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Met Don White today - very nice guy and fun to talk to.

Pretty snazzy truck too.

Well, the fleet is now down to one - the Ranger. Anybody want to buy
that as long as I'm in the mood? :)

Sorry to see the Princecraft go, but I'm sure Don and his Springer
will enjoy the heck out of it.

And to think, last year I had four boats.

Damn... :)

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Women...

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Met Don White today - very nice guy and fun to talk to.

Pretty snazzy truck too.

Well, the fleet is now down to one - the Ranger. Anybody want to buy
that as long as I'm in the mood? :)

Sorry to see the Princecraft go, but I'm sure Don and his Springer
will enjoy the heck out of it.

And to think, last year I had four boats.

Damn... :)

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Women...


You need a Parker, with a YAMAHA 350.

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On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:27:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Sounds like there might be a Grand Banks in your future. :-)

Think I know where you can get a nice 36. They are very solid, high
transom boats with just a bit of woodwork to be maintained.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:27:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Sounds like there might be a Grand Banks in your future. :-)

Think I know where you can get a nice 36. They are very solid, high
transom boats with just a bit of woodwork to be maintained.


There are plenty of versions of "A Slow Boat to China" available on CD,
so he won't have to look hard for a theme song.

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On Sep 4, 9:27 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Met Don White today - very nice guy and fun to talk to.

Pretty snazzy truck too.

Well, the fleet is now down to one - the Ranger. Anybody want to buy
that as long as I'm in the mood? :)

Sorry to see the Princecraft go, but I'm sure Don and his Springer
will enjoy the heck out of it.

And to think, last year I had four boats.

Damn... :)

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Women...

Got a big barn, I got a guy asking if I can build him a bunch of
skiffs;)

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On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:11:06 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:27:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Sounds like there might be a Grand Banks in your future. :-)

Think I know where you can get a nice 36. They are very solid, high
transom boats with just a bit of woodwork to be maintained.

You do eh?

Hmmm - I wonder who that could be? :)

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On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:16:49 -0400, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:27:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Now I need to rebuild the fleet. Although I've been informed by SWMBO
that one, and only one, more.

Sounds like there might be a Grand Banks in your future. :-)

Think I know where you can get a nice 36. They are very solid, high
transom boats with just a bit of woodwork to be maintained.


There are plenty of versions of "A Slow Boat to China" available on CD,
so he won't have to look hard for a theme song.

Here 'ya go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKYicOXz-y4

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Met Don White today - very nice guy and fun to talk to.

Pretty snazzy truck too.

Well, the fleet is now down to one - the Ranger. Anybody want to buy
that as long as I'm in the mood? :)

Sorry to see the Princecraft go, but I'm sure Don and his Springer
will enjoy the heck out of it.

snip...

Well..finally made it home at 0130 hrs this morning very tired. (trip
started at 0645 ADT yesterday) After entering Nova Scotia, I had stopped &
parked with the big rigs at the Cobequid Pass compound to get a few zzzzs
before completing the last leg of the trip. No way...on one side the big
rigs were accelerating away from the toll booth and on the other ..right
beside me, the big rigs were flying in using their 'jake break' to slow down
for the booths.

Finally as I pulled up home I could hear the dog barking...he knows the
truck.
Since it was street sweeping night...and garbage day, our narrow city
street was pretty well full. I had to park my rig and move the mini-van out
of the driveway so the Ranger and Princecraft could be tucked in for the
night.
Room was so tight I had to unhook the trailer and manouver it by hand. Next
thing the wife is down in her nightdress... saying "I knew you were going to
pull that" ..refering to me coming home at a late hour rather than putting
up somewhere. (then why did she block the driveway..? women!)

As for the trip...it was long. Tom flew up the I95 and he was aproaching
Bangor, Maine (meeting point as per Plan B) while I was still outside Saint
John, New Brunswick. He decided to work his way up the old Hwy 9 to the
original Plan A location at Beddington. This added a bit to his travel (we
wanted him well rested for his therapy this am) but shaved at least 45
minutes off my driving time. I caught him napping at a roadside 'rest area'
in that desolate area (supposidly 29 residents but no one around) After
meeting the big guy we had to get right down to business with all the
little details and familiarization.
No pictures for the newsgroup...after eyeing Tom up, I figured I'd look
short & stout standing next to him.
Tom certainly does look like the outdoors type, big & sturdy... you might
even mistake him for a trucker from a distance.
Wished we had more time to just kick around. It would have been interesting
to go out for an afternoon 'sail'. (would have pried him for first hand
insight on the Vietnam action.... always interesting because I was of age
then....turned 18 in August 1967)
Maybe another time...thanks for you interest in me getting home safely Tom..
appreciated your calls.(I get sleepy on long drives).

