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Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to boats up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to boats up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch


Not being the sharpest knife int he drawer on such matters I have to
ask:


If no "luxury tax, then what is the

some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of
having it.

And I thought you spent a lot of time on the boat, so why do you have
to go back to it???

Gotta go
 

Tim wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to boats up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch


Not being the sharpest knife int he drawer on such matters I have to
ask:


If no "luxury tax, then what is the

some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of
having it.

And I thought you spent a lot of time on the boat, so why do you have
to go back to it???



His wife is tired of picking up after him at the house. :}

Gotta go
 

HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to boats up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch


Not being the sharpest knife int he drawer on such matters I have to
ask:


If no "luxury tax, then what is the

some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of
having it.

And I thought you spent a lot of time on the boat, so why do you have
to go back to it???



His wife is tired of picking up after him at the house. :}


LOL!

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"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Tim wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for
the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having
it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season
than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to
boats up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch


Not being the sharpest knife int he drawer on such matters I have to
ask:


If no "luxury tax, then what is the

some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of
having it.

And I thought you spent a lot of time on the boat, so why do you have
to go back to it???



His wife is tired of picking up after him at the house. :}

That's certainly part of it!

Eisboch

Gotta go
 

"Tim" wrote in message
oups.com...

Eisboch wrote:
Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for
the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season
than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to boats
up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch


Not being the sharpest knife int he drawer on such matters I have to
ask:


If no "luxury tax, then what is the

some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of
having it.

And I thought you spent a lot of time on the boat, so why do you have
to go back to it???



I was referring to some opinions presented here on wrecked.boats.
As to why I "have" to go back ....... it's because I can ..... and I want
to.

Eisboch

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On Oct 10, 8:23 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

oups.com...







Eisboch wrote:
Back to the boat. You know, the thing I worked my ass off to get for
the
last 30 years. I own it ... it's paid for, but now that I can enjoy it,
some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of having it.

And don't talk to me about fuel. I suspect I use far less per season
than
most people on this NG. (except maybe one person).

Can't win.

Oh yeah .... Harry ... there *used* to be a luxury tax applied to boats
up
here. It was found to be unconstutional and discarded years ago.

Eisboch

Not being the sharpest knife int he drawer on such matters I have to
ask:

If no "luxury tax, then what is the

some people think I should pay extra just for the privilege of
having it.

And I thought you spent a lot of time on the boat, so why do you have
to go back to it???

I was referring to some opinions presented here on wrecked.boats.
As to why I "have" to go back ....... it's because I can ..... and I want
to.

Eisboch- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

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On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

Gotta go
 

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:23:45 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I was referring to some opinions presented here on wrecked.boats.
As to why I "have" to go back ....... it's because I can ..... and I want
to.

I'll tell you the truth - if I had a boat like the Navigator, I'd be
on it as much as I could. I had enclosures on the Contenders and it
wasn't much of a stretch for me to just go to the boat, turn on a
little propane heater and just sit there watching the world go by.

Maybe a couple of more years - if Mrs. Wave ever decides to actually
retire. :)

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:23:45 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I was referring to some opinions presented here on wrecked.boats.
As to why I "have" to go back ....... it's because I can ..... and I want
to.

I'll tell you the truth - if I had a boat like the Navigator, I'd be
on it as much as I could. I had enclosures on the Contenders and it
wasn't much of a stretch for me to just go to the boat, turn on a
little propane heater and just sit there watching the world go by.

Maybe a couple of more years - if Mrs. Wave ever decides to actually
retire. :)


You understand.

Fortunately for me, Mrs.E. also understands.

I spent the summer basically living aboard the GB, taking a few little
cruises once in a while but otherwise just enjoying doing little projects on
the boat or simply watching the harbor activity. In Scituate there are
several restaurants within walking distance, a movie theater (if you are so
inclined, which I am not) as well as a supermarket if you just want to get
stuff to cook aboard.

