" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com wrote in message
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We will be out on the Lake as usual during the summer, most likely tubing
or at our favorite swimming holes.

We have just put a deposit down on a rental house on Put-In-Bay for the
week of July 22-30 (Christmas in July weekend) and will be trailering the
boat up with us. Unless I can find a fixed dock, we will probably keep
it on a buoy on the bay for the week, knowing that Saturday and most of
Sunday will be booked or taken by the time we arrive.


Jim,
I just took a look at Put-In-Bay photos out of curiosity.
What's with the Christmas in July theme?
Bryan

"Wayne.B" wrote:

Skipper wrote:

Fully loaded operating costs for a sportfish in the 40 to 50 ft range
are well over $100/hour.

Tough beans, most recreational cruising boats in the 40' to 50' range
are able to operate for much less than $100 per hr. What would you judge
the operational costs to run a Skookum 53 ketch over to the Bahamas?

A Skookum is not a sportfish, it is a long range cruiser. Different
beast... Dividing $100K by 300 hours, I'm getting about $330/hour.

The only significant savings with a Skookum are for fuel and
maintenance. The rest is about the same.

Well then, let's compare a Gulfstar 50 ketch. Are you contending it also
costs $330/hour for the run over to the Bahamas? The subject here,
Wayne, is the extraordinary fee Bahamian politicians are imposing on
recreational boaters. Is that same fee imposed on cruiseship passengers?
As a recreational boater, you should be supporting the boycott.

--
Skipper

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:47:47 -0600, Skipper wrote:

Paying $300 just to enter a port for
an annual visit is a rip and should be boycotted by cruisers.

Hey Snipper, if a $300 fee keeps you out of the cruising ground, I'd
suggest they increase it to $600, just to make sure I don't run into
you and your friends. I'd definitely pony up a bit more of my
cruising kitty so the anchorages are less crowded with freeloaders.

bb

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:17:28 -0600, Skipper wrote:

The fact is, this $300 entry fee would be history if Floriduh
reciprocated with a Piggly Wiggly fee for them.

Piggly Wiggly fee? So now you expect Florida to impose a fee on
Bahamians who take your wife for a ride, just because they expect
cruisers to foot some of the expenses imposed on the Bahamian's due to
their cruising life style? Get real, dude.

bb

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:07:49 GMT, bb wrote:

I'd definitely pony up a bit more of my
cruising kitty so the anchorages are less crowded with freeloaders.

Frankly, I think that was the whole idea. It also cuts down on the
daytrippers and weekenders in 20 ft boats.

"Bryan" wrote in message
om...

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com wrote in message
. ..


We will be out on the Lake as usual during the summer, most likely tubing
or at our favorite swimming holes.

We have just put a deposit down on a rental house on Put-In-Bay for the
week of July 22-30 (Christmas in July weekend) and will be trailering the
boat up with us. Unless I can find a fixed dock, we will probably keep
it on a buoy on the bay for the week, knowing that Saturday and most of
Sunday will be booked or taken by the time we arrive.


Jim,
I just took a look at Put-In-Bay photos out of curiosity.
What's with the Christmas in July theme?
Bryan


It is just a play on Christmas in the midst of summer that took on a life of
it's own.

http://www.putinbayphotos.com/xmasjuly/xmasjuly.htm

http://spotted.funcoast.com/displayi...album=26&pos=7

http://www.beadwhore.com/gallery/pib.htm

http://spotted.funcoast.com/displayi...ed&cat=0&pos=3

http://www.christmasreviews.com/wrayfogg.shtml

This is perhaps the busiest weekend on the island and dedicated to drunks
and more drunks. We have no plans on going into town during the weekend
evenings and I would not planned the vacation during that weekend. But the
son of the other family going with us, a US Marine currently serving in
Iraq, wanted it so he got it.

The island is actually quite fun during the week. ;-)

The quieter side of the island: http://www.putinbay.com/

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:07:49 GMT, bb wrote:


It also cuts down on the
daytrippers and weekenders in 20 ft boats.

That was the whole point. Daytrippers (particularly those who are fishing)
deplete the resources without putting a penny into the Bahamian economy.
They want people to stay and spend money.

