And it shows.
And it shows.
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
Having owned an 18' ski boat, a 24' with a cuddy cabin, and another 24' with a cuddy cabin and a flying bridge, I definitely caught a major case of "one foot-itis" where each successive boat was bigger than the one before it.Originally Posted by K9CCH
But as you see, I used the word "owned" (past tense) because the two happiest days in a boater's life are the day you buy the boat and the day you sell it!
Good luck. I am sure you will figure this all out for yourself... eventually.
Scott - NØIU
President - National Sarcasm Society
"Like we need your support!"
Ho Ho Hee Hee Ha HaAnd it shows.
Why,driving into a brick wall at 60 miles per hour, would I expect it not to hurt!
Walk and Talk like a Canajun!!
The term I've heard used by a couple of people I know who used to own larger pleasure craft was "floating money pits" ............
Why,driving into a brick wall at 60 miles per hour, would I expect it not to hurt!
Walk and Talk like a Canajun!!
Owned three boats.
A large flat bottomed canoe for YEARS, never should have sold it. Alumacraft with the squared end to mount a small motor. Picked up a 50's Evinrude Ducktwin 3HP folding portable motor at a garage sale, and had so much fun goofing off, camping and fishing. I think I had the combo for about 15 years.
Sunfish sailboat. Got it for free from a buddy who bought a house and it was left in the garage. Never got really good with it, probably used it 30 times.
Pontoon boat party barge. Overpowered with twin outboards and an outrageous audio system. I quit running lakes and got into river boating. Had it for about 6 years.
I occasionally rent boats now, but I'd really like a small boat with a motor, like that canoe. :)
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
The Coast Guard always wins.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
Sometimes the weather does.
Jim
The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"...but I'd really like a small boat with a motor, like that canoe.
I remember WA2V (SK) Jack's john boat with a 10hp motor, one of those things you'd mix cement in if it didn't have seats. We had so much fun lake fishing with it, more fun running a few minutes until the magneto got hot and quit, fish, run, fish, run... and then came the Van Heusen Man at Round Valley. We found a not so crowded spot to beach it and unload, last was the motor that didn't want to come loose. Since I was looking the other way I didn't notice the boat slid off the sand and drifted out into the lake, when the motor finally came loose I nearly fell over backward. To avoid landing on my back with the motor on top of me I staggered forward, right off and into the lake still holding the motor. I looked around, saw which way to go and walked up onto the beach motor in hand like the guy in the commercial, up the hill and dropped the motor in the back of the truck. Yep, everybody was watching and wondering, some looking around for the camera. Are they filming another Van Heusen commercial or are we on Candid Camera? I guess they figured it out when I swam out to retrieve the boat, just another drunken idiot.
"The Coast Guard always wins."
Not always, like any cops many times they lose. Cops have cars in the area so for them not as frequently, the USCG has a very different "plan of attack". With all the false distress calls and captains venting on the radio they're reluctant to respond to anything but a confirmed distress situation where coordinates are known. Most of the time Station Delaware Bay that controls the coast from Philadelphia to near Sandy Hook will broadcast a pan pan (pron. pon pon) the level between securitay and mayday giving the approximate location concluding with "Mariners transiting the area keep a sharp lookout and report all sightings..." If they have a boat in the water they'll take their time getting to kayaks or jet skis being a pain in the ass, but usually the situation is resolved before they get there, nobody around.
They do have a wicked sense of humor, one of the funniest things came over the radio after a successful SAR that started with something incredibly stupid that got them rather annoyed. The ground units stopped off at a local pizza joint but with nowhere to land the helicopter crew couldn't join them. "If you order another pizza I'll lower the Stokes basket to pick it up." That's when the radio erupted with laughter. Like I said before, during the summer Benny Season marine channels are fun listening when the Coast Guard goes fishing.
"Sometimes the weather does."
Not where the USCG is concerned, I've seen videos (they always shoot video) of their boats taking on heavy seas that would scare the shit out of Poseidon. Hi RRRAAALLLPH. What's up Chuck? <barf>
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
Station powered by atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
When you come on in a Van Heusen shirt the rest come off like a bunch of stiffs.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
The only reason that we're buying it is because its a 19' Cajun center console bay boat with a Johnson 130 on the back. We're buying it for $1800, but once we get it cleaned up and running it will be worth about $8K. My dad knows how to rebuild the engine, so thats the only reason we are buying it. It hasn't ran in 2 years since the owner died. Aside from a little green stuff and some leaves inside, it just needs to be cleaned up and given a little TLC.
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