|
|
|
|
|||||
|
||||||
From: Bob Johnson (no email)
Date: Tue Jan 23 2007 - 14:45:21 EST
Sam is right! I'm going back into debt tomorrow with my 2nd and I hope last
PDQ 36. My wife gets motion sickness with stop and go traffic, has strong
allergys to mold, mildew and pollen and she passed sea trials with flying
colors.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:] On Behalf Of Sam Densler
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:05 PM
To: John Kennedy
Cc: ;
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Sail training for women - and perhaps house-keeping
training for men
I must admit, I have found a solution to this problem. Get a PDQ36
catamaran with the Yamahas. In my experience, most of the bad smells can be
attributed to one of the following:
Stinky Bilge
Diesel
Stinky Head
Pets
The PDQ has retractable outboards for propulsion, therefore no shaft or
stuffing boxes to allow water in the bilge, result bone dry bilge 365 days
per year. No bilge stink.
Both the fuel tank and head tank are outside the living area of the boat so
there is no smell other than any head smell right at the source.
Keep the mildew down and the boat smells better than most people's houses.
Oh yeah, no pets.
Sam
John Kennedy wrote:
> Wally made a good point about the benefits of making sure that the
> "little woman" can handle the boat. Since she swims like a fish and
> has taught swimming in a previous life, maybe I can persuade her to
> take the helm of the Fireball - and rescue the non-swimming me when we
dump!
>
> Another objection my wife raised is that boats can smell bad. She has
> a sensitive nose (VERY useful when selecting and enjoying fine
> wines<G>) and can smell things that I miss completely.
>
> I can see a major problem when I buy my second-hand boat and have to
> cope with dust, dirt, old upholstery, old heads and holding tanks,
> etc. If it turns out to be a "fixer-upper", I can see it being a
"cleaner-upper" too.
>
> Any useful references to help me make sure that my dream-boat doesn't
> end up smelling like well-aged blue cheese?
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
> This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is
addressed, and may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged
information. Please contact the Justice/Solicitor General HelpDesk
() @ (780) 415-2998 immediately if you are not the
intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or
take action relying on it. Any communication received in error or subsequent
reply, should be deleted or destroyed.
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> _____
> || The Live-Aboard List : send a "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" request
||
> || in body of message to:
||
>
-- **************************** Sam Densler mailto: http://www.islandfx.com/lady S/V Lady of the Lake PDQ 36, Hull #15 Melbourne, FL S/V Stories She Could Tell Endeavour 37, Hull #454 Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 **************************** "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, you do it for the stories you can tell." Jimmy Buffett "Stories We Could Tell" A1A ___________________________________________________________________________ || The Live-Aboard List : send a "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" request || || in body of message to: || ___________________________________________________________________________ || The Live-Aboard List : send a "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" request || || in body of message to: ||
|