Hey Eisboch....
 

Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/44008.html

Hey Eisboch....
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/44008.html


I am very happy where I am. Bunch of other nuts down here as well as me,
all riding out the storm on their boats. Yesterday I doubled up the lines,
helped a couple of other people move their boats from the front to the more
protected back basin and secured the cockpit furniture.

It's just started raining and the wind is picking up. I am sure we'll lose
power at some point and will have to fire up the genset. Amazingly, the
satellite dish is still locked on.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Nov 3, 6:37 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:objoi3pbmpft85gs75m5b3hcl9qc9m3bd4@4ax .com...

Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/44008.html

I am very happy where I am. Bunch of other nuts down here as well as me,
all riding out the storm on their boats. Yesterday I doubled up the lines,
helped a couple of other people move their boats from the front to the more
protected back basin and secured the cockpit furniture.

It's just started raining and the wind is picking up. I am sure we'll lose
power at some point and will have to fire up the genset. Amazingly, the
satellite dish is still locked on.

Eisboch

Well, you sure went through a lot of work for nuthin'. I hear tell of
a Low Transom Parker gonna' sit out there and fight off the storm;)

Hey Eisboch....
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/44008.html



http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44014

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:31:43 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/44008.html

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44014

Here's the Buzzard's Bay data.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=buzm3

Hell - I'm going fishing.

We'll take Harry's boat. :)

Hey Eisboch....
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:31:43 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/44008.html
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44014

Here's the Buzzard's Bay data.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=buzm3

Hell - I'm going fishing.

We'll take Harry's boat. :)


I think you ought to take Wayne's boat. It's got that high transom and
no "transom-ission," so it ought to do quite well out there.

Hey Eisboch....
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.


Wave height at mouth of our harbour is already 7 feet and the storm 'Noel'
doesn't get here until late this afternoon.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:27:08 -0400, HK wrote:

Hell - I'm going fishing.

We'll take Harry's boat. :)


I think you ought to take Wayne's boat. It's got that high transom and
no "transom-ission," so it ought to do quite well out there.

Better to take Harry's. It would be good training for the submarine
service.

Hey Eisboch....
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.


Wave height at mouth of our harbour is already 7 feet and the storm 'Noel'
doesn't get here until late this afternoon.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258



I am sitting here at the chart table in the pilothouse and the wind is
howling pretty good now.
There's a 46' Bertram convertible beside me and everyonce in a while it
bounces towards me while my boat is moving towards it. It happens fast and
makes me jump when I catch it out of the corner of my eye.

It's amazing. The wind is moving this 40K+ pound boat around like a
toothpick.
Hope all our lines hold.

I also thought I saw snow mixed in with the rain. That's depressing.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:27:08 -0400, HK wrote:

Hell - I'm going fishing.

We'll take Harry's boat. :)

I think you ought to take Wayne's boat. It's got that high transom and
no "transom-ission," so it ought to do quite well out there.

Better to take Harry's. It would be good training for the submarine
service.


I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

Hey Eisboch....
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:27:08 -0400, HK wrote:

Hell - I'm going fishing.

We'll take Harry's boat. :)

I think you ought to take Wayne's boat. It's got that high transom and
no "transom-ission," so it ought to do quite well out there.

Better to take Harry's. It would be good training for the submarine
service.


I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

About as much as your new Parker ... sans engine.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 10:57:24 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I also thought I saw snow mixed in with the rain. That's depressing.

Ohhh yes.

At least we didn't have that here last night, just wind and rain.

It's been almost 5 years since I've seen snow and can't say that I
miss it.

Hey Eisboch....
 

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:27:08 -0400, HK wrote:

Hell - I'm going fishing.

We'll take Harry's boat. :)
I think you ought to take Wayne's boat. It's got that high transom and
no "transom-ission," so it ought to do quite well out there.
Better to take Harry's. It would be good training for the submarine
service.

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

About as much as your new Parker ... sans engine.

Eisboch




Really? How delightful!

I was guessing $10,000, tops. Your estimate is *w-a-y* over that!

Hey Eisboch....
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?