And yes... Bronson and I plan on getting lots of use from that boat. Even
the wife looked it over this morning and said it looks bigger than she
thought it would.
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

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Don White wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Met Don White today - very nice guy and fun to talk to.

Pretty snazzy truck too.

Well, the fleet is now down to one - the Ranger. Anybody want to buy
that as long as I'm in the mood? :)

Sorry to see the Princecraft go, but I'm sure Don and his Springer
will enjoy the heck out of it.

snip...

Well..finally made it home at 0130 hrs this morning very tired. (trip
started at 0645 ADT yesterday) After entering Nova Scotia, I had stopped &
parked with the big rigs at the Cobequid Pass compound to get a few zzzzs
before completing the last leg of the trip. No way...on one side the big
rigs were accelerating away from the toll booth and on the other ..right
beside me, the big rigs were flying in using their 'jake break' to slow down
for the booths.





Even
the wife looked it over this morning and said it looks bigger than she
thought it would.


Lucky man!




Enjoy the new boat.

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On Sep 5, 9:52 am, "Don White" wrote:

Wished we had more time to just kick around. It would have been interesting
to go out for an afternoon 'sail'. (would have pried him for first hand
insight on the Vietnam action.... always interesting because I was of age
then....turned 18 in August 1967)
Maybe another time...thanks for you interest in me getting home safely Tom..
appreciated your calls.(I get sleepy on long drives).

This reminds me of a little lesson my dad taught me many decades ago.
It went something like this:
"If you are ever in a bar and there is some guy standing on the table,
or talking louder than everyone telling them how he was in the war,
killing japs, fighting up hills.... here is what you do. You look for
the guy sitting quietly a couple of tables over, tear in his eye, head
in his hands... Buy him a drink and walk away, he is the guy that was
there." He continued on to leave me with this. "The guys that were
really there, don't talk about it". From my point of view, T has never
mentioned it, and quite frankly, guys like us probably don't want to
know.

And yes... Bronson and I plan on getting lots of use from that boat. Even
the wife looked it over this morning and said it looks bigger than she
thought it would.

A dog named Bronson, I love it, sure there is a story there. Hope the
three of you get to spend a lot of time muckholeing, if ya'll do it up
there.

I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.

With all due respect, you should consider a third for the wife;)

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On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:21:00 -0000, wrote:

On Sep 5, 9:52 am, "Don White" wrote:

Wished we had more time to just kick around. It would have been interesting
to go out for an afternoon 'sail'. (would have pried him for first hand
insight on the Vietnam action.... always interesting because I was of age
then....turned 18 in August 1967)
Maybe another time...thanks for you interest in me getting home safely Tom..
appreciated your calls.(I get sleepy on long drives).

This reminds me of a little lesson my dad taught me many decades ago.
It went something like this:
"If you are ever in a bar and there is some guy standing on the table,
or talking louder than everyone telling them how he was in the war,
killing japs, fighting up hills.... here is what you do. You look for
the guy sitting quietly a couple of tables over, tear in his eye, head
in his hands... Buy him a drink and walk away, he is the guy that was
there." He continued on to leave me with this. "The guys that were
really there, don't talk about it". From my point of view, T has never
mentioned it, and quite frankly, guys like us probably don't want to
know.

And yes... Bronson and I plan on getting lots of use from that boat. Even
the wife looked it over this morning and said it looks bigger than she
thought it would.

A dog named Bronson, I love it, sure there is a story there. Hope the
three of you get to spend a lot of time muckholeing, if ya'll do it up
there.

I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.

With all due respect, you should consider a third for the wife;)

The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

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"John H." wrote in message
...

The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H


I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

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On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...



The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???

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On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:05:39 -0000,
wrote:

On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...



The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???

Be a good guy and tell him how to defuse it.

--Vic

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wrote in message
oups.com...
On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...



The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd
give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???


