On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Kristy Lugert <klugert at mac.com> wrote:
> Free (neglected) boats are very very expensive people.
> Pay the 3-6k and get one that doesn't need 8-10 to be competitive.
>> Kristy
>
Did you not see the scare quotes I placed around the word "free"? We
all know there's no
such thing as a "free" boat, Kristy, thanks for your concern. Yes, the
boat needs TLC. I made
that abundantly clear.
Russell
>>>> On Mar 7, 2016, at 2:43 PM, tuna-request at myfleet.org wrote:
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>>>> 1. Big Daddy Regatta on Saturday! (deborah fehr)
>> 2. Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home (Russell Whitaker)
>> 3. Re: Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home
>> (Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp)
>> 4. Re: Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home (Eric Pederson)
>> 5. Re: Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home (Russell Whitaker)
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>>>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 09:13:14 -0800
>> From: deborah fehr <dfehr777 at gmail.com>
>> To: Santana 22 list <tuna at myfleet.org>
>> Subject: [Santana 22] Big Daddy Regatta on Saturday!
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>>>> Hello Racers!!!
>>>> The Big Daddy Regatta is this Saturday! We currently have 5 boats signed
>> up, so we have our own start. This regatta counts toward the Santana 22
>> season standings.
>>>> The link below will take you to the signup page:
>>>>http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/12111>>>> Hope to see you out there!
>>>> Cheers!
>> Deb Fehr
>> Meliki #5194
>> Co-fleet Captain
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>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 11:03:58 -0800
>> From: Russell Whitaker <russell.whitaker at gmail.com>
>> To: "tuna at myfleet.org" <tuna at myfleet.org>
>> Subject: [Santana 22] Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home
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>>>> So, I've got a tuna I bought 4 years ago that I've sailed a shamefully small
>> number of times (twice in beercan races) at Brisbane marina. Anna knows the
>> boat (at least the boat she recommended I buy, and on which she was the
>> tactician [and the one knowledgeable racer, actually]) for a SPYC beercan race
>> in 2011.
>>>> I haven't sailed her in a couple years, and last visited her a few months ago
>> to clean up the topside and lament my neglect. I stopped having a diver
>> do quarterly cleaning a year ago, and have been paying Brisbane $200/month
>> to do nothing with it. I'm sick of letting her rot at dock, and on the
>> last couple
>> of occasions I've put out feelers on my personal "friends" social network, I
>> discovered who among my network felt no compunctions about wasting my
>> time.
>>>> So, I'm finally letting the Tuna fleet here know I'm giving her away, "free"
>> (you all know what "free boat" means) to someone familiar with Tunas.
>>>> It has a Pineapple mainsail with one set of reef points put in by
>> Peninsula (yes, I
>> know, but we weren't planning to race the boat). Also a lightweight spinnaker
>> and some other miscellaneous sail inventory.
>>>> The boat really needs a bottom job and, frankly, could really use freeboard
>> and deck repaint as well.
>>>> I will be available on Saturday morning from 0800 when the Brisbane
>> harbormaster office opens. If you want this boat, show up, confirm you'll
>> take it, and I'll sign the title over to you in the harbormaster's office after
>> they've approved your paperwork (which you will have downloaded and
>> filled out before heading down to see me; we'll coordinate)
>>>> No, I won't give the boat away and keep paying the dock fees; I don't want
>> to deal with the 30-day notice requirement (I called them just now and
>> confirmed that). You take the slip if you want the boat.
>>>> No, I won't part out the boat and give or sell you pieces like sail inventory.
>> Don't ask.
>>>> Make this easy for me and the boat's yours.
>>>> Thanks, Russell
>>>> --
>> Russell Whitaker
>>http://twitter.com/OrthoNormalRuss>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 11:22:53 -0800
>> From: Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp <acalderkamp at gmail.com>
>> To: Russell Whitaker <russell.whitaker at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "tuna at myfleet.org" <tuna at myfleet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Santana 22] Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home
>> Message-ID:
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>>>> This is a good deal for anyone stoked to get into beercan racing in the
>> Southbay. Best beercan races on the bay on Tuesday nights! If I can make it
>> I'll be your crew!
>>>> When Russell bought this boat it had a good hull and a decent sail
>> inventory. I'm sure it needs some TLC now, but this could be a great boat
>> if you want boat ownership a try,
>>>> Cheers,
>> Anna
>>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Russell Whitaker <
>>russell.whitaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> So, I've got a tuna I bought 4 years ago that I've sailed a shamefully
>>> small
>>> number of times (twice in beercan races) at Brisbane marina. Anna knows the
>>> boat (at least the boat she recommended I buy, and on which she was the
>>> tactician [and the one knowledgeable racer, actually]) for a SPYC beercan
>>> race
>>> in 2011.
>>>>>> I haven't sailed her in a couple years, and last visited her a few months
>>> ago
>>> to clean up the topside and lament my neglect. I stopped having a diver
>>> do quarterly cleaning a year ago, and have been paying Brisbane $200/month
>>> to do nothing with it. I'm sick of letting her rot at dock, and on the
>>> last couple
>>> of occasions I've put out feelers on my personal "friends" social network,
>>> I
>>> discovered who among my network felt no compunctions about wasting my
>>> time.
>>>>>> So, I'm finally letting the Tuna fleet here know I'm giving her away,
>>> "free"
>>> (you all know what "free boat" means) to someone familiar with Tunas.
>>>>>> It has a Pineapple mainsail with one set of reef points put in by
>>> Peninsula (yes, I
>>> know, but we weren't planning to race the boat). Also a lightweight
>>> spinnaker
>>> and some other miscellaneous sail inventory.
>>>>>> The boat really needs a bottom job and, frankly, could really use freeboard
>>> and deck repaint as well.
>>>>>> I will be available on Saturday morning from 0800 when the Brisbane
>>> harbormaster office opens. If you want this boat, show up, confirm you'll
>>> take it, and I'll sign the title over to you in the harbormaster's office
>>> after
>>> they've approved your paperwork (which you will have downloaded and
>>> filled out before heading down to see me; we'll coordinate)
>>>>>> No, I won't give the boat away and keep paying the dock fees; I don't want
>>> to deal with the 30-day notice requirement (I called them just now and
>>> confirmed that). You take the slip if you want the boat.
>>>>>> No, I won't part out the boat and give or sell you pieces like sail
>>> inventory.
>>> Don't ask.
>>>>>> Make this easy for me and the boat's yours.
>>>>>> Thanks, Russell
>>>>>> --
>>> Russell Whitaker
>>>http://twitter.com/OrthoNormalRuss>>> _______________________________________________
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>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 12:13:05 -0800
>> From: Eric Pederson <eric.pederson at gmail.com>
>> To: Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp <acalderkamp at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "tuna at myfleet.org" <tuna at myfleet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Santana 22] Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home
>> Message-ID:
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>>>> This piques my interest. Curious how much work it will need. cheers
>>>> Eric
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp <
>>acalderkamp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> This is a good deal for anyone stoked to get into beercan racing in the
>>> Southbay. Best beercan races on the bay on Tuesday nights! If I can make it
>>> I'll be your crew!
>>>>>> When Russell bought this boat it had a good hull and a decent sail
>>> inventory. I'm sure it needs some TLC now, but this could be a great boat
>>> if you want boat ownership a try,
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>> Anna
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Russell Whitaker <
>>>russell.whitaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> So, I've got a tuna I bought 4 years ago that I've sailed a shamefully
>>>> small
>>>> number of times (twice in beercan races) at Brisbane marina. Anna knows
>>>> the
>>>> boat (at least the boat she recommended I buy, and on which she was the
>>>> tactician [and the one knowledgeable racer, actually]) for a SPYC beercan
>>>> race
>>>> in 2011.
