>>Yes, when I see that boat, I think of it in its heyday. I'm sure it was a real looker on its maiden voyage. Her skipper now must lead an interesting life keeping her afloat I think. I have a bit of begrudging envy for those folk who live out their lives on boats barely holding onto their own! Before you guys get too nostalgic over the derelicts in Newport Harbor it should be pointed out that many of them are part of a con game for transferring the mooring. The moorings are owned by the city and cannot be sold. But the boat on the mooring can be sold and the mooring can then be transfered to the new owner. Since the waiting list for moorings in this bay is a joke, some people have been been on the list for thirty or forty years, the price of the precious moorings, um, I mean the boats on them, is through the roof! Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 17 2008 - 04:00:09 PDT
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