Say what?
See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds. That it?
Today I started playing the game of getting the trailer registered. Went
down to the Dept of Motor Vehicles only to be told that I have to take the
trailer to a Canadian Tire Corp auto service dept and have them do an
inspection to make sure your lax 'merican standards comply with our Canadian
ones.
(thought that was why I needed to make sure the 'compliance' sticker was on
the trailer)
If the mechanic is happy, he stamps the customs Form 1 paper I received at
the border and then I go back to the provincial gov't dept to register. I
hope the mechanic can do a safety check at the same time..... otherwise it's
back to another mechanic after registration.
After that I have to register/license the boat because the motor is over 10
hp
As we speak I'm charging the battery up with the small nifty charger.
I plan on hitting the water this weekend..... if the weather is good. Might
even take it down to the beautiful Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton.

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

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On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

Operation Yukon: Mission Accomplished.
 

On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

What a bum. Hey, should I give you a ring this eve? Good temps and
skies tomorrow, some wind, you make the call.

Operation Yukon: Mission Accomplished.
 

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:51:29 -0000,
wrote:

On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

What a bum. Hey, should I give you a ring this eve? Good temps and
skies tomorrow, some wind, you make the call.

Um...tomorrow isn't good fo rme.

Friday...that sounds like a winner to me.

Give me a call anyway and we'll talk about it.

Operation Yukon: Mission Accomplished.
 

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:35:42 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds.

Ah yes - resigtry. Gotta love 'em.

The little dark things are choke cherries - birds love 'em.

Don't know what they call them in the Pacific NW - Chuck berries
maybe?

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:35:42 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


wrote in message
roups.com...
On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...



The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd
give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???


Say what?
See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds. That it?
Today I started playing the game of getting the trailer registered. Went
down to the Dept of Motor Vehicles only to be told that I have to take the
trailer to a Canadian Tire Corp auto service dept and have them do an
inspection to make sure your lax 'merican standards comply with our Canadian
ones.
(thought that was why I needed to make sure the 'compliance' sticker was on
the trailer)
If the mechanic is happy, he stamps the customs Form 1 paper I received at
the border and then I go back to the provincial gov't dept to register. I
hope the mechanic can do a safety check at the same time..... otherwise it's
back to another mechanic after registration.
After that I have to register/license the boat because the motor is over 10
hp
As we speak I'm charging the battery up with the small nifty charger.
I plan on hitting the water this weekend..... if the weather is good. Might
even take it down to the beautiful Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton.


Well keep us posted! It sounds and looks like a boat built especially for a
man and his dog. What does the wife think of it, now that she's seen it in
person?

Operation Yukon: Mission Accomplished.
 

On Sep 5, 6:20 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:51:29 -0000,
wrote:





On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

What a bum. Hey, should I give you a ring this eve? Good temps and
skies tomorrow, some wind, you make the call.

Um...tomorrow isn't good fo rme.

Friday...that sounds like a winner to me.

Give me a call anyway and we'll talk about it.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

10-4

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:35:42 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds.

Ah yes - resigtry. Gotta love 'em.

The little dark things are choke cherries - birds love 'em.

Don't know what they call them in the Pacific NW - Chuck berries
maybe?


Glad to see you were up & about this afternoon..
Can't keep a good man down.. eh?

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"John H." wrote in message
...

Well keep us posted! It sounds and looks like a boat built especially for
a
man and his dog. What does the wife think of it, now that she's seen it in
person?

Told you... she said it looked bigger than she thought it would.
Might get her out for a tour of the North West Arm soon....a boaters
paradise with 2 big yacht clubs, a marina and a couple of boat clubs.
Nice and protected for a small open boat.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

My mileage was almost exactly 1200 kms.... or 745 miles in 'funny talk'.

Thanks in advance for the manuals...I love to read them over & over...I
always find something new I glossed over the first couple of times.
(not to mention when trouble crops up)

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:53:23 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:35:42 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds.

Ah yes - resigtry. Gotta love 'em.

The little dark things are choke cherries - birds love 'em.

Don't know what they call them in the Pacific NW - Chuck berries
maybe?

Glad to see you were up & about this afternoon..
Can't keep a good man down.. eh?

Tired as hell, but feeling better.

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"JimH" ask wrote in message
...


