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Vanagons - a hole in the driveway into which you pour coolant.

Mike B.

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From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:26 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      Re: Do U carry spare ECU?

> 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
>>>
>>