Boaters are nuts

We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.


Have you ever seen any bikini babes hang out at the local airport?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Jay Honeck schrieb:


For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

My guess is that he already has the Citation (plus many other toys).

#m
--
I am not a terrorist http://www.casualdisobedience.com/

Yes, but Jay, the boater can shut down his engine(s) while away from shore.
We can't.
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Jul 9, 9:44 am, Thomas Borchert
wrote:
Jay,

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.

Have you ever seen any bikini babes hang out at the local airport?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Does being in the pattern at Le Touqet or Quiberon count?

-Kees

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.

Musta been retired Navy.

--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

wrote in message
ps.com...
On Jul 9, 9:44 am, Thomas Borchert
wrote:
Jay,

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.

Have you ever seen any bikini babes hang out at the local airport?

Quite. Babe magnet!

Analogously speaking, it's like the guy with the Turbo Carerra or some such:
ever see anyone with a really expensive sports car who didn't drive like
crap?

Analogously speaking, it's like the guy with the Turbo Carerra or some
such:
ever see anyone with a really expensive sports car who didn't drive like
crap?


Actually, yes, plenty of them.

BTW, most are far more expensive than a Porsche.

Peter

Hehe..

Seen this many times..

Ours is not a "Dock Queen" ... lotsa "nautical" miles under it's
keel...

Have faith... some of us are not very "green"

......burning av and marine gas WAY out of proportion to what we
should be..

VRRRROOOOOOOM!

Dave


On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:39:25 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:

We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
We spent the Fourth of July with friends who keep a yacht on Lake
Michigan. It gets 1 mile per gallon, carries several hundred gallons
of fuel, and is worth almost $400K.

We were sitting at the dock, sipping a cold one, and my friend pointed
out that most of the boats never, EVER leave the dock. One in
particular -- a VERY sleek job that looked like it was going 100 mph
standing still, but was still a cabin-class yacht -- had just been
purchased for $1.7 million dollars this past spring.

The new owners had a zillion wet towels hanging from the railings to
dry, so it looked like crap. My buddy said he's never seen it leave
dock.

For $1.7 million, that guy could have bought himself a nice used
Citation, and paid a pilot to fly him anywhere in the world for the
next five years. He could have actually gone places and seen things,
but instead he gets pickled every weekend aboard a floating bar that
never sails.

Meanwhile, people think flying is expensive. I guess I'll never
understand some people.
--
Perhaps, he's out riding around in his new jet.

Most of the really expensive boats and homes are used a couple of times a
year--and sometimes briefly at that--athough 1.7 million is admittedly near
the low end of that price range.

Peter