Now that the season is over there and the GB is tucked away in a Kingman
shed for the winter, I'll start doing the same on the Navigator. Kingman is
pretty much shut down during the winter months other than the full time
mechanics and the marina management. I stop at a grocery store on the way
to the boat, stock up on "stuff" to last a few days, bring some reading
material, then set up on the boat. I enjoy taking early morning walks/jogs
for exercise, then always find something to do back on the boat. It won't
be winterized until the first hard freeze is forecast, so I can still use
the heating and water systems and even take the boat out for a buzz around
on good days.

Once it is winterized, I use space heaters for heat which work out very
well. Kingman also has very well maintained and clean shoreside bathrooms
and showers that are close by to the slip, so that also is not a problem.

I was going to head down there yesterday afternoon, but we had a visitor at
the house so I will leave later this morning. I bought a Satellite dish
and a DirecTV receiver, hooked it up at the house and got it activated and
working. Today, I'll install it on the Navigator and will be all set with
it and the excellent WiFi service they have.

Makes the winter almost bearable.

Eisboch

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

Gotta go
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:23:45 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I was referring to some opinions presented here on wrecked.boats.
As to why I "have" to go back ....... it's because I can ..... and I want
to.

I'll tell you the truth - if I had a boat like the Navigator, I'd be
on it as much as I could. I had enclosures on the Contenders and it
wasn't much of a stretch for me to just go to the boat, turn on a
little propane heater and just sit there watching the world go by.

Maybe a couple of more years - if Mrs. Wave ever decides to actually
retire. :)


You understand.

Fortunately for me, Mrs.E. also understands.

I spent the summer basically living aboard the GB, taking a few little
cruises once in a while but otherwise just enjoying doing little projects
on the boat or simply watching the harbor activity. In Scituate there are
several restaurants within walking distance, a movie theater (if you are
so inclined, which I am not) as well as a supermarket if you just want to
get stuff to cook aboard.

Now that the season is over there and the GB is tucked away in a Kingman
shed for the winter, I'll start doing the same on the Navigator. Kingman
is pretty much shut down during the winter months other than the full time
mechanics and the marina management. I stop at a grocery store on the way
to the boat, stock up on "stuff" to last a few days, bring some reading
material, then set up on the boat. I enjoy taking early morning
walks/jogs for exercise, then always find something to do back on the
boat. It won't be winterized until the first hard freeze is forecast, so
I can still use the heating and water systems and even take the boat out
for a buzz around on good days.

Once it is winterized, I use space heaters for heat which work out very
well. Kingman also has very well maintained and clean shoreside bathrooms
and showers that are close by to the slip, so that also is not a problem.

I was going to head down there yesterday afternoon, but we had a visitor
at the house so I will leave later this morning. I bought a Satellite
dish and a DirecTV receiver, hooked it up at the house and got it
activated and working. Today, I'll install it on the Navigator and will
be all set with it and the excellent WiFi service they have.

Makes the winter almost bearable.

Eisboch

How does the satellite reception work aboard your boat? What kind of
mechanism keeps the dish pointed at the satellites(s).

I know when I align my shore based system it is very sensitive to proper
positioning for adequate signal strength.

Gotta go
 

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

I like 'em

and still wear em, when I can find them in my size.

Gotta go
 

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.

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"D.Duck" wrote in message
...

How does the satellite reception work aboard your boat? What kind of
mechanism keeps the dish pointed at the satellites(s).

I know when I align my shore based system it is very sensitive to proper
positioning for adequate signal strength.


I'll have to answer after I set it up on the boat today.

I did a lot of research on this and talked to several people with DirecTV on
their boats.
Many have the full-blown "TracVision" systems, permanently installed, that
have automatic dish aiming using servo motors. These systems are supposed
to work even while underway.
I really don't need that since the last thing I'd do underway is watch
television.

Others have a simple, manually aimed dish like those usually mounted on
houses. I have been told by those that use them that it works well unless
the wind is really strong and blowing the boat around. The 3-foot tide
difference does not bother it.

I bought a simple, but good quality portable dish and a receiver. I am
going to try setting it up in the rear section of the upper station and see
how it works out. If the boat movement screws it up, my backup plan is to
fabricate a bracket and mount the dish on a piling at the end of the finger
pier and run the cable to the cable TV input on the boat. I'll use a cable
coupler at the dish, so when I get underway, I'll just unplug the cable,
wrap it up and stick it in a storage bin.

The advantage of this is that the system remains portable, so I can use it
on the Navigator or next summer on the GB. We can also use it on the rare
occasion that we take a trip in the Sprinter RV.

BTW .... I did this once before when we had the house in Florida. I wanted
DirecTV service in a hanger that was quite a distance from the main house.
I bought a cheap, portable dish at Radio Shack, tie-rapped it to cement
blocks sitting on the ground behind the hanger and it worked great.


Eisboch

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.

I prefer the term combat or jump boots.

The Army does not have exclusive rights to the name. :)

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:10:08 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

I like 'em

and still wear em, when I can find them in my size.

Size 9, A narrow?

~~ snerk ~~

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:25:36 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

BTW .... I did this once before when we had the house in Florida. I wanted
DirecTV service in a hanger that was quite a distance from the main house.
I bought a cheap, portable dish at Radio Shack, tie-rapped it to cement
blocks sitting on the ground behind the hanger and it worked great.

In one of our former apartments, the tenants wanted satellite, but I
wouldn't allow them to put the dishes on the roof.

So I found an old telephone pole, dug a hole, sunk the pole and the
tenants used that to mount the dishes.

Oddly enough, other's in that neighborhood started doing the same
thing. :)

But I have seen that cement block deal on other installations - it's a
pretty nifty solution.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.

I prefer the term combat or jump boots.

The Army does not have exclusive rights to the name. :)

I liked my Boon Dockers!

Gotta go
 

D.Duck wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:
OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots
Well, that explains a lot.
To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?
yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.
I prefer the term combat or jump boots.

The Army does not have exclusive rights to the name. :)

I liked my Boon Dockers!




I prefer my Teva sandals.

Gotta go
 

HK wrote:
D.Duck wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:
OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots
Well, that explains a lot.
To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no
polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?
yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.
I prefer the term combat or jump boots.

The Army does not have exclusive rights to the name. :)

I liked my Boon Dockers!



I prefer my Teva sandals.

Harry,

I would have thought you were more of the Birkenstock kind of guy.

I have started to wear Crocs on the boat. I don't have the problem I
had with my Rockport deck shoes, wet leather smells and leather staining
my feet when they got wet. Since you have that LT Parker, and accept
that wet feet is normal in the LTP, you may want to check them out.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...tPage=category

Gotta go
 

I have a strong understanding 13-1/2 to 14 for me


Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:10:08 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:

OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots

Well, that explains a lot.

To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?

I like 'em

and still wear em, when I can find them in my size.

Size 9, A narrow?

~~ snerk ~~

Gotta go
 

On Oct 11, 9:35 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
HK wrote:
D.Duck wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:
OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots
Well, that explains a lot.
To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no
polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?
yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.
I prefer the term combat or jump boots.

The Army does not have exclusive rights to the name. :)

I liked my Boon Dockers!

I prefer my Teva sandals.

Harry,

I would have thought you were more of the Birkenstock kind of guy.

I have started to wear Crocs on the boat. I don't have the problem I
had with my Rockport deck shoes, wet leather smells and leather staining
my feet when they got wet. Since you have that LT Parker, and accept
that wet feet is normal in the LTP, you may want to check them out.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...Id=2349650...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Crocks look so uncomfortable and too gangly, I like a water shoe with
a sneaker like fit. I wear these on my boats, not only comfortable and
warm, but stable if you need to move quickly and not worry about slack
sandals washing off...

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...Id=19122592563

Check em' out..

