tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post5703840698162649913..comments2023-09-21T01:36:33.575-07:00Comments on Time on the Water: Bucket Boat No. 2: The J/100Doc Häagen-Dazshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-29131646762002255142010-04-10T15:34:33.564-07:002010-04-10T15:34:33.564-07:00With respect to your listing "bucket boats&qu...With respect to your listing "bucket boats", here's Meghan Daum on <a href="http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/04/09/1379951/what-the-mccourts-lack.html#ixzz0kjtDwt83" rel="nofollow">What the McCourts lack</a>:<br><br><i>.... but then it's also easy to feel sorry for the McCourts. Not for all they stand to lose now but for something they lost long ago: the pleasure of salivating Doc Lovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-57469201191890668252010-04-19T16:35:19.734-07:002010-04-19T16:35:19.734-07:00Hey: In response to your response: Yes, a pencil ...Hey: In response to your response: Yes, a pencil would be a great "only wooden object" on the boat. I guess you would be happy in a laser or sunfish. But not in the old days. I was the fortunate owner of laser #802, and it had, as well as a wooden tiller, a wooden daggerboard and rudder! Imagine that.Baydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-18431113090973523192010-04-19T20:58:22.595-07:002010-04-19T20:58:22.595-07:00Yes, I recall my first generation of Lasers had wo...Yes, I recall my first generation of Lasers had wooden tillers, hiking sticks and daggerboards. Now, even the grab rails on the inside of the cockpits are plastic. Interesting!Doc Häagen-Dazshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-84875915839630177152010-04-19T21:23:51.447-07:002010-04-19T21:23:51.447-07:00Oh yeah, the grabrails too!!! And how funny that y...Oh yeah, the grabrails too!!! And how funny that you say "hiking stick"! It's tiller extension, don't you know? Doc, you've been around the block.Baydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-5892278270493644142010-04-20T07:51:36.455-07:002010-04-20T07:51:36.455-07:00Yes. True. Around the block. Definitely too old to...Yes. True. Around the block. Definitely too old to race. (My crew takes me sailing!) I can grow old but I can never grow up!Doc Häagen-Dazshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.com