WhyFi

Ah, GPLlama's Aspero build goodness -


I don't ride gravel enough to warrant a build like this, but I want one anyway.

Velo Vol 

wut is a "varnish hog"?

Mojo31

That would be a "proper yacht" (said with a stiff upper lip) with lots of wood to keep meticulously varnished year round. Poor schmucks who own them spend all of the good sailing time with a paint brush in hand if they can't afford to pay someone else to do it.

rjones28 

I miss this one sometimes.

rjones28 

Pic from the end of our time together. Needed a refresh. Someone else got to do that.

rjones28 

What about old canoes?

Vintage, c. late 1980s

LesterOfPuppets

I fondly remember paddling around in aluminium canoes BITD. The temperature of the aluminum always seemed to be approx 32° or 120°, never any temperature in between.

Velo Vol 

The wipers on the lights is classic.

Bah Humbug

Ok boats are the dumbest of all.

Bah Humbug

That’s about how I feel about that fancy P2 I have sitting there this year. Just glad I didn’t put a superbar on it.

Velo Vol 

This for boats ("safe distance" being on land).

rjones28 

Ditto.

We used aluminum Grummans BITD. Real clunkers.

Mojo31

Sailboats are life.

It's one of the few places where zombies cannot get you. Unless you drop the anchor.

LesterOfPuppets

I have one, but at less than 4 metres LOA, and always stored indoors, not that much of a hog really. Although the varnish is fine, I still haven't gotten fresh paint on her. I've been trying to force the wood to swell up a bit before painting, but the tiny humidifier I've put out in the garage isn't enough to overpower the dry ambient air conditions. Midday Friday might be a good time...

Thu 10 | Day

60°
59%
W 5 mphShowers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High around 60F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

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  Humidity65%
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  UV Index2 of 10
• 
  Sunrise7:21 am
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  Sunset5:20 pm

Thu 10 | Night

48°
18%
ESE 4 mphA few clouds. Low 48F. Winds light and variable.

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  Humidity73%
• 
  UV Index0 of 10
• 
  Moonrise2:41 am
• 
  Moonset2:37 pm

Fri 11

63°/41°
Partly Cloudy
20%
SW 8 mph

Bah Humbug

Gotta watch out for tentacles from the deep, though. Zombie movie or Lovecraft movie? It’s important to know which one you’re in.

WhyFi

I've long had an odd bit of desire for a Mercedes convertible of that vintage.

MoAlpha

Exactly.

Here's my buddy the oilman's current boat, a 48' cold-molded custom job from Joel White, based on an Alden design. We did the 2019 Marion-Bermuda on it. The boat in the slip behind it is his former boat, a Hinckley Southwest 42, which we did the previous three races on. Ridiculous varnish on both.

On the return delivery in 2015, boat A started taking on water (long story) in the middle of the Atlantic and we rescued the owner and crew and abandoned it. It was salvaged still floating and he bought it the next year.

WhyFi

I'd love one of those, too.

An Aspero, though, could at least be justified if it also did skinny tire duty and I sold the R3. Maybe Excel will have $1500 Aspero framesets next winter.

Mojo31

Pretty boats, Mo. Too much maintenance for me though. What I have is more than enough.

Velo Vol 

Do much boating in the Valley of the Sun.?

P.S Your bio location has a superfluous period.

MoAlpha

I certainly feel the same way and our boat is perfect for us and what we do with her, but if I had crazy money...?

LesterOfPuppets

I've done a bit. We're 23 miles from the nearest Lake Pleasant boat ramp, not too bad.

LesterOfPuppets

I should probably take it to Tempe Town lake, though. Generally less of a zoo, although kinda boring as a body of water - rectangular lake, with a concrete "seawall" all around, like sailing in a gigantic swimming pool.

Mojo31

Wally!

I'm not a very yachtie person, but perhaps could learn to be if I had crazy money.

MoAlpha

But it looks like you can race Lasers and Buccaneers on it.