>>>>>>>> I haven't sailed her in a couple years, and last visited her a few months
>>>> ago
>>>> to clean up the topside and lament my neglect. I stopped having a diver
>>>> do quarterly cleaning a year ago, and have been paying Brisbane $200/month
>>>> to do nothing with it. I'm sick of letting her rot at dock, and on the
>>>> last couple
>>>> of occasions I've put out feelers on my personal "friends" social
>>>> network, I
>>>> discovered who among my network felt no compunctions about wasting my
>>>> time.
>>>>>>>> So, I'm finally letting the Tuna fleet here know I'm giving her away,
>>>> "free"
>>>> (you all know what "free boat" means) to someone familiar with Tunas.
>>>>>>>> It has a Pineapple mainsail with one set of reef points put in by
>>>> Peninsula (yes, I
>>>> know, but we weren't planning to race the boat). Also a lightweight
>>>> spinnaker
>>>> and some other miscellaneous sail inventory.
>>>>>>>> The boat really needs a bottom job and, frankly, could really use
>>>> freeboard
>>>> and deck repaint as well.
>>>>>>>> I will be available on Saturday morning from 0800 when the Brisbane
>>>> harbormaster office opens. If you want this boat, show up, confirm you'll
>>>> take it, and I'll sign the title over to you in the harbormaster's office
>>>> after
>>>> they've approved your paperwork (which you will have downloaded and
>>>> filled out before heading down to see me; we'll coordinate)
>>>>>>>> No, I won't give the boat away and keep paying the dock fees; I don't want
>>>> to deal with the 30-day notice requirement (I called them just now and
>>>> confirmed that). You take the slip if you want the boat.
>>>>>>>> No, I won't part out the boat and give or sell you pieces like sail
>>>> inventory.
>>>> Don't ask.
>>>>>>>> Make this easy for me and the boat's yours.
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Russell
>>>>>>>> --
>>>> Russell Whitaker
>>>>http://twitter.com/OrthoNormalRuss>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Tuna mailing list
>>>>Tuna at myfleet.org>>>>http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>> Eric Pederson
>> 408-341-9606
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>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 14:43:58 -0800
>> From: Russell Whitaker <russell.whitaker at gmail.com>
>> To: Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp <acalderkamp at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "tuna at myfleet.org" <tuna at myfleet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Santana 22] Santana 22 #5150 free to a loving home
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAMpSqci88_5H55DhEWOYoORsW7TSOCNTJqJx10Xg84ZGFgsenA at mail.gmail.com>
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>>>> I've gotten a number of questions about this boat from different
>> people today, which I'll address here:
>>>> 1.) "Are you giving away a trailer with the boat?" -- No. If I'd had a
>> trailer, I'd have pulled the boat from the
>> water a long, long time ago, and would likely have actually _used_ the
>> boat in a meaningful way. No trailer.
>>>> 2.) "Does it have an outboard?" -- Yes. It's a Nissan 5.0HP longshaft.
>> I got rid of the old 3.5HP outboard when
>> I first bought the boat because it felt underpowered motoring in and
>> out of the seawall-protected parts of the
>> marina, and I wanted to counter the sometimes-considerable ebb and
>> flood currents at the harbor entrance.
>> No, you're not going to fire up the motor when you take the boat,
>> because it's been been started in a couple of
>> years. You'll ruin it, if you can even get it started (I'm assuming
>> the spark plug is shot by now, for example.)
>> You need to strip it, clean it, and lube it. But it exists if you want
>> to use it properly. Or you can sell the damn
>> thing.
>>>> 3.) "Does it sail?" -- It did last time I sailed it. I'd clean her up,
>> lubricate some winches, etc.
