--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DEJ00008 Date: 10/14/96 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 10:53am \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Yo Dude ... AH>of them! The show's at 21:00 (pst) and I'm trying to find someone AH>around here with a vcr and cable. I've got a month to do it so I should e AH>okay :^) That would be me. :) Give me a phone call and remind me to program it. --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DEJ00009 Date: 10/14/96 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 02:24pm \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Yo Dude ... Season's Greetings Geno, AH>of them! The show's at 21:00 (pst) and I'm trying to find someone AH>around here with a vcr and cable. I've got a month to do it so I should e AH>okay :^) GD> That would be me. :) Give me a phone call and remind me to program it. --------------------- Excellent! Though I'll likely see you before then, I'll give you a reminder ding in November. :^) Cheers, Augustin~~~=== National Yacht Club, Toronto - S2STOR - S2SVCR ... Save your burned out light bulbs for me - I'm building a dark room. * Q-Blue 1.9 [NR] * --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DEL00000 Date: 10/14/96 From: ROBERT KITSON Time: 08:57pm \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Yo Dude ... AH> Season's Greetings Robert, AH>RK> Well. this is it took the stick off today :-( How you doin' out there, >RK> managed to get into any mischief ? > ------------------ > What!? Already!? My season just started :^) I took a newish &C >27 out today for a nice long sail. The weather forcast was calling for >gale force winds so I thought I'd single hand :^) Lots of fun, but I only >did 6 knots (the gale didn't show :^( I got tired of waiting for a >stinkin' bank to give me money for a decent boat, so I decided to charter >instead :^) I joined a charter club that gives me unlimited sailing for a >nominal monthly fee (less than the cost of moorage!!) Not a bad deal, I'd >say :^) As soon as the ""windy season" gets here I'm taking off for a >weekend through the islands - I don't know which ones yet, but there are >lots of them around so I shouldn't have too much trouble finding a couple > Hey Smartie ... Season just getting started, give me a break, or are you talking about gale season :( ... hey dude, single handling in a gale ain't that much fun ya know. I admit if you can have some sail up you can go like stink as long as it ain't blowing you into shore or the rocks :-) Glad you found a reasonable way to have some regular sailing. The problem with the banks are there are so darn many people claiming personal bankrupsy they are very cautious these days. People are so heavy in debt that they have their backs to the wall and don't pay. At our company our bad debt expense has doubled in the past eighteen months :-) and it's a BIG number. RK> Am aroung for a few weeks then the heavy travel starts. Any luck with a vessel ? I see in this month Canadain Yachting that the Jenneau is still listed. Has the other deal fallen through. Drop me a note an let >RK> me know how you're doing yet. I was close, but the bank managed to find a last minute >snag (like I switched employers!) so now I'm in search of another bank! >Definitely *very* odd that the Jeanneau is still up for grabs! Sure she >needs work desperately, but it's an overall good sound boat. I guess poor >Tom will end up keeping her for the winter... I may give him a call in the >spring Well it may be an old listing but it's there in the October issue :-) AH> I started working at Queenship Yachts this week. Not a bad place but >it's a long drive - 50km each way. Fortunately, I don't have to deal with >rush hour. Unfortunately, I start at 6:00 each day! I don't know what's >happening in Toronto, but on Nov 12th on the Knowledge Network, there's a >documentary showing here on BC super yacht builders - I've worked for most >of them! The show's at 21:00 (pst) and I'm trying to find someone >around here with a vcr and cable. I've got a month to do it so I should e >okay :^) Augustin why did you change jobs again ? What kind of boat work is done at Queenship Yachts ? Well it's Monday and I did some more work on Toy Box today, did the engine, the generator, Penny painted the cradle a with rustclad ( a puuuuuuuuudy blue ) Still have lots to do but ran out of time. Yet another thanksgiving dinner. Hey, I am not complaining but I had to stop yesterday and today at about 2:00 pm and I still had lots to