Congratulations on the new boat Don. As Tom owned it I am sure you got a
good deal on a well maintained boat. ;-)

Based on the values up here...(what it would cost for a similar new one or
2nd hand in same condition) it sure is a good deal.
I did price them and to get a new Yukon, 25 hp 4 stroke Mercury, and trailer
would be about $11,500.00 inc taxes.
Add in dealer installed extras, like the wiring, battery, swivel seat, fish
finder, Minnkota electric motor, trailer spare tire plus the easy load
option......
well..you get the picture.

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:09:13 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"JimH" ask wrote in message
.. .


Congratulations on the new boat Don. As Tom owned it I am sure you got a
good deal on a well maintained boat. ;-)

Based on the values up here...(what it would cost for a similar new one or
2nd hand in same condition) it sure is a good deal.
I did price them and to get a new Yukon, 25 hp 4 stroke Mercury, and trailer
would be about $11,500.00 inc taxes.
Add in dealer installed extras, like the wiring, battery, swivel seat, fish
finder, Minnkota electric motor, trailer spare tire plus the easy load
option......
well..you get the picture.

I should have charged you more. :)

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:56:22 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .

Well keep us posted! It sounds and looks like a boat built especially for
a
man and his dog. What does the wife think of it, now that she's seen it in
person?

Told you... she said it looked bigger than she thought it would.
Might get her out for a tour of the North West Arm soon....a boaters
paradise with 2 big yacht clubs, a marina and a couple of boat clubs.
Nice and protected for a small open boat.


That's great. Hope she likes it when on the water.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:09:13 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"JimH" ask wrote in message
. ..


Congratulations on the new boat Don. As Tom owned it I am sure you got
a
good deal on a well maintained boat. ;-)

Based on the values up here...(what it would cost for a similar new one or
2nd hand in same condition) it sure is a good deal.
I did price them and to get a new Yukon, 25 hp 4 stroke Mercury, and
trailer
would be about $11,500.00 inc taxes.
Add in dealer installed extras, like the wiring, battery, swivel seat,
fish
finder, Minnkota electric motor, trailer spare tire plus the easy load
option......
well..you get the picture.

I should have charged you more. :)

What.?..
Knowing you...Princecraft probably gave you that boat for free, as a
marketing ploy.
If I ever see your picture in any advertising brocures...I'll know.

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"JimH" ask wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:09:13 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"JimH" ask wrote in message
.. .


Congratulations on the new boat Don. As Tom owned it I am sure you got
a
good deal on a well maintained boat. ;-)

Based on the values up here...(what it would cost for a similar new one
or
2nd hand in same condition) it sure is a good deal.
I did price them and to get a new Yukon, 25 hp 4 stroke Mercury, and
trailer
would be about $11,500.00 inc taxes.
Add in dealer installed extras, like the wiring, battery, swivel seat,
fish
finder, Minnkota electric motor, trailer spare tire plus the easy load
option......
well..you get the picture.

I should have charged you more. :)

Damn straight...........especially considering he is almost a
frog.........Canadian style. ;-)

Almost???
Got mostly Scottish (explains thrifty habits), and Danish from mom's side
plus Welsh & Irish from Dads.

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:09:13 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"JimH" ask wrote in message
.. .


Congratulations on the new boat Don. As Tom owned it I am sure you got a
good deal on a well maintained boat. ;-)

Based on the values up here...(what it would cost for a similar new one or
2nd hand in same condition) it sure is a good deal.
I did price them and to get a new Yukon, 25 hp 4 stroke Mercury, and trailer
would be about $11,500.00 inc taxes.
Add in dealer installed extras, like the wiring, battery, swivel seat, fish
finder, Minnkota electric motor, trailer spare tire plus the easy load
option......
well..you get the picture.


Sounds like a great deal, Don!

Operation Yukon: Mission Accomplished.
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:09:13 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"JimH" ask wrote in message
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Congratulations on the new boat Don. As Tom owned it I am sure you got
a
good deal on a well maintained boat. ;-)

Based on the values up here...(what it would cost for a similar new one or
2nd hand in same condition) it sure is a good deal.
I did price them and to get a new Yukon, 25 hp 4 stroke Mercury, and
trailer
would be about $11,500.00 inc taxes.
Add in dealer installed extras, like the wiring, battery, swivel seat,
fish
finder, Minnkota electric motor, trailer spare tire plus the easy load
option......
well..you get the picture.

I should have charged you more. :)

If he was honest, he would send you more. ;)