of us fantasize about. For me, it would be a 36 foot Grand Banks
tri-cabin. Then to complete the fantasy, I would spend each summer
harbor hopping in the Great Lakes.

(How ya doin', Butch??)

=====
Norm


You can't have it. I got dibbies on it a long time ago. I love 'em.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


Too slow.

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On 09 Mar 2004 21:04:02 GMT, 123 (Butch Ammon) wrote:
Isn't there a version of the USCG 200 footers that has a pair of
turbine engines in addition to the diesels? I remember getting a tour
of one about that size or a little larger, and being told that the
turbines used so much fuel in "pursuit" mode, that they were budgeted
for only a few hours per month of running time.

Yes, the 378's have them. The WHEC's can definitely move on the ocean!

http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/378whec.htm

Click on the photo in the link. That is the USCGC Hamilton. I've been onboard
that Cutter so many times when it was homeported in Boston, MA. Ah, memories!
===============================

That's definitely the boat although I do not remember it being quite
that large. It did have a helicopter deck in the back which I
distinctly recall. I'm not sure which one that I saw, but it was at
the old Governor's Island USCG base in NY harbor, probably in the late
80's or early 90's. We were allowed to tour everything on the boat
but the radio room which we were told was strictly off limits for
security reasons. Big disappointment to me, but it sure did whet my
curiosity about what kind of exotic equipment they were hiding. My
other strong recollection was that the table in the galley/mess area
could be converted into a medical operating table if need be. It's
funny the things that make an impression on you.

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That's definitely the boat although I do not remember it being quite
that large. It did have a helicopter deck in the back which I
distinctly recall. I'm not sure which one that I saw, but it was at
the old Governor's Island USCG base in NY harbor, probably in the late
80's or early 90's. We were allowed to tour everything on the boat
but the radio room which we were told was strictly off limits for
security reasons. Big disappointment to me, but it sure did whet my
curiosity about what kind of exotic equipment they were hiding. My
other strong recollection was that the table in the galley/mess area
could be converted into a medical operating table if need be. It's
funny the things that make an impression on you.



Governors Island? Wow... The infamous "Rock". I was there from 1980-1983.
The cutters that were moored there were the Dallas and the Gallatin. Both were
the 378' WHEC class.

Butch Ammon

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John H wrote:
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:42 -0500 (EST), (N.L.
Eckert) wrote:
Hey, as long as we're talking about "Fantasy" boats, lets hear what some
of us fantasize about. For me, it would be a 36 foot Grand Banks
tri-cabin. Then to complete the fantasy, I would spend each summer
harbor hopping in the Great Lakes.
(How ya doin', Butch??)
=====
Norm
You can't have it. I got dibbies on it a long time ago. I love 'em.
John H
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
Too slow.
================================
If you're in such a hurry, buy a Corvette and drive to your port. To
me, 'taint the destination, its the journey.

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:16:30 -0500 (EST), (N.L.
Eckert) wrote:

John H wrote:
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:28:42 -0500 (EST), (N.L.
Eckert) wrote:
Hey, as long as we're talking about "Fantasy" boats, lets hear what some
of us fantasize about.

I've already mentioned a couple, but just for giggles, I wouldn't turn
one of these down:

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...lf/cwolf02.jpg

Just think of the fun you could have with one of those, heh, heh,
heh...

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653