do. The dinners were good though. Going to Montreal tomorrow for a couple of days and then Haulout is on Saturday < weep weep > Oh well it was a good season for us, I finally got everything going the way I wanted it too .... yes even the wind direction indicators :^). As a matter of fact I got both sets working. Would you believe that after changing everything ( except the head on the top of the mast ) that's just what it turned out to be. Hope all is well, when are you coming to Toronto ? Do you have a mate out there yet ? Or you just sniffin' around. Enjoy Lotus land and send me the occasion post to let me know how you are doing. TTFN Rob AH> TTYL AH> Cheers, > Augustin~~~=== > National Yacht Club, Toronto - S2STOR - VCR AH>... Friction is a drag. >--- > * Q-Blue 1.9 [NR] * > * S2S Vancouver, British Columbia (604) 540-9596 * OLX 2.1 TD * I'd rudder be sailing... * S2S Toronto, Ontario (416) 975-1547 --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DEL00001 Date: 10/15/96 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 07:57pm \/To: ROBERT KITSON (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: Yo Dude ... Season's Greetings Robert, RK> Season just getting started, give me a break, or are you talking about RK> gale season :( ... hey dude, single handling in a gale ain't that much RK> fun ya know. I admit if you can have some sail up you can go like stink RK> as long as it ain't blowing you into shore or the rocks :-) ------------------------ Well I've gotten pretty good at steering with my foot and laying on my back on the combing while tacking :^) ST winches really should be mandatory equipment on all boats I'm going to grab a crew or two and make a mad dash over to Vancouver Island some weekend soon. I'll likely wait for hurricane season 'cause I want to make sure I do it in 36 hours or less... that includes one night on the hook :^) RK> problem with the banks are there are so darn many people claiming RK> personal bankrupsy they are very cautious these days. People are so RK> heavy in debt that they have their backs to the wall and don't pay. At RK> our company our bad debt expense has doubled in the past eighteen months RK> :-) and it's a BIG number. ------------------------- After all, they did only make 500 billion dollars profit last year... I guess *I* would be cautious too! They say they'd be happy to lend me any amount for a car - But they don't like the idea of me buying a boat to liveaboard! Go figure!! The more I think about it, the more interested I become in starting my own boat building yard. Even if I only build ONE boat, I'd still have to consider myself a success!! I think you catch my drift on this RK> Augustin why did you change jobs again ? What kind of boat work is done RK> at Queenship Yachts ? --------------------- I only change jobs when my previous one expires :^) I'm on the 4th one now and gaining lots of experience as a shipwright!! :^) Queenship is the THE best built luxury motoryacht in the Americas. We build anything from 52' up to 110+', I'm working on a 70 footer. Queenship is where Cooper yachts was located. They built a ton of sailboats. In fact, Queenship still has the mold for the Cooper 41 which was converted into a 45 (the usual tramsom extension). Unfortunately, the mold is very old and basically needs to be replaced (you should see some of the crevases in the hull!!), but it really is quite a good looking boat. There's not much chance of anyone getting a sailboat out of Queenship after this one is finished. They've been working on it for two years and are in no hurry to complete it!! It's a real albatroos around their neck.... hmmm, maybe I can buy the mold cheap :^) RK> engine, the generator, Penny painted the cradle with a rustclad (a RK> puuuuuuuuurdy blue ) Still have lots to do but ran out of time. Yet RK> another thanksgiving dinner. Hey, I am not complaining but I had to ---------------------- I'll BET the dinners were GOOD!! I was out trying to find a decent restaurant that was open!! I never knew TB had a generator, is that a new addition this year? Oh, now I remember, that's the portable one I saw isn't it? It's hard to imagine sometimes that TB requires work. She's always in such great shape and all... except for the electronics which I'm happy to hear are finally ALL working at the same time! :^) Geez, whatever made you decide that it was the masthead!? RK> Going to Montreal tomorrow for a couple of days and then Haulout is on RK> Saturday < weep weep > Oh well it was a good season for us, I finally