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message
om...

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com wrote in message
. ..


We will be out on the Lake as usual during the summer, most likely
tubing or at our favorite swimming holes.

We have just put a deposit down on a rental house on Put-In-Bay for the
week of July 22-30 (Christmas in July weekend) and will be trailering
the boat up with us. Unless I can find a fixed dock, we will probably
keep it on a buoy on the bay for the week, knowing that Saturday and
most of Sunday will be booked or taken by the time we arrive.


Jim,
I just took a look at Put-In-Bay photos out of curiosity.
What's with the Christmas in July theme?
Bryan


It is just a play on Christmas in the midst of summer that took on a life
of it's own.

http://www.putinbayphotos.com/xmasjuly/xmasjuly.htm

http://spotted.funcoast.com/displayi...album=26&pos=7

http://www.beadwhore.com/gallery/pib.htm

http://spotted.funcoast.com/displayi...ed&cat=0&pos=3

http://www.christmasreviews.com/wrayfogg.shtml

This is perhaps the busiest weekend on the island and dedicated to drunks
and more drunks. We have no plans on going into town during the weekend
evenings and I would not planned the vacation during that weekend. But
the son of the other family going with us, a US Marine currently serving
in Iraq, wanted it so he got it.

The island is actually quite fun during the week. ;-)

The quieter side of the island: http://www.putinbay.com/


Thanks for the links. Looks like a celebration! I'm sure it's a great time
for all. Still, you've got to wonder if any boating gets done? Do they
have shore boats for folks staying on the moorings?

"Bryan" wrote in message
. net...

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message
om...

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com wrote in message
. ..


We will be out on the Lake as usual during the summer, most likely
tubing or at our favorite swimming holes.

We have just put a deposit down on a rental house on Put-In-Bay for the
week of July 22-30 (Christmas in July weekend) and will be trailering
the boat up with us. Unless I can find a fixed dock, we will probably
keep it on a buoy on the bay for the week, knowing that Saturday and
most of Sunday will be booked or taken by the time we arrive.


Jim,
I just took a look at Put-In-Bay photos out of curiosity.
What's with the Christmas in July theme?
Bryan


It is just a play on Christmas in the midst of summer that took on a life
of it's own.

http://www.putinbayphotos.com/xmasjuly/xmasjuly.htm

http://spotted.funcoast.com/displayi...album=26&pos=7

http://www.beadwhore.com/gallery/pib.htm

http://spotted.funcoast.com/displayi...ed&cat=0&pos=3

http://www.christmasreviews.com/wrayfogg.shtml

This is perhaps the busiest weekend on the island and dedicated to drunks
and more drunks. We have no plans on going into town during the weekend
evenings and I would not planned the vacation during that weekend. But
the son of the other family going with us, a US Marine currently serving
in Iraq, wanted it so he got it.

The island is actually quite fun during the week. ;-)

The quieter side of the island: http://www.putinbay.com/


Thanks for the links. Looks like a celebration! I'm sure it's a great
time for all. Still, you've got to wonder if any boating gets done? Do
they have shore boats for folks staying on the moorings?




Harbor taxi's. The mooring buoys are a great place to get away from the
downtown crowds and rafting at the docks.

http://put-in-bay.com/maps/boatinginfo.html

Scroll down to private dockage - mooring buoys.

==================================
Harbor Taxi: The Boardwalk Harbor Taxi provides shuttle service between the
mooring buoys and the Doller Dock (Boardwalk). Water taxi hours are 8 am to
midnight Sunday through Thursday and 7 am to 1 am on Friday and Saturday.
Call 419-285-6183. No tours. Monitoring channel 10.
============================

bb wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:17:28 -0600, Skipper wrote:


The fact is, this $300 entry fee would be history if Floriduh
reciprocated with a Piggly Wiggly fee for them.


Piggly Wiggly fee? So now you expect Florida to impose a fee on
Bahamians who take your wife for a ride, just because they expect
cruisers to foot some of the expenses imposed on the Bahamian's due to
their cruising life style? Get real, dude.

bb
BB,
Isn't it possible to disagree with Skipper without the personal insults?


--
Reggie
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