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redeye
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Initially Posted - 04/28/2010 : 03:54:52

Said Gary:

<< I'm thinking about changing the name of my boat to For Sale. >>

Foots Disease? Back to Power? Just for the fun of it?

I'm down to 4 boats right now. Two work. I'm supposto be lookin for a 16 ft aluminum runabout but I havn't started the looking yet. It is just to much fun to work on the ones I have.

But it is fun to look!

Whatcha thinkin?

Ray in Atlanta, Ga.
"Lee Key" '84 Catalina 25
Standard Rig / Fin Keel

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 04/28/2010 : 20:57:50

I've got a 21' SeaRay with a blown motor and a 25' sailboat that I can't ever find time to sail. Seems like every weekend it's something else.

My problem is I hate working on boats, cars, etc... I just like to use them up and then sit on them forever.

I've been thinking about selling the 25 and getting an 18 or 21' daysailer that I can pull behind my 1/2 ton truck and take to different lakes. Problem with that is I would also like to get another Hobie Cat because I like the speed.

If I was rich I'd like to have a 20'+ powerboat, a 50' houseboat, a Hobie Cat, a C320, and a Gulfstream IV!

Edited by - GaryB on 04/28/2010 20:59:05

OJ
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Response Posted - 04/29/2010 : 03:16:44

A sailing friend's 21 year old son has sailing in his blood now. He answered an ad in New Haven, CT for a person to tend to the family's wide assortment of sailboats and teach the kids the finer points of sailing.

The family now jokes that they'll have two nannies this summer . . . one for the children and one for the boats!

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 04/29/2010 : 11:21:29

I could do that job (the boats). Someone just offer it up! Pllleeeaaasssseee!!!!

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot, I hate working on boats, cars, etc...

Edited by - GaryB on 04/29/2010 11:24:13

delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/29/2010 : 11:46:35

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">If I was rich I'd like to have a 20'+ powerboat, a 50' houseboat, a Hobie Cat, a C320, and a Gulfstream IV! <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I'm with you on the Hobie Cat (or better, a Sol Cat 20'), I've often thought if we lived on a lake I'd spend more time sailing a cat than I would our C-250 simply because they're easy to single hand, and there's nothing like flying a rail. I think my other choice would be an entirely different cat, a Gemini 105-MC. Rita & I contemplated one about a year ago as a retirement boat, but realized we'd have to sell the house to buy it. It's still on my short list though. Small enough to handle easily by a couple, and big enough to live on, and capable of crossing oceans. If you have a bunch of time, read this blog about a Canadian couple who had no idea how to sail, buying a Gemini and heading off around the world in it. [url="http://www.theslapdash.com/"]Slapdash[/url].

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Response Posted - 04/30/2010 : 12:53:22

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">If I was rich I'd like to have a 20'+ powerboat, a 50' houseboat, a Hobie Cat, a C320, and a Gulfstream IV! <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I think my other choice would be an entirely different cat, a Gemini 105-MC. Rita & I contemplated one about a year ago as a retirement boat, but realized we'd have to sell the house to buy it. It's still on my short list though. Small enough to handle easily by a couple, and big enough to live on, and capable of crossing oceans. If you have a bunch of time, read this blog about a Canadian couple who had no idea how to sail, buying a Gemini and heading off around the world in it. [url="http://www.theslapdash.com/"]Slapdash[/url].
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One of these Geminis (a 34 footer) just moved into my canal - I sail past it on my way in & out every time now. I spotted the gentleman who owned it one day and started a conversation. Apparently, he's one of the owners of the company. He sailed one down the East Coast of the US toward Cayman only to wreck it on a submerged obstruction. Two months later, he had a brand new one, and this time hired a captain to bring it down here for him. Oh to have that kind of money!

We now have four good-sized cats on our canal - I have to say though - the Gemini is my least favorite. It just looks so... narrow for a cat. lol - personal preference I suppose!

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