>>>> 4.) "Do you have photos?" -- I have lots. But the most recent I have
>> are from last spring when I renewed my
>> BoatUS insurance policy on it. Three photos from March 2015; I'll send
>> them to you privately if you're interested.
>>>> 5.) "Will you deliver it to me at X?" -- Haha... no. "Free" boat.
>>>> 6.) "Can I take it out first before I decide?" -- Nope. "Free" boat.
>> Or, yes, but I'll charge you my normal
>> professional engineer's consulting fees for my time. I bill hourly, 4
>> hours minimum. And I'm not cheap.
>>>> 7.) "I'm interested but I can't see you this weekend, can you hold it
>> for me?" -- No, sorry. If it really takes me
>> two weeks to get this albatross from around my neck, I'm going to
>> offer it to the USN (I still have a couple of
>> buddies there, I think) as a gunnery practice target.
>>>> Russell
>>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp
>> <acalderkamp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> This is a good deal for anyone stoked to get into beercan racing in the
>>> Southbay. Best beercan races on the bay on Tuesday nights! If I can make it
>>> I'll be your crew!
>>>>>> When Russell bought this boat it had a good hull and a decent sail
>>> inventory. I'm sure it needs some TLC now, but this could be a great boat if
>>> you want boat ownership a try,
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>> Anna
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Russell Whitaker
>>> <russell.whitaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> So, I've got a tuna I bought 4 years ago that I've sailed a shamefully
>>>> small
>>>> number of times (twice in beercan races) at Brisbane marina. Anna knows
>>>> the
>>>> boat (at least the boat she recommended I buy, and on which she was the
>>>> tactician [and the one knowledgeable racer, actually]) for a SPYC beercan
>>>> race
>>>> in 2011.
>>>>>>>> I haven't sailed her in a couple years, and last visited her a few months
>>>> ago
>>>> to clean up the topside and lament my neglect. I stopped having a diver
>>>> do quarterly cleaning a year ago, and have been paying Brisbane $200/month
>>>> to do nothing with it. I'm sick of letting her rot at dock, and on the
>>>> last couple
>>>> of occasions I've put out feelers on my personal "friends" social network,
>>>> I
>>>> discovered who among my network felt no compunctions about wasting my
>>>> time.
>>>>>>>> So, I'm finally letting the Tuna fleet here know I'm giving her away,
>>>> "free"
>>>> (you all know what "free boat" means) to someone familiar with Tunas.
>>>>>>>> It has a Pineapple mainsail with one set of reef points put in by
>>>> Peninsula (yes, I
>>>> know, but we weren't planning to race the boat). Also a lightweight
>>>> spinnaker
>>>> and some other miscellaneous sail inventory.
>>>>>>>> The boat really needs a bottom job and, frankly, could really use
>>>> freeboard
>>>> and deck repaint as well.
>>>>>>>> I will be available on Saturday morning from 0800 when the Brisbane
>>>> harbormaster office opens. If you want this boat, show up, confirm you'll
>>>> take it, and I'll sign the title over to you in the harbormaster's office
>>>> after
>>>> they've approved your paperwork (which you will have downloaded and
>>>> filled out before heading down to see me; we'll coordinate)
>>>>>>>> No, I won't give the boat away and keep paying the dock fees; I don't want
>>>> to deal with the 30-day notice requirement (I called them just now and
>>>> confirmed that). You take the slip if you want the boat.
>>>>>>>> No, I won't part out the boat and give or sell you pieces like sail
>>>> inventory.
>>>> Don't ask.
>>>>>>>> Make this easy for me and the boat's yours.
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Russell
>>>>>>>> --
>>>> Russell Whitaker
>>>>http://twitter.com/OrthoNormalRuss>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Tuna mailing list
>>>>Tuna at myfleet.org>>>>http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna>>>>>>>> --
>> Russell Whitaker
>>http://twitter.com/OrthoNormalRuss>>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/russell-whitaker/0/b86/329>>>>>> ------------------------------
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