Not me; I just want a giggle.

Hey Eisboch....
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Just watching the bouy data - man, it looks a little steep out your
way.


Wave height at mouth of our harbour is already 7 feet and the storm
'Noel' doesn't get here until late this afternoon.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44258



I am sitting here at the chart table in the pilothouse and the wind is
howling pretty good now.
There's a 46' Bertram convertible beside me and everyonce in a while it
bounces towards me while my boat is moving towards it. It happens fast
and makes me jump when I catch it out of the corner of my eye.

It's amazing. The wind is moving this 40K+ pound boat around like a
toothpick.
Hope all our lines hold.

I also thought I saw snow mixed in with the rain. That's depressing.

Eisboch


That reminds me of the poor sailor who had his wooden vessel tied up
opposite a WW2 Corvette during Juan 4 years ago. The larger steel boat kept
smashing into it until the wooden boat sank near a major sewer outlet.

Hey Eisboch....
 

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:44:54 -0400, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?
I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?

Not me; I just want a giggle.

Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.


Just a bit of humor at the follies of owning too large of a HT boat.

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:40:47 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?
I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?

Not me; I just want a giggle.

Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.


Just a bit of humor at the follies of owning too large of a HT boat.

It's all relative. Larger boats cost a lot to maintain, no secret, it
just comes with the territory. How large is too large? Ours is small
compared to some around here.

Please explain to all of us where the humor is.

Hey Eisboch....
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:40:47 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny
repair?
I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?

Not me; I just want a giggle.

Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having
a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.


Just a bit of humor at the follies of owning too large of a HT boat.

It's all relative. Larger boats cost a lot to maintain, no secret, it
just comes with the territory. How large is too large? Ours is small
compared to some around here.

Please explain to all of us where the humor is.


It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of hours
cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like Harry's and
an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:40:47 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny
repair?
I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?
Not me; I just want a giggle.
Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having
a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.

Just a bit of humor at the follies of owning too large of a HT boat.
It's all relative. Larger boats cost a lot to maintain, no secret, it
just comes with the territory. How large is too large? Ours is small
compared to some around here.

Please explain to all of us where the humor is.


It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of hours
cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like Harry's and
an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

Eisboch




A return on cost analysis for a toy? I think not.

Hey Eisboch....
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Eisboch wrote:

It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of hours
cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like Harry's
and an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

Eisboch


A return on cost analysis for a toy? I think not.



"return" need not be necessarily financial.

I just can't picture Wayne and his wife making yearly trips from Florida to
the northeast in a 20' Parker.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:44:54 -0400, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?


Not me; I just want a giggle.

Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:16:37 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of hours
cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like Harry's and
an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

It would be fairly easy to run the numbers but I have no interest
whatsover in knowing my cost per hour or cost per mile. :-)

That would take some of the fun out of it.

Let the good times roll...

Hey Eisboch....
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:16:37 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of hours
cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like Harry's
and
an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

It would be fairly easy to run the numbers but I have no interest
whatsover in knowing my cost per hour or cost per mile. :-)

That would take some of the fun out of it.

Let the good times roll...

I screwed that up. I didn't mean a financial return. More of a "use"
return.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Eisboch wrote:
It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of hours
cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like Harry's
and an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

Eisboch

A return on cost analysis for a toy? I think not.



"return" need not be necessarily financial.

I just can't picture Wayne and his wife making yearly trips from Florida to
the northeast in a 20' Parker.

Eisboch




I wouldn't want to do that, either. I'd get on a plane at Logan, find my
first-class seat, and watch a movie while spending three hours in a
comfy chair.

In fact, that's what I do when we go to Florida from here, except that
it takes less than three hours. And a few minutes after that, we're he

http://tinyurl.com/2lpurx

Hey Eisboch....
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Eisboch wrote:
It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of
hours cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat like
Harry's and an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are getting a
bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

Eisboch

A return on cost analysis for a toy? I think not.



"return" need not be necessarily financial.

I just can't picture Wayne and his wife making yearly trips from Florida
to the northeast in a 20' Parker.

Eisboch


I wouldn't want to do that, either. I'd get on a plane at Logan, find my
first-class seat, and watch a movie while spending three hours in a comfy
chair.

In fact, that's what I do when we go to Florida from here, except that it
takes less than three hours. And a few minutes after that, we're he

http://tinyurl.com/2lpurx


I know. You've repeated that many times. Others ... like me ... don't
share the same preference. Some of us would rather experience the trip ....
in a boat ... and for that you need a big one.

BIG blast of wind .... whoa! Gotta go check things.

Eisboch

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:38:15 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I screwed that up. I didn't mean a financial return. More of a "use"
return.

I know.

For our purposes nothing less would really do. Our retirement model
that we finally agreed on was to have a house in the south and a boat
north to live on in the summer. We also considered having a home
north but given the relatively short summer season in the northeast,
and the fact that we also wanted to cruise the Bahamas and points
south, a boat made more sense. If operating costs get too high we
could always leave the boat north for the winter but I'd hate to do
that. The trip is always an adventure and it's nice having the boat
docked behind the house ready to go anytime we are.

Hey Eisboch....
 

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.
Who cares?


Not me; I just want a giggle.

How's the tranny holding up on the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat Harry?

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:33:40 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

It would be fairly easy to run the numbers but I have no interest
whatsover in knowing my cost per hour or cost per mile. :-)

That would take some of the fun out of it.

It would take all the fun out of it.

When I had my Contenders, other than fuel usage, I was like you - I
didn't want to know the total operating cost.

If only because I couldn't justify the boats if I did know. :)

However, Mrs. Wave, being the practical Irish lady she is, knew it to
the penny.

~~ mutter ~~

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:05:19 -0400, BAR wrote:

How's the tranny holding up on the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat Harry?

I don't think he'll have any trouble with it.

Hey Eisboch....
 

Waves now at 15.4 feet and building till midnight when the center of the
storm should pass.
I was outside and saw a number of flashes so I'd better power down the
computer and ride out the storm.
Had to rush out to 'The Binnacle' this afternoon to get a manual bilge pump
as a backup for my basement sump pump. I had let my two pumps go with the
Sandpiper 565 when I sold it in August.
Tom might be pleased to know that the pump was manufactured in Bridgeport CT

Hey Eisboch....
 

Don White wrote:
Waves now at 15.4 feet and building till midnight when the center of the
storm should pass.
I was outside and saw a number of flashes so I'd better power down the
computer and ride out the storm.
Had to rush out to 'The Binnacle' this afternoon to get a manual bilge pump
as a backup for my basement sump pump. I had let my two pumps go with the
Sandpiper 565 when I sold it in August.
Tom might be pleased to know that the pump was manufactured in Bridgeport CT



Isn't that interesting. Last time I was in Bridgeport, I drove through
it quickly. I knew quite a few kids from Bridgeport when I was in junior
and senior high.

Owned a house in which I had a battery operated backup sump pump. If the
electric kicked off, two 12V car batteries ran the pump. It proved its
worth at least a half dozen times while we lived in that house.

Hey Eisboch....
 

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.
Who cares?


Not me; I just want a giggle.

*Children* giggle, Krause.

Hey Eisboch....
 

HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:44:54 -0400, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?
I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.
Who cares?

Not me; I just want a giggle.

Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.


Just a bit of humor at the follies of owning too large of a HT boat.

Yet another example of this deranged moron's lack of ownership of a
"lobster boat".

Hey Eisboch....
 

HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..

Eisboch wrote:
It would be interesting to do a return on cost analysis in terms of
hours cruised, hours used or miles traveled on a new, small boat
like Harry's and an almost 30 year old floating RV like the GB(s).

My hunch is that if being on the water is your thing, you are
getting a bigger bang for the buck with the big boats.

Eisboch

A return on cost analysis for a toy? I think not.



"return" need not be necessarily financial.

I just can't picture Wayne and his wife making yearly trips from
Florida to the northeast in a 20' Parker.

Eisboch



I wouldn't want to do that, either. I'd get on a plane at Logan, find my
first-class seat, and watch a movie while spending three hours in a
comfy chair.

In fact, that's what I do when we go to Florida from here, except that
it takes less than three hours. And a few minutes after that, we're he

http://tinyurl.com/2lpurx

His narcissism continues!

Hey Eisboch....
 

BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?

I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap. Who cares?


Not me; I just want a giggle.

How's the tranny holding up on the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat Harry?

crickets as usual...

Hey Eisboch....
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Don White wrote:
Waves now at 15.4 feet and building till midnight when the center of the
storm should pass.
I was outside and saw a number of flashes so I'd better power down the
computer and ride out the storm.
Had to rush out to 'The Binnacle' this afternoon to get a manual bilge
pump as a backup for my basement sump pump. I had let my two pumps go
with the Sandpiper 565 when I sold it in August.
Tom might be pleased to know that the pump was manufactured in Bridgeport
CT



Isn't that interesting. Last time I was in Bridgeport, I drove through it
quickly. I knew quite a few kids from Bridgeport when I was in junior and
senior high.

Owned a house in which I had a battery operated backup sump pump. If the
electric kicked off, two 12V car batteries ran the pump. It proved its
worth at least a half dozen times while we lived in that house.

that would make more sense... who wants to be down in the basement pumping
away for hours in the middle of the night.

BTW.. so far so good.. We may have had a blink or two but the power stayed
on.

As far as the waves at the harbour mouth... still over 26 feet high as we
speak.. but the max was at 0500 hrs this morning with a height of 33.8
feet.
I may run down to Lawrencetown Beach this morning and watch the surfers take
advantage of the conditions.
http://novascotia.com/en/home/funstu...h/default.aspx

Hey Eisboch....
 

Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Don White wrote:
Waves now at 15.4 feet and building till midnight when the center of the
storm should pass.
I was outside and saw a number of flashes so I'd better power down the
computer and ride out the storm.
Had to rush out to 'The Binnacle' this afternoon to get a manual bilge
pump as a backup for my basement sump pump. I had let my two pumps go
with the Sandpiper 565 when I sold it in August.
Tom might be pleased to know that the pump was manufactured in Bridgeport
CT


Isn't that interesting. Last time I was in Bridgeport, I drove through it
quickly. I knew quite a few kids from Bridgeport when I was in junior and
senior high.

Owned a house in which I had a battery operated backup sump pump. If the
electric kicked off, two 12V car batteries ran the pump. It proved its
worth at least a half dozen times while we lived in that house.

that would make more sense... who wants to be down in the basement pumping
away for hours in the middle of the night.

BTW.. so far so good.. We may have had a blink or two but the power stayed
on.

As far as the waves at the harbour mouth... still over 26 feet high as we
speak.. but the max was at 0500 hrs this morning with a height of 33.8
feet.
I may run down to Lawrencetown Beach this morning and watch the surfers take
advantage of the conditions.
http://novascotia.com/en/home/funstu...h/default.aspx




Take some photos. I haven't seen 26' waves since Skipper, Dan, and Bert
Robbins swirled around the toilet bowl on their way to the septic tank.

Hey Eisboch....
 

"HK" wrote in message
...


Take some photos. I haven't seen 26' waves since Skipper, Dan, and Bert
Robbins swirled around the toilet bowl on their way to the septic tank.


They must recycle sewage effluent south of the border. Dan's still here (or
at least his evil twin Freddie) and now Burpie is back... or is that Bertie?
If Skipper shows up we may have to invite some 'ole time religion' to
counteract all the negativity.

Hey Eisboch....
 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:40:47 -0400, HK wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:44:54 -0400, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0400, HK wrote:

I need a giggle...how much is it going to cost for that tranny repair?
I honestly don't know but it won't be cheap.

Who cares?

Not me; I just want a giggle.

Harry, why would you want to giggle at the misfortune of someone having a
high repair bill? That makes little sense.


Just a bit of humor at the follies of owning too large of a HT boat.

What is the folly? To someone with a 14' jon boat, your Parker is too
large. Would they be right in laughing at a huge repair bill you may have?

There's something strange about your attitude.