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Date:         Sat, 2 Apr 2011 16:09:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: friday question(s)
Comments: To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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yes.. and what is the fuel burn per hour on that boat ?

I don't think people realize that a good fill-up , on say a 40 foot power boat .. can be many hundreds , even thousands of dollars.

a guy I know on one of these lists was telling me about buying a fishing boat in Alaska.. pretty good size one .. A full load of fuel for it costs $ 75,000.

so sure ..more power is fun in power boats..but they can sure suck up the fuel quickly. and expensively, unlike vanagons if you do it wisely.

----- Original Message ----- From: "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 3:54 PM Subject: Re: friday question(s)

> Very funny, and I'm sorry, I know I'm straying into Saturday on a Friday > topic. For me it was power boats, and while I know it goes against the > grain of most Vanagon owners, but IMHO, when it cam to engine size, the > bigger the better. I never could afford one like this, but I was lucky > enough back in the 80's to be friends with a guy who owned a 31' Chris > Craft Scorpion. It had twin 420 hp Mercruisers and would do 88-90mph, > which on water feels like you are riding in a missile. But while boats > never did any damage to my marriage, Vanagons have come close! Jeff > > > > Jeff Stewart > > > ----- "Jeff Schwaia" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > BTDT... had a Cal 27 for quite a few years. You shouldn't assume (you know > the rest of that saying). > > Long distance sailing is a great way to ruin relationships though. I've > known three couples who were very happily married before they set off on > long voyages (6+ months). All three of them had the same result... the > wife > got off and flew home. > > I wonder how many long distance Westfalia trips have ended that way? It's > kind of the same circumstance. You're cooped up with the same person in a > small space for weeks on end. I guess the big difference is that you can > get out of the Westy, take a walk, talk to some other folks, etc. > > Happy Sailing, > > Jeff > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Roland > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 9:49 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: friday question(s) > > Dear Jeff, > > I wish for you to some day understand Sailing. > > (Hint: its not about the money) > > Roland > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A hole in the water you throw money into? Sounds about right... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jeff >>


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