On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

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Don't forget gas prices...

On Dec 11, 6:18�am, wrote:
On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"





wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK �wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. �Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don't forget gas prices...- Hide quoted text -

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Phooey on gas prices.

People have been predicting that gas prices would put an end to
boating ever since they first rose to 50-cents a gallon.

Anybody who can realistically afford to own a boat should be able to
afford to fuel it. The era of the twin 460 cid gasoline V8's powering
a 25,000 pound boat is probably over, but I think most folks who say
they are getting out of boating due to fuel prices are simply looking
for an excuse. There are a lot of ways to enjoy boating without
burning $250 an hour in fuel, especially when discussing sailboats.

Fuel prices may change how we boat, and may deter people who actually
think fuel is one of the larger budget considerations from taking up
the pastime- but fuel prices are unlikely to drive many enthusiastic
boaters away from the hobby. At least, IMO.

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Phooey on gas prices.

People have been predicting that gas prices would put an end to
boating ever since they first rose to 50-cents a gallon.

Anybody who can realistically afford to own a boat should be able to
afford to fuel it. The era of the twin 460 cid gasoline V8's powering
a 25,000 pound boat is probably over, but I think most folks who say
they are getting out of boating due to fuel prices are simply looking
for an excuse. There are a lot of ways to enjoy boating without
burning $250 an hour in fuel, especially when discussing sailboats.

Fuel prices may change how we boat, and may deter people who actually
think fuel is one of the larger budget considerations from taking up
the pastime- but fuel prices are unlikely to drive many enthusiastic
boaters away from the hobby. At least, IMO.

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I have no complaints about fuel prices if we keep the GB for a while.
Unless I take it south, I'll probably spend more on fuel for my JD tractor
over the next couple of years.

Eisboch