Anyone got a boat?

“heh.. roads closed right and left from flooding here.. had to detour like 20 miles just to get to work cos the forked deer river is overflowing all bridges and all roads..”

“school closings.. possible plant closings.. not supposed to quit raining until sometime tonight..

nothing like west tennessee bottomland, ehh?”

“TD, I can”

“TD, I can”

“TD, I can't remember the last time we had this much rain.”

“WTF? I didn't submit three posts.”

“stu stu stu stutter r r ing

ch ch ch chili36!”

“heh.. did too!.. I see them!”

“Don't forget yer rubbers...”

“You know what?.. Can you imagine if all this precip had been SNOW and ICE?”

“rad,,it's all the,,the,,the,,fu,,fuu,,,,fff,,,,fk,,,f*****g rain, that is making me st,,stt,,,stutt,,,stutter.”

“It'd be 5 ft. deep!



Right-O, Gojo... As my Grandaddy always said, "Wap dat wascal!"”

“LOL!!!!”

“Lucky Tennessee boaters...
You all need to pick up a whitewater kayak and start looking at cloudy skies with a big smile on your face! I've got a buddy that just moved out there for paddling, and I might have to follow him - especially after my trip this weekend - first day of December, hopping into my boat 20 miles west of Vail, forecast is for snow and lots of it. Should be interesting...
Anyways, I hope nothing bad comes out of all this rain - I know every boater out there must be walking around with a sh!t-eating grin on his/her face, lucky dogs...”

“Is this November weather for you?”

“someone has offered me a free boat. here is what he has said about it.

"I have an Old Sunfish for the taking
Hull is in good shape with new inspection port
Old Style Rudder and Centerboard
Blades have new Varnished, Rudder is un assembled
I have the mast, but it is missing the sail and booms
"

so anyone that knows anything about sail boats, please help me!!!
is it worth it? it's free from a friend of a friend.”

“i'll take it”

“Without the sail and the booms, it's an expensive-to-maintain hole in the water. Find out how much those will cost before you take the "free boat".”

“Sunfish is a class racing boat. No that does not mean it is fast, but there are races where you must use a sunfish.

What does this mean ?

It means there are thousands of them and therefore all parts are readily available.

Rudder assembly is either screws (no not Brad Pitt) or bolts to hold it together, possibly glue, not rocket science.

Boom set $277
A new sail about $260
(Torresen Marine, Inc.
3003 Lake Shore Drive - Muskegon, Michigan 49441 - 231-759-8596 - 231-755-1522 (FAX)

Together they are about 1/2 what a used Sunfish would cost.

But as Sunfish are so common you can probably get the parts on E-bay cheaper.”

“this is what he said.

"New parts:
BOOM SET, SUNFISH, UPPER AND LOWER $277.25
SAIL, SUNFISH, MIST (many different types) $261.00
(typical price)"

but i could always find used (other then the sail I would want new)

soooooo...do I give treebeard another reason to devorice me for bringing another boat home?

ps, I live on an Island (nogh said)
LOL”

“They're a lot of fun as long as the wind keeps blowing.”

“ditto what manuka said


Also, my experience in sailing any part of the Tennessee River has not been too great.

There is some decent sailing at Pickwick, but I haven't heard many good things about Kentucky Lake.

Anything outside of a mile or so from the dam involves a lot of current, even as summer pool.

There aren't many lakes in Middle or West TN that will support sailing.

If I were still on the coast, I would tell you to take the boat and lend it to me for most of the year.”

“Up our way, near Guntersville, there is a large marina that appears to be dedicated to sailcraft. There are some pretty big ones parked there, so I guess there's good sailing on Guntersville Lake.”

“ok so nw you all need to help me tell tree
ok?

hehe so cool, im getting a sail boat!
hey look at it this way, I was going to start to build a new kayak, so now I will just start on a sail boat!”

“I already told him.”

“How you gonna get it to and from the water?

I have many holes in the water I pour money into.”

“wow - Serious flashback to 1966, LOL”

“ E-BAY at NJ shore current bid $305

4 days to go.
But reading the fine print, some small repairs needed.”

“LOL you geeks

will carry on top of car (unless my car thinks other wise)
still need to get things for it. but hey it's free!
so I spend the next couple of seasons on it, have it ready by next summer. Im in no rush!”

“hmmm I think this sail boat might be in better shape then that one.
so if peeps are willing to pay $305 for a crappy boat, then i might have a good deal going”

“Take it and sell it on Ebay. lol!”

“LOL

umm NO”

“Just remember the sailboat will weigh much more than the kayak.”

“Maple, are you out of your f_cking mind?”

“Treebeard has been listening to his old Cheech and Chong albums again.”

“(Ring, Ring)

TB: Mr Swearingan?

AS: Yeah? What the f_ck do you want?

TB: I have a candidate for the pigs.

AS: And what's in this for me?

TB: A free boat. And then you can feed her ass to the pigs

AS: Done!”

“ut-oh!”

“Miss Mapleleaf if Treebeard divorce you, I take you and boat.

Please to post picture of boat.”

“LOL OIW, your on

im sorry, did you just say that your going to feed me to the pigs?”

“No, no, One-inch

a sailboat has a VANG, not a wang.”

“Oh, live a little tree. You're getting a free boat!”

“You have no idea how much Maple's freebies have cost me, IJ!”

“so, when do we pick it up?”

“ok this is where we are as of now

treebeard: i'm going to officially lose my mind and #&%!$ing kill you

Maple:yes but you love me :D”

“ohhh really? coooooolllll”

“do I get to use it?”

“A Sunfish is a great boat for learning how to sail. You'll also spend a bunch of time in the water. Have a blast with your new "freebie".”

“wait a sec, no one said anything about sharing it”

“Thanks, Ski. It does look like fun. It's going to be a while before any bucks can go into it, though.”

“Don't get selfish, hooplehead!”