Re: [bolger] Re: Charley Frances photos

> There's a very similar saying: "There are two happy days in the life
> of a boatowner: the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it."
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> So if you build your boat instead of buying it, does that mean your
> boatowning happiness is halved? I'd like to think it means that
> instead of just a day's happiness at the beginning, the feeling is
> extended over how many weeks, months or years it takes to build it.

Speaking from recent experience, I'd say there's probably three
distinct times.

1) When you start the project
2) When you finish the project (launching day)
3) When you start the next project

In the meantime I keep accumulating baots.............

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There's a very similar saying: "There are two happy days in the life
of a boatowner: the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it."

So if you build your boat instead of buying it, does that mean your
boatowning happiness is halved? I'd like to think it means that
instead of just a day's happiness at the beginning, the feeling is
extended over how many weeks, months or years it takes to build it.

Howard

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Will Samson" <willsamson@y...> wrote:

>I think it was Paul Theroux who said that there's no relief like the
>relief of selling your yacht.

There was some discussion at Sailing Anarchy about boats that were
obviously not prepared for hurricane in any way - sails left on,
dock lines and anchors not reinforced. Cynics suggested that there
are some who find it convenient to sell their boats to the insurance
company in this way.

Peter

Only 'some'? I think it was Paul Theroux who said that there's no relief like the relief of selling your yacht.

Go figure . . .

Bill

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> Roller furlers don't seem to do too well. I am surprised by
> the number of boats with sails still on.

Roller furlers don't seem to do too well. I am surprised by the number
of boats with sails still on. The covered mains seem to fair a lot
better than the furlers. That must be something to see one open up at
100+ MPH!

Very distressing. Apparently it's a characteristic of hurricanes
that, after they've gone, the weather is always calm and sunny. The
irony of this must make people's loss doubly difficult to bear.

Although I live on a different continent in a different hemisphere,
the photos show canals, vegetation, houses and boats just like those
in much of my city. We are supposed to be out of the hurricane zone
(we call them cyclones) but there's no guarantee.

We've just had six months of drought, too, with very likely more to
come.

Howard

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, hal <hal@c...> wrote:

> Check it out. Sobering.
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>http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/charley_frances_photos.asp
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> hal, in hurricane free but drought ridden northern Utah.

Check it out. Sobering.

http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/charley_frances_photos.asp

hal, in hurricane free but drought ridden northern Utah.