tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post736823662744441697..comments2024-03-18T10:29:20.125-08:00Comments on TriloBoat Talk: Simply Does ItDave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-3515034554687466722014-12-31T09:20:12.031-09:002014-12-31T09:20:12.031-09:00Hi Linn,
With that kind of money, you could buy (...Hi Linn,<br /><br />With that kind of money, you could buy (or build) a great boat, outfit it, move aboard and sail away. <br /><br />With that kind of time, you could save an even bigger bundle in rent/house payments, live the good life and (even if starting from scratch) end up with a sailor's skillset.<br /><br />While the deal you were offered seems outrageous, many swallow it, hook, line and sinker. So it must be easy enough, in a sense. It's not that the payments are out-of-sight as financing a lifestyle goes; just that the return is a mere automobile.<br /><br />Maybe it's a way of seeing how easy it is to break free?<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-7259529897706751852014-12-06T06:29:56.287-09:002014-12-06T06:29:56.287-09:00Did not want to highjack your blog comments for a ...Did not want to highjack your blog comments for a personal thought - hope you see this as supportive of your life style - you and Mark are doing things right - stay with it:<br /><br />Been an interesting week - I now know what is wrong with this country - decided I would do a little car shopping this week - try it to get your heart pumping - I go in and say what do you have in the mid $200 or less and 60 months or less - after the usual routine of setting at the little table and the salesperson getting up and running off to talk with the sales manager we come to the big moment - the deal is presented - $435+ for approx. 73 months - I look in disbelief - just wanted to get from A to B not live in the thing listening to my Bluetooth - I don't even know what Bluetooth is - when I finally get composed and say don't think so he looks at me in disbelief - why that is our average deal - in fact Chrysler has just come out with 82 month financing - what's wrong he says are we close what can we do to get your business - two things wrong to begin with -1 they don't make a car worth $435+ after 70 + months and 2 I could die of old age before the 70+ months was up - I admit I am getting old and don't live in the real world sometimes but this is nuts - if this is the average deal today then the average car buyer is nuts - sorry folks but this is what it is - needless to say the car buying thought is out of my system - have a good weekendAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849162667195514266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-60761465334812051822014-12-02T18:39:10.402-09:002014-12-02T18:39:10.402-09:00Oops... my fault for getting too sneaky (trying to...Oops... my fault for getting too sneaky (trying to evade the 'bots). The address is triloboats swirl gmail dotty com, with the punctuation substituted.<br /><br />Just so's you know, I'm about to lose steady internet for a couple of weeks, so responses may be slow.<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-4409211485546453452014-12-02T12:43:47.968-09:002014-12-02T12:43:47.968-09:00Hi dave! Been trying to email you but my email doe...Hi dave! Been trying to email you but my email does not seem to like triloboats dot gmail,or triloboats at gmail! Or am I missing something?Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-40141180651342753712014-11-28T13:38:33.159-09:002014-11-28T13:38:33.159-09:00Hi Joel,
Good point (re 'protecting the inves...Hi Joel,<br /><br />Good point (re 'protecting the investment'). <br /><br />We know of several, beautiful boats that won't risk sailing near shore, off chart or off 'season' ... in extreme cases, not sailing at ALL outside of a once-a-year, see-and-be-seen regatta... for fear of what amounts to cosmetic damage. That's a lot of not sailing!<br /><br />Another odd approach we've encountered is a simple, quick and dirty hull, completed in relative zippetty, then a couple years thrown into a spit n' polish interior. To each their own, but that fancy interior trebled the build time. If they ever sell it, the return interior investment will be held back by the non-flash exterior.<br /><br />I've been wondering how your project is coming along! If you get a chance, please drop me a line at triloboats dat gmail.<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-35093492362123332022014-11-27T11:10:47.163-09:002014-11-27T11:10:47.163-09:00Couldn't agree more. I have done both, and it ...Couldn't agree more. I have done both, and it takes too long for the beautiful boat. Too much work initially And later you feel you must protec your "investment" so more work and expense, not much living. As it is my square boat is taking long enough and enough money to put together! It's coming along though. Its a big boat and I build single handed but its going to be finished. And we'll be living on board, even if some of the rough sanding get stuck down with the paint!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-37742334976613310292014-11-24T15:54:31.698-09:002014-11-24T15:54:31.698-09:00+O / O->, of course.+O / O->, of course.Dave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-37713445194024243112014-11-23T12:57:12.186-09:002014-11-23T12:57:12.186-09:00They say necessity is the mother of invention. I ...They say necessity is the mother of invention. I say laziness is the father. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-33057384383865064572014-11-23T09:53:09.542-09:002014-11-23T09:53:09.542-09:00Hi Sixbears,
Love it... got 'er did! Here'...Hi Sixbears,<br /><br />Love it... <i>got 'er did!</i> Here's to many happy hours aboard, stretching to years!<br /><br />That's a very good point: <br /><br />Rough, quick and dirty build followed by stepwise refinement over the years. Every paint job / spring cleaning sees another seam caulked, and another rough patch smoothed over. Ditto trim. Hardware (beyond the necessary) recommends itself with time. Or not!<br /><br />In fact, we don't even sand before the first round of paint, unless it's in an often cleaned or skin contact area. Fuzz and (minor) splinters, once painted, stiffen up an become much easier to remove on the second round.<br /><br />Lazy, lazy, lazy! 8)<br /><br />Dave Z<br /><br />Dave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-88048580491007437552014-11-23T04:45:45.536-09:002014-11-23T04:45:45.536-09:00Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
So there I was bu...Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!<br /><br />So there I was building my little 12 scow, an Ooze Goose. (modified: bigger rowing seat, longer cabin, and leeboards instead of a centerboard, heavier and tougher bottom.) <br /><br />Building under a tarp in the driveway is not the best of working conditions. My sander broke and the building season was at an end. Saying the heck with it, I painted it, screwed the oarlocks on and took it out on the lake. <br /><br />I'll be trailering it south from NH to FL this winter. The sailing rig isn't completed, so I'm throwing all the parts in the van and heading south. If I get a chance I'll finish the sailing rig at my dad's place in FL. I might be having too much fun with it to finish the sail rig right away. My lovely wife and I plan to do a lot of beach camping with this boat. We can both squeeze in the cabin or just pitch a tent on the beach. It floats on dew. <br /><br />Yeah, it would be nice if the finish was smoother, but I'm going to be using it, not putting it on display. Not doubt it'll get sanded and repainted a bunch of times before I'm done with it.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.com