Very funny, and I'm sorry, I know I'm straying into Saturday on a Friday topic. For me it was power boats, and while I know it goes against the grain of most Vanagon owners, but IMHO, when it cam to engine size, the bigger the better. I never could afford one like this, but I was lucky enough back in the 80's to be friends with a guy who owned a 31' Chris Craft Scorpion. It had twin 420 hp Mercruisers and would do 88-90mph, which on water feels like you are riding in a missile. But while boats never did any damage to my marriage, Vanagons have come close! Jeff

Jeff Stewart

----- "Jeff Schwaia" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

BTDT... had a Cal 27 for quite a few years. You shouldn't assume (you know
the rest of that saying).

Long distance sailing is a great way to ruin relationships though. I've
known three couples who were very happily married before they set off on
long voyages (6+ months). All three of them had the same result... the wife
got off and flew home.

I wonder how many long distance Westfalia trips have ended that way? It's
kind of the same circumstance. You're cooped up with the same person in a
small space for weeks on end. I guess the big difference is that you can
get out of the Westy, take a walk, talk to some other folks, etc.

Happy Sailing,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Roland
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 9:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: friday question(s)

Dear Jeff,

I wish for you to some day understand Sailing.

(Hint: its not about the money)

Roland

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> A hole in the water you throw money into? Sounds about right...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>