How I Got Un X ed

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Sail123

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Last fall, after sitting out sailing for twenty some years, the sailboat bug bit me again.

My local marina had a Mac 25 for sale. Two grand, everything included, with a trailer also.

Sailed most everyday till the weather forced me off the lake (Nebraska)

knowing what I had, was not exactly what I wanted, I went looking for something a little bigger. Macs go to 26 for a trailer sailor with some newer features, including a larger engine.

My local dealer (5 hours away round trip) had an X on his lot I looked at on-line.

We talked, and struck a deal. I drove the five hours to give him 60% of the money, and was going to pay the balanced when the boat was ready.

It was a Saturday, and he closed to watch a football game. Note on the door said he was delivering a boat. Boat my ass! This is Nebraska, I knew better.

Monday I called him, and he admitted he was watching football with friends.

I emailed him the following Saturday at 7:30 telling him I wanted to come over again (another five hours) to see the boat, and pay him money.

Did not return my eMail all day.

Pissed, I started to wonder if this X MacGregor was really my best option.

Lets just say, The Mac dealer in Nebraska is a nice guy, but his business practices during football games sucks.

I looked around, and did two things. One, I purchased a 19' power boat with a 150 PH engine for $2200. Sweet boat, and lots more power than any X MacGregor ever thought of. This will be perfect for taking behind my toter home on vacations.

Second, I found a perfect sailboat for me. A 30' Clipper Marine. Great shape, well cared for. I was able to get a slip with electric and water hook ups. The cabin is much larger than the smaller MacGregors, and it is a true sailboat, not a blend between a power boat and a sailboat.

For you X & M fans, that I am sure love your boats, I almost joined you, except for a couple football Saturdays. lol

Here is our slip for next year. Pretty cool, yes!



Here is my CM 30, waiting for next boating season



Here is my better half, in the boat we call hers. Easy to launch, no rigging, just start the engine with a key like a car, and she is off driving across the lake at 50 MPH.



I ended up spending 8 grand less than the X was going to cost me, and ended up with a boat for each of us.
 
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Ed Schenck

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Jun 2, 2004
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Great story with a happy ending. And welcome to the Big Ten. Now with all the sanctions against our Buckeyes you "Huskers" have a bowl chance again. Well except for Michigan. :)
 
Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
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Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Gary,

Lemme se if I got this straight:

--- Nebraska

--- football

--- Saturday

And YOU'RE surprised?!?

Gee.

Glad the boaty thing worked out for you. :):):)
 
Sail123

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Ed & Stu:

I did not follow football much this past year, too busy sailing! lol

I don't get into it much. T was in a drug store just wondering around the day before they hired him as the A D. Figurehead post. I watched him looking around the store, like he was lost, on a planet he had never seen before. Looked like the last Regain interview on his ranch. I would have guessed a dementia disorder. His eyes caught mine and he did a double take, because I am 6'7" and 470 pounds. He must have wondered if I played football for him. My return stare told him I had not, and he looked away.

Players get free cars, free food, free apartments with girlfriends already in the apartment. They do not have to maintain grades, and they can not do basic communication skills when you talk with one of them. They just grunt and push their way around. I have no idea how they get buy with that, but in a state where the only sport is college football, big money rides on this, and it is very protected. A few years back, one of the players shot at someone with a handgun at a gas station, and he played ball that Saturday, no chargers were filed. So I am no big fan of N football, as it is all a good ole boys network of people doing stuff skirting the laws.

I did enjoy it years ago in the Devany era. Then it was pretty fun. The Nebraska Oklahoma game on thanksgiving day was always a tradition in our home.
 
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Ed Schenck

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Geez Gary, I hope your name is an alias or that you are unlisted in the phone book. Just checked the Owner's Directory to see how much trouble you are in. There are twenty-two Huskers listed for Nebraska. Maybe none of them are football fans. Around here we set the course and number of laps based on what time the game starts.
 
Sail123

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Tell me about it, can't even buy a $11000 sailboat on game day! lol

I'm listed, and larger than the football players!


Ed Schenck said:
Geez Gary, I hope your name is an alias or that you are unlisted in the phone book. Just checked the Owner's Directory to see how much trouble you are in. There are twenty-two Huskers listed for Nebraska. Maybe none of them are football fans. Around here we set the course and number of laps based on what time the game starts.
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Bamazeb

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You were wanting to do a Boat Deal on a Football Saturday in Neb??? This is a State where Memorial Stadium is the Third largest city in Neb on Gamedays. You are lucky the Nebraskans didnt hunt you down and stone you!! P.S. Where, in Nebraska, is there a lake big enough to sail a boat that size. The Fremont State Lakes? Or perhaps the lake just outside Pierce Neb. ;-).
 
Sail123

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Branched Oak. It is just a few minutes from my business, so I hope to use many times a week.

Post # 1. I am flattered.
 
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