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Secular Humoresque[_2_]

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On 10/22/10 4:35 PM, jps wrote:
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:24:45 -0400, "Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD"
wrote:

On 10/22/10 3:53 PM, Harry® wrote:
"Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, wrote in message ...
On 10/22/10 9:08 AM, Harry® wrote:
"Secular wrote in message ...
In articleUo6dnVBDeIQYYV3RnZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d@earthlink .com,
says...

On 10/21/10 10:16 PM, jps wrote:
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:30 -0400, Secular humorist
wrote:

Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to
watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I
hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi
displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water.

Okay, a little more detail please. OAL, engines. Sounds like you
moved up to a man sized boat! Semi-displacement means you can still
get up on a plane, eh? Didn't go for the 8 kt trawler.

Okay...but don't ask for many more details, else the trolls will jump
aboard. The boat is 37' LOA, and the diesels are Volvos, 250 hp each. In
theory, she will do 20-23+ knots, but I don't really know, since the
engines have not nearly completed break-in. We were running at 9 to 14
knots, mostly, varying the RPMs a lot.

We actually hit 2-3 footers on the way to Deale. No biggie out on the
ocean, but around here, that usually means a pretty stuff chop.

The hired skipper backed her right into the slip perfectly the first
time and probably could have done it blindfolded. He pulled out and I
backed in askew three times, but didn't whack anything. I was too
occupied to try it with the bow thruster. My BP these days hovers around
116/68...I know it was a lot higher later today. :)

Why would anybody want a slow trawler, a floating RV as it were?

A skilled seaman like Wayne might take advantage of long range cruising capabilities to actually go places. Krause, on the other hand............. Well lets just say his marina has a new dock queen.

do you honestly believe someone who didn't use his LTP for the last
year, really purchased a new 37' boat?

--
Dr. Karen Grear
For a good time contact a bricklayer.
Bricklayers do it longer and harder.

Let's just play along for a while.

Look I am doing my best to get Harry over his rec.boats obsession. You
are not helping.

The next option is ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy). I am so ****ed off
at the basement dweller, that I am ready to just plug him into the 220
Volt line and wish for the best.

I can't imagine him being any worse than he is now. Talk about a waste,
290 lbs of blubber and going senile.

You're insanely jealous and can't stand that your resources don't
measure up. Drives ya nuts, obviously. Or something does.

Why not focus your energies on being a productive volunteer or maybe
sell some cutco knives or Kirby vacuums door-to-door?

No telling what you might be able to create with enough effort. Sure
as hell is wasted here.

I know, and I only spend about 5% of the time you, Donnie and Harry send
here. Can you imagine if the 3 of you actually did something besides
post 24/7 in rec.boats

Then I could get out of the basement, right baby? And Don could finally
finish painting the house. Too bad his worthless son wouldn't help.