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:34:56 -0000, wrote:

On Oct 11, 9:35 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
HK wrote:
D.Duck wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:01 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Oct 11, 6:20 am, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0700, Tim wrote:
OK, sorry I'm so slow, but ... I still wear army boots
Well, that explains a lot.
To think of the hours I'd have saved, daily, if we'd had the 'no
polish'
army boots of today.

Other than that, what could you possibly have against Army boots?
yes John, as if the Marines wore something different.
I prefer the term combat or jump boots.

The Army does not have exclusive rights to the name. :)

I liked my Boon Dockers!

I prefer my Teva sandals.

Harry,

I would have thought you were more of the Birkenstock kind of guy.

I have started to wear Crocs on the boat. I don't have the problem I
had with my Rockport deck shoes, wet leather smells and leather staining
my feet when they got wet. Since you have that LT Parker, and accept
that wet feet is normal in the LTP, you may want to check them out.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...Id=2349650...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Crocks look so uncomfortable and too gangly, I like a water shoe with
a sneaker like fit. I wear these on my boats, not only comfortable and
warm, but stable if you need to move quickly and not worry about slack
sandals washing off...

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...Id=19122592563

Check em' out..

Cool. But, don't eat 'em. They've probably got lead in them somewhere.

Gotta go
 

wrote in message
oups.com...

Crocks look so uncomfortable and too gangly, I like a water shoe with
a sneaker like fit. I wear these on my boats, not only comfortable and
warm, but stable if you need to move quickly and not worry about slack
sandals washing off...

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...Id=19122592563

Check em' out..


When I wear my Crocs (2 pairs) around the house as slippers, I have the
strap forward for easy on & off.
When outside or boating, the strap is moved so it grips the heel,
I haven't had one fall off accidently in about 16 months.

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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
Crocks look so uncomfortable and too gangly, I like a water shoe with
a sneaker like fit. I wear these on my boats, not only comfortable and
warm, but stable if you need to move quickly and not worry about slack
sandals washing off...

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...Id=19122592563

Check em' out..


When I wear my Crocs (2 pairs) around the house as slippers, I have the
strap forward for easy on & off.
When outside or boating, the strap is moved so it grips the heel,
I haven't had one fall off accidently in about 16 months.




What color Crocs do the real men of Canada wear? :}

Fashion guy that I am, I wouldn't be caught dead in 'em.

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"HK" wrote in message
. ..


What color Crocs do the real men of Canada wear? :}

Fashion guy that I am, I wouldn't be caught dead in 'em.

Started off with dark brown. Then I came upon a sale at my favourite
boating supply store.
Limited selection in my size (biggest) so I picked turquoise green.
Those turquoise ones took me all the way to the Rendezvous 2007 in the
Muskoka Region of Ontario.

Gotta go
 

Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

What color Crocs do the real men of Canada wear? :}

Fashion guy that I am, I wouldn't be caught dead in 'em.

Started off with dark brown. Then I came upon a sale at my favourite
boating supply store.
Limited selection in my size (biggest) so I picked turquoise green.
Those turquoise ones took me all the way to the Rendezvous 2007 in the
Muskoka Region of Ontario.




Whew! Turqoise! Don't step into any airport men's rooms!

Gotta go
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

What color Crocs do the real men of Canada wear? :}

Fashion guy that I am, I wouldn't be caught dead in 'em.

Started off with dark brown. Then I came upon a sale at my favourite
boating supply store.
Limited selection in my size (biggest) so I picked turquoise green.
Those turquoise ones took me all the way to the Rendezvous 2007 in the
Muskoka Region of Ontario.


Whew! Turqoise! Don't step into any airport men's rooms!

Uh uh! I try to use the Handicapped stall to avoid 'accidents'... or some
horny US Senator.

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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:26:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I was going to head down there yesterday afternoon, but we had a visitor at
the house so I will leave later this morning. I bought a Satellite dish
and a DirecTV receiver, hooked it up at the house and got it activated and
working. Today, I'll install it on the Navigator and will be all set with
it and the excellent WiFi service they have.

