Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:53:09 -0400, Eisboch penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

"hk" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Aug 17, 10:26 am, hk wrote:
Around here we consider an oyster boat carrying a 6-pack of Bud to be
a yacht. The demise of rich peoples boats will have no affect on me.



In reality, it isn't the boats that matter; it is the loss of more
industrial jobs.
The job losses are unfortunate. But weren't you also questioning the
justification of big, high fuel usage boats recently? Weren't you in favor
of a big tax on use and/or ownership of larger boats because they used more
fuel than you thought reasonable? Seems to me that your own bias leads to
job losses as well.

You can't have it both ways.

Eisboch


The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60



Congress voted to repeal the boat luxury tax and twice former
President GHWB, who was a recreational boating enthusiast, vetoed
the repeal.

On Aug 18, 8:46 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Aug 17, 11:04 pm, Tim wrote:



On Aug 17, 9:15 am, "Don White" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message

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On Aug 17, 6:28 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

That's a shame to lose that many people, but Then again, I don't
think
that Hat. caters to "common folks", or that's the way I see it. Do
they actually make craft for less than $100,000.00?

I know I couldn't afford to buy a new one.

Sure you can.

The only reason you don't is because you can't find one for $1,200
and
tow it behind a 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. :)

Yes. Quite a shame I can't find a Vista Cruiser *sniff* So I have to
settle on a 1990 Colony Park wagon

http://aswoa.com/main/wp-content/upl...that_came_back...

Someone had a big Vista Cruiser wagon in our local car show last month.
If I had known you were a fan, I would have taken a pic or two. ;-)-
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I love wagons, Don. I grew up in one of these '60 Plymouth with 383
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Then dad got one of these. '66 woth 389 4-v carb Now were movin'!

http://www.vintagedreamcars.com/Copy...20DSC07278.JPG

I had a '63 Pontiac Bonneville 4 door sedan. It was getting old (cars aged
fast here before proper rustproofing) but it sure did ride nice.

I myself have owned these (not my pics)

'83 Buick Estate Wagon:
http://www.productioncars.com/send_f...wagon_1990.jpg

'87 Chevy Celebrity Wagon
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...lebrity-14.jpg

now the '90 grand Marquis wagon:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Park-wagon.jpg

But what I'd really like is one of these:
Early '70s Buick. Now, this would pull the cuddie with class! ?;^)

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG