On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:55:52 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

On 6/17/12 11:18 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:30:38 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Also, if planning to
"live aboard" in a northern clime, the average old cruiser like this Sea
Ray really sucks.

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Living aboard in a northern clime really sucks regardless of the boat
except for the 3 or 4 months of decent weather in the summer. One of
our lessons learned from taking the boat north is to not arrive in
New England before mid-June and to be back in the Chesapeake headed
south by mid to late September.



We always enjoyed pretty good boating weather in Connecticut from May
through about the middle of October, five to five and a half months,
"mileage" varying. One of my school chums who was a competitive small
sailboat racer used to get started with practice in April.

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We used to start practicing in April also since the first weekend of
racing was typically the American Yacht Club Spring Series in Rye, NY
beginning first weekend in May. The weather was always very
inconsistent however, ranging from near gale force winds and rain to
sunny flat calms, and decidedly on the cool side at night.

On 6/17/2012 11:55 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 6/17/12 11:18 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:30:38 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Also, if planning to
"live aboard" in a northern clime, the average old cruiser like this Sea
Ray really sucks.

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Living aboard in a northern clime really sucks regardless of the boat
except for the 3 or 4 months of decent weather in the summer. One of
our lessons learned from taking the boat north is to not arrive in
New England before mid-June and to be back in the Chesapeake headed
south by mid to late September.



We always enjoyed pretty good boating weather in Connecticut from May
through about the middle of October, five to five and a half months,
"mileage" varying. One of my school chums who was a competitive small
sailboat racer used to get started with practice in April.

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day. You need to venture much
further South if you wish to enjoy boating 6 to 8 months out of the
year. I am astonished by the number of you Yanks that waste so much of
your liquid and perhaps not so liquid assets on boating. They should
teach economics in college.

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 6/17/12 11:20 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:55:57 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

nothing on the boat is broken.

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Have you looked behind the wheel?


Yeah, the wheel is attached to a beautiful wood cabinet. The cabinet has
access doors so the electronics can be accessed.

That would be in front of the wheel, idiot.

On 6/17/2012 12:31 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
In articleUuednR4JlrWrYEDSnZ2dnUVZ_rCdnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 6/17/12 11:20 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:55:57 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

nothing on the boat is broken.

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Have you looked behind the wheel?


Yeah, the wheel is attached to a beautiful wood cabinet. The cabinet has
access doors so the electronics can be accessed.

That would be in front of the wheel, idiot.

He wouldn't know what to look for.

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:18:10 -0400, Oscar wrote:

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day.

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Some of the best boating I've ever done was on Long Island Sound in
Septermber and October but you can't depend on it - great weather
one day and driving, wind driven rain the next.

On 6/18/12 2:07 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:18:10 -0400, Oscar wrote:

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day.

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Some of the best boating I've ever done was on Long Island Sound in
Septermber and October but you can't depend on it - great weather
one day and driving, wind driven rain the next.


Isn't Oscar the boating "expert" who can't get his dinghy to plane?

On Jun 18, 7:16*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 6/18/12 2:07 AM, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:18:10 -0400, Oscar wrote:

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day.

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Some of the best boating I've ever done was on Long Island Sound in
Septermber and October but you can't depend on it *- *great weather
one day and driving, wind driven rain the next.

Isn't Oscar the boating "expert" who can't get his dinghy to plane?

SNERK!

On 6/18/2012 7:43 AM, North Star wrote:
On Jun 18, 7:16 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 6/18/12 2:07 AM, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:18:10 -0400, wrote:

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day.

===

Some of the best boating I've ever done was on Long Island Sound in
Septermber and October but you can't depend on it - great weather
one day and driving, wind driven rain the next.

Isn't Oscar the boating "expert" who can't get his dinghy to plane?

SNERK!

Snerks from the beer can miniature fleet.

On 6/18/2012 6:16 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 6/18/12 2:07 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:18:10 -0400, Oscar wrote:

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day.

===

Some of the best boating I've ever done was on Long Island Sound in
Septermber and October but you can't depend on it - great weather
one day and driving, wind driven rain the next.


Isn't Oscar the boating "expert" who can't get his dinghy to plane?

One in the same. Didn't say I needed it to plane. I did/do have some
concerns that are in the process of being resolved.

If I ever need advice on who to go to to get a cheap shrinkwrap job, I
might solicit your advice. Otherwise, you know squat about boating.

On Jun 18, 9:56*am, Oscar wrote:
On 6/18/2012 7:43 AM, North Star wrote:





On Jun 18, 7:16 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com *wrote:
On 6/18/12 2:07 AM, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:18:10 -0400, *wrote:

You're not likely to get consistently good boating weather until the 4th
of July and it's on its last legs by labor day.

===

Some of the best boating I've ever done was on Long Island Sound in
Septermber and October but you can't depend on it *- *great weather
one day and driving, wind driven rain the next.

Isn't Oscar the boating "expert" who can't get his dinghy to plane?

SNERK!

Snerks from the beer can miniature fleet.

At least I know what it takes to 'plane' my boats. ~~ SNERK ~~