Makes the winter almost bearable.

Sounds good except for the winter part. Do you bring Sam Adams along
for company or does he enjoy having exclusive use of your favorite
chair at home?

Gotta go
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:26:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I was going to head down there yesterday afternoon, but we had a visitor
at
the house so I will leave later this morning. I bought a Satellite dish
and a DirecTV receiver, hooked it up at the house and got it activated
and
working. Today, I'll install it on the Navigator and will be all set
with
it and the excellent WiFi service they have.

Makes the winter almost bearable.

Sounds good except for the winter part. Do you bring Sam Adams along
for company or does he enjoy having exclusive use of your favorite
chair at home?


I bring him along once in a while. He enjoys sitting at the pilothouse side
door watching the ducks, swans, seagulls and occasional fish jumping in the
water. I brought one of those furniture moving blankets that I spread out
over the leather couch in the main salon. He claimed that as his bed.

It's much easier to get him on the Navigator than the GB. He's a really
cool dog, but not much of an athlete. At 100+ lbs it's a pain picking him
up to get on the GB. On the Navigator he just steps onto the large,
fiberglass swim platform and then through the transom door onto the cockpit.

Eisboch

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:43:52 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

In one of our former apartments, the tenants wanted satellite, but I
wouldn't allow them to put the dishes on the roof.

So I found an old telephone pole, dug a hole, sunk the pole and the
tenants used that to mount the dishes.

Oddly enough, other's in that neighborhood started doing the same
thing. :)

But I have seen that cement block deal on other installations - it's a
pretty nifty solution.

As long as there is a clear view to the south western sky, you can
mount them just about anywhere.

Prices keep coming down on the servo aimed TracVision systems. I
picked one up from a discount dealer for about $1700 back in June. It
was a relatively easy install and works OK as we swing at anchor or
are underway.

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:35:53 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I have started to wear Crocs on the boat.

I like them for beaching the dinghy, other than that I still prefer
top siders. Old habits die hard.

Gotta go
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:26:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I was going to head down there yesterday afternoon, but we had a visitor
at
the house so I will leave later this morning. I bought a Satellite dish
and a DirecTV receiver, hooked it up at the house and got it activated
and
working. Today, I'll install it on the Navigator and will be all set
with
it and the excellent WiFi service they have.

Makes the winter almost bearable.
Sounds good except for the winter part. Do you bring Sam Adams along
for company or does he enjoy having exclusive use of your favorite
chair at home?


I bring him along once in a while. He enjoys sitting at the pilothouse side
door watching the ducks, swans, seagulls and occasional fish jumping in the
water. I brought one of those furniture moving blankets that I spread out
over the leather couch in the main salon. He claimed that as his bed.

It's much easier to get him on the Navigator than the GB. He's a really
cool dog, but not much of an athlete. At 100+ lbs it's a pain picking him
up to get on the GB. On the Navigator he just steps onto the large,
fiberglass swim platform and then through the transom door onto the cockpit.

Eisboch


I had an older dog with arthritis. He hated being carried on board the
boat, so I had plywood board cut the right size so he could easily walk
on board. I think they actually sell something like this, but it was
easy to have the board cut and then place foam insulation (the kind they
sell to wrap around pipes) on the ends so it would not scratch the
fiberglass.

Gotta go
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:35:53 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I have started to wear Crocs on the boat.

I like them for beaching the dinghy, other than that I still prefer
top siders. Old habits die hard.

Deck shoes do a better job of supportingly the side of the feet and
arches, but my dogs like to jump in and out of the water, and I have to
pick them up to get them back in the boat. The wet hair would soak my
Rockports and after a day they would stink.

Gotta go
 

On Oct 11, 3:26 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
groups.com...
Crocks look so uncomfortable and too gangly, I like a water shoe with
a sneaker like fit. I wear these on my boats, not only comfortable and
warm, but stable if you need to move quickly and not worry about slack
sandals washing off...

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...ductId=2448858...

Check em' out..

