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From: Robert Gainer (no email)
Date: Mon Jun 21 2004 - 15:11:11 EDT
"Lew" writes:
>My comment was not directed at you as an individual, but rather an
>observation of people in general.
After reading the whole post I decided that your comments at the end
“...to put it politely, not swift”
made an unreasonable judgment on the choice of equipment and technique that
someone else (me) picked. I understand that not all people will do it the
same way and that’s what makes the world so interesting but “not swift”
gives the whole post a bad feel.
>A person's life experiences have a significant impact on their view of
>life.
>My mother lived thru the "Great Depression", it has had a significant
>impact on how she has lived the rest of her life.
Yes that is true, both of my parents lived in the depression and told me
things that left a lasting impression on me and I wasn’t alive then. I don’t
understand what you are trying to say; everyone is a product of his or her
upbringing.
>A mere babe in the woods<G>.
OK, age is a relative thing.
>It is fun, that's why I'm building.
I can’t think of any thing you can do in public that’s more fun.
>Yee gads, string, snot and foam gets it done, it's not that big a deal,
>but it is very labor intensive.
I don’t think you are building a modern high tech boat. Some boats today are
highly engineered and built from composite materials. I have a background in
marine engineering and some of today’s techniques are simply mind-boggling.
Not my choice of boat, but they have to be repaired and that’s where I come
in. Please don’t use snot to repair one.
>So do I, but my form of maintenance for many items is to trash the
>problem and put a new unit in service.
I hope you are never in a storm with winds greater then 80 knots and feel
the need to “put a new unit in service”.
>As far as most pleasure craft instrumentation is concerned, it is a total
>waste of time and money IMHO.
>Once you get past the basic GPS, things start going down hill in a hurry.
OK, you put in as much as the use calls for. Some people need more than I,
some need less. I think you can sail anywhere with no electronics, but most
people will want some.
>Life is too short to be bothered with a lot of "stuff".
I think that’s true, but then why do you want more complications instead of
my system with less.
All the best;
Robert Gainer
>From:
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re: Some Observations
>Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:53:37 -0700
>
>"Robert Gainer" writes:
> > Lew;
> > I think it’s interesting to see the assumptions that people make
> > about one
> > another. You think that because of my age I am not computer minded
> > or
> > technically proficient.
>
>My comment was not directed at you as an individual, but rather an
>observation of people in general.
>
>A person's life experiences have a significant impact on their view of
>life.
>
>My mother lived thru the "Great Depression", it has had a significant
>impact on how she has lived the rest of her life.
>
> > I am now 51 years old and spent 25 years in
> > the boat
> > building and repair business with my own shop.
>
>A mere babe in the woods<G>.
>
> > I was in that
> > business
> > because I enjoyed designing, building and repairing boats.
>
>It is fun, that's why I'm building.
>
> > The modern yacht is a very complex and very
> > technical
> > piece of equipment.
>
>Yee gads, string, snot and foam gets it done, it's not that big a deal,
>but it is very labor intensive.
>
> > ..... I
> > do want to be self-sufficient and be able to maintain and repair my
> > boat
> > myself.
>
>So do I, but my form of maintenance for many items is to trash the
>problem and put a new unit in service.
>
>As far as most pleasure craft instrumentation is concerned, it is a total
>waste of time and money IMHO.
>
>Once you get past the basic GPS, things start going down hill in a hurry.
>
>Life is too short to be bothered with a lot of "stuff".
>
>Lew
>
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