Sailing-
The act of repairing your boat in exotic places.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back
1976 Chrysler 26'

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> now this is strange !
>
> because ...a Vanagon friend of mine on Oahu, just got a 30 foot sloop !
> not to mention........a couple of years ago some vanagon people had another
> 30 foot sloop for sale in Portland OR for cheap.
>
> are ya psychic !?
>
> well that is one of The Great Fascinations with Sailing ...
> You have to 'do the right thing' .  You can't pull over and get out.
>
> One way or another ........you have to sail it, or motor it, or paddle it,
> or anchor it or whatever to keep it operating safely.
> ( course people get freaked and abandon their slightly damaged sailboats
> all
> the time these days...
> then the boat shows up somewhere else fully intact, all by itself ...the
> 'rescue me now' modern affect.  Wimps ! )
>
> at least in a vanagon you can pull over and get out ...if you're in a safe
> place.
>
> And just think........not that long ago ( within 50 years ) people cruised
> the world in sailboats, some of them with no engine even.
> Never mind no GPS or water-maker, or refrigeration, etc.
>
> as for keeping moving during major trips - I am fascinated with the notion
> of stopping for a year or two to grow crops for food, rebuild the entire
> boat from forest trees, and stock up on animal hides or whatever.
>
> Those types of journeyers sure didn't have no stinkin' AAA card !
>
> Show me your tough, your resilient, your smart and your resourceful people
> ........that's who I want on our planet .   Peaceful ones too.
>
> If they're smart they'll see how great vanagons are too  !
> and collectively ...there is not anything we can't fix or solve
> vanagon-wise
> in this group.
>
> very funny too - there must be at least 150 vanagons in my area, easily
> possibly more.
> *Not one* of those vanagon owners is on any of these vanagon  groups.
>
> That tells me, while we might think 'we' represent or reflect 'most vanagon
> ownership' we are maybe say, 10 % of the vanagon owners that there are in
> total, in the US & Canada.,    If only they knew what a powerful and
> fantastic resource this is.
>
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
>
>
>  At 03:58 PM 4/13/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>
>>> When the requirement is 'just keep moving' it's real fun..........cause
>>> you
>>> don't have to fix it right, just fix it enough to keep moving until you
>>> get
>>> home.  Can get away with a lot for just that.
>>> The self-suficinecy and cleveriness, often with the help of other people
>>> you
>>> find, is super rewarding !
>>>
>>
>> Scott, you need a thirty-foot gas-engined sloop.  Or anything else you can
>> go to sea in.  You have to bring what you need, and you have to make do
>> with what you have, and you have to learn to be humble; and the stakes can
>> get interesting in the right circumstances.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>>
>