When I wear my Crocs (2 pairs) around the house as slippers, I have the
strap forward for easy on & off.
When outside or boating, the strap is moved so it grips the heel,
I haven't had one fall off accidently in about 16 months.

What color Crocs do the real men of Canada wear? :}

....I wouldn't be caught dead in 'em.

Ditto.- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah, I don't think they sell crocks in the mens dept around here;)

Gotta go
 

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:16:30 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

It's much easier to get him on the Navigator than the GB. He's a really
cool dog, but not much of an athlete. At 100+ lbs it's a pain picking him
up to get on the GB. On the Navigator he just steps onto the large,
fiberglass swim platform and then through the transom door onto the cockpit.

Eisboch


I had an older dog with arthritis. He hated being carried on board the
boat, so I had plywood board cut the right size so he could easily walk
on board. I think they actually sell something like this, but it was
easy to have the board cut and then place foam insulation (the kind they
sell to wrap around pipes) on the ends so it would not scratch the
fiberglass.

Over the course of a summer's cruising we've seen a number of
improvised dog boarding systems. They sure do look forward to that
morning trip ashore in the dinghy.

Gotta go
 

On Oct 11, 7:46 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:16:30 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"

wrote:
It's much easier to get him on the Navigator than the GB. He's a really
cool dog, but not much of an athlete. At 100+ lbs it's a pain picking him
up to get on the GB. On the Navigator he just steps onto the large,
fiberglass swim platform and then through the transom door onto the cockpit.

Eisboch

I had an older dog with arthritis. He hated being carried on board the
boat, so I had plywood board cut the right size so he could easily walk
on board. I think they actually sell something like this, but it was
easy to have the board cut and then place foam insulation (the kind they
sell to wrap around pipes) on the ends so it would not scratch the
fiberglass.

Over the course of a summer's cruising we've seen a number of
improvised dog boarding systems. They sure do look forward to that
morning trip ashore in the dinghy.

All I got to say is "fishin'" and my dog is on it... Then we get to
the boat and he lies down. Hates water, will bite you if you try to
get him in. But put it on plane and he is standing right there, havin'
a blast. I often wonder what he makes of circles around the lake.

Gotta go
 

On Oct 11, 6:36 pm, wrote:
On Oct 11, 3:26 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:





"HK" wrote in message

...

Don White wrote:
wrote in message
groups.com...
Crocks look so uncomfortable and too gangly, I like a water shoe with
a sneaker like fit. I wear these on my boats, not only comfortable and
warm, but stable if you need to move quickly and not worry about slack
sandals washing off...

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...ductId=2448858...

Check em' out..

When I wear my Crocs (2 pairs) around the house as slippers, I have the
strap forward for easy on & off.
When outside or boating, the strap is moved so it grips the heel,
I haven't had one fall off accidently in about 16 months.

What color Crocs do the real men of Canada wear? :}

....I wouldn't be caught dead in 'em.

Ditto.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, I don't think they sell crocks in the mens dept around here;)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I wear plain ol' China-mart "Faded Glory" (contrasting story?)
sandals, similar to these:

http://www.global-b2b-network.com/di...82/Sandals.jpg

Don't mind getting them wet, and if I would go over, they're not heavy
and easy to remove if necessary.

Gotta go
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:25:36 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

BTW .... I did this once before when we had the house in Florida. I
wanted
DirecTV service in a hanger that was quite a distance from the main house.
I bought a cheap, portable dish at Radio Shack, tie-rapped it to cement
blocks sitting on the ground behind the hanger and it worked great.

In one of our former apartments, the tenants wanted satellite, but I
wouldn't allow them to put the dishes on the roof.

So I found an old telephone pole, dug a hole, sunk the pole and the
tenants used that to mount the dishes.

Oddly enough, other's in that neighborhood started doing the same
thing. :)

But I have seen that cement block deal on other installations - it's a
pretty nifty solution.


My Dish Network dish is mounted with an under the eves mount. A J shaped
unit.