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Nice work Doug. You should be proud.

How fast does that baby go?

Well that brings us right to the edge of the danger zone, doesn't it?

The engine looks good. Very good.
You want to know if it goes fast. (Probably does)
Let's hope he doesn't admit to having any fun, or sure as heck some
NBOI
(non boat-owning individual)will probably hoot the poor fella down for
failing to understand what pleasure boating is really all about. We'd
all hate to see that happen to a guy who is justifiably proud of his
boat, wouldn't we? :-)

You had to ruin another thread with your obsession with me. You need
help
Chuck. You seriously do.

JimH: Why in the world would anybody think ....

You don't think, that is the problem Chuckles. You think that with some
subtle insults you can back away and take your usual position...."Who,
me?"

You are turning into a bitter old man who is now obsessed with me for some
reason.....perhaps because I have shown this NG the real person that you
are.

Chuck Gould, you have now been diminished to a silly cartoon character =
http://img.tapuz.co.il/forums/8572800.swf

Enjoy.

By the way, if I did own a boat I would be out on the water on it....not
like you and Krause who are wasting away fine boating weather on a Saturday
attacking other people here.

Yes, we are "boat-less" at the present time...and this after some 25 years

of boat ownership. sigh But you know the reason why we sold our 32

footer recently as I have posted it several time here. For that reason I

will not repeat the reason why.

Our kids grew up on our boats and on the lake (Lake Erie) since they were 6

month old babes. Both love the water and took to it instantly. Being able

to enjoy weekends, holidays and vacation together on the boat as a family

was absolutely priceless and provided them with memories they will never

forget.

We will buy a smaller boat when we buy our retirement house on the water in

a few years (or sooner). But that is not important at the moment.

Boat-less...indeed. But despite all this we remain *boaters*. Yes, one can

remain a boater without owning a boat. I would guess we spend more time on

the water and boating than you do. And you would never have seen a post

from me here during weekends, holiday or vacations when we owned a boat as

we were on it.

Despite all this the big questions to you Gould is: Why are you so

obsessed with the fact that I am boat-less for the moment and why does that

bother you so? Does boat ownership somehow make one more credible or more

important? You apparently think so...why am I not surprised?

Have a nice day Chuckles.

As Alice said, "People here get curiouser and curiouser."

First, you self-identify with a generic, non-personalized post that
commented some people who don't own boats fail to understand how
looking good, going fast, and having fun are what it's all about for
some people. Incredibly, this is after you have *already* complimented
somebody for having a good looking engine, and have asked how fast it
will go. Both very proper and appropriate inquiries. Thank heavens that
the original poster hadn't been subjected to those kinds of statements
as he expressed some justified pride in his engine rebuild. There have
been times when the "look good, go fast, have fun" equation has been
pooh-poohed by non-boaters here, probably one of the NG's lower
moments, but there was no mention of your name or even a specific
incident. Why you felt compelled to defend yourself, when you had not
been attacked and indeed were demonstrating behavior *opposite* of
those who are critical of good looking, fast, and fun boats is really
puzzling.

Second, you feel compelled to reel off some litany about the good old
days when you actually owned a boat. What that's all about is a mystery
to me.

As far as wasting a sunny weekend? Not at all. Between welcoming my
89-year old father in law home from the nursing home and spending an
afternoon with my fatherless 5 year old nephew (who calls me up several
times a week to ask when I'm coming to visit him again), I'd say the
day you spent on the NG was a comparative waste. I live where we can,
and do, boat 12 months a year and where we don't have to wait for the
spring thaw.

I'll waste tomorrow changing the oil, fuel filters, servicing the
batteries, topping off the fuel, and loading provisions aboard my boat
for a departure in the next several days. We'll be putting about 400
miles under the keel in a pair of ten-day stretches during the next
couple of months. Even though professional obligations prevent taking
more than ten days at a stretch this year, we'll head north for ten
days, leave the boat in a little Canadian fishing town, return home,
and then go back in early September to bring her back down. You'll be
stuck ashore in the rust belt, gnashing your teeth. I promise not to
forget my special friend- I'll think about you a total of once, for no
more than five seconds. With my 23 year old boat, there's a limit to
just how good I'll look. At 8.5-9 knots, we'll hardly be going fast.
But darn tootin' we'll be having a lot of fun. If you run into that guy
who thinks boating shouldn't be about looking good, going fast (not
guilty on either count) or having fun (guilty), please don't rat me
out. I'd hate to take his verbal abuse.

Look at the time. I turn into a pumpkin in two minutes.
Beunas noches, Amigo.