Re: OT: I want a speedboat

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17 years ago

Thu, Nov 23, 2006 1:07 AM

Douglas Payne wrote in news:4sk2pgFuvme7U1 @mid.individual.net:

I bet your van goes faster than the majority of speedboats. And uses > less fuel. And is an altogether better proposition for use on roads. >

Heh, the one thing you have to get used to is ignoring miles per gallon, and swