"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60



I goes without saying that the current issue is fuel costs. Everyone
has a limit to what they are willing to pay for recreational enjoyment.

We had friends visiting today from Germany and we got on the subject of
boats, cars, the high cost of fuel and how it was affecting our respective
countries. He told me that in Germany, people scoff at us Americans
complaining about our 4 buck a gallon fuel. They are paying well over
$9/gallon (equivalent in liters).

The unemployment rate in Germany also remains very high .... over 10
percent.

He is seriously considering relocating to the USA.

Eisboch


I think some of the blame for boat biz decline can be placed on the housing
mortgage debacle. If your home is in foreclosure you probably won't be
buying a yacht.

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:21:48 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:42:34 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03:32 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60

Um...no?

That was strictly the work of Ted Kennedy, et.al. - I remember it
well.

Who was president?

Who initiated the legislation? Who sponsored the bill? Who passed it
with a veto proof majority?

Hmmmm?

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03:32 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60

Um...no?

That was strictly the work of Ted Kennedy, et.al. - I remember it
well.


What we have now is a Dubya-Dick "luxury tax," part and parcel of an
administration too busy to promote sensible energy policies because the
ones we have now make their buddies rich.

On Aug 17, 6:45*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message

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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
e.com...

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...1430F930A35752....

I goes without saying that the current issue is fuel costs. * *Everyone
has a limit to what they are willing to pay for recreational enjoyment.

We had friends visiting today from Germany and we got on the subject of
boats, cars, the high cost of fuel and how it was affecting our respective
countries. * He told me that in Germany, people scoff at us Americans
complaining about our 4 buck a gallon fuel. * They are paying well over
$9/gallon *(equivalent in liters).

The unemployment rate in Germany also remains very high .... over 10
percent.

He is seriously considering relocating to the USA.

Eisboch

I think some of the blame for boat biz decline can be placed on the housing
mortgage debacle. *If your home is in foreclosure you probably won't be
buying a yacht.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Or, you bought a yacht, and now your home is in forclosure.

Hopefully Gene will get sick of your trolls soon enough, this is
getting rediculous.. You have been trolling all night...

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:10:35 -0400, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03:32 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60

Um...no?

That was strictly the work of Ted Kennedy, et.al. - I remember it
well.


What we have now is a Dubya-Dick "luxury tax," part and parcel of an
administration too busy to promote sensible energy policies because the
ones we have now make their buddies rich.

On Aug 17, 6:28*am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

That's a shame to lose that many people, but Then again, I don't think
that Hat. caters to "common folks", or that's the way I see it. Do
they actually make craft for less than $100,000.00?

I know I couldn't afford to buy a new one.

Sure you can.

The only reason you don't is because you can't find one for $1,200 and
tow it behind a 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. *:)

Hey, if you could find a new Hatteras for $1200.00 , you'd buy it too!

(Then throw the Olds on the fore deck )

On Aug 17, 9:15*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Aug 17, 6:28 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

That's a shame to lose that many people, but Then again, I don't think
that Hat. caters to "common folks", or that's the way I see it. Do
they actually make craft for less than $100,000.00?

I know I couldn't afford to buy a new one.

Sure you can.

The only reason you don't is because you can't find one for $1,200 and
tow it behind a 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. *:)

Yes. Quite a shame I can't find a Vista Cruiser *sniff* *So I have to
settle on a 1990 Colony Park wagon

http://aswoa.com/main/wp-content/upl...that_came_back...

Someone had a big Vista Cruiser wagon in our local car show last month.
If I had known you were a fan, I would have taken a pic or two. ;-)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I love wagons, Don. I grew up in one of these '60 Plymouth with 383
auto

http://www.lastsummer.com/wagon/aply.jpg

On Aug 17, 11:04*pm, Tim wrote:
On Aug 17, 9:15*am, "Don White" wrote:





"Tim" wrote in message

....

On Aug 17, 6:28 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

That's a shame to lose that many people, but Then again, I don't think
that Hat. caters to "common folks", or that's the way I see it. Do
they actually make craft for less than $100,000.00?

I know I couldn't afford to buy a new one.

Sure you can.

The only reason you don't is because you can't find one for $1,200 and
tow it behind a 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. *:)

Yes. Quite a shame I can't find a Vista Cruiser *sniff* *So I have to
settle on a 1990 Colony Park wagon

http://aswoa.com/main/wp-content/upl...that_came_back....

Someone had a big Vista Cruiser wagon in our local car show last month.
If I had known you were a fan, I would have taken a pic or two. ;-)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I love wagons, Don. I grew up in one of these '60 Plymouth with 383
auto

http://www.lastsummer.com/wagon/aply.jpg- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Then dad got one of these. '66 woth 389 4-v carb Now were movin'!

http://www.vintagedreamcars.com/Copy...20DSC07278.JPG

"hk" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03:32 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60

Um...no?

That was strictly the work of Ted Kennedy, et.al. - I remember it
well.


What we have now is a Dubya-Dick "luxury tax," part and parcel of an
administration too busy to promote sensible energy policies because the
ones we have now make their buddies rich.

Your comment is not only off topic for this discussion, it makes no sense at
all. However this is typical of your posting behavior; and, apparently Gene
hasn't figured out the appropriate way to filter you yet, but he will. :-)

RMR wrote:
Hopefully Gene will get sick of your trolls soon enough, this is
getting rediculous.. You have been trolling all night...

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:10:35 -0400, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03:32 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60
Um...no?

That was strictly the work of Ted Kennedy, et.al. - I remember it
well.

What we have now is a Dubya-Dick "luxury tax," part and parcel of an
administration too busy to promote sensible energy policies because the
ones we have now make their buddies rich.



If you are too busy helping your super rich friends make money off
artificially high oil prices, you don't have much time to develop a
national energy policy that makes sense for those who are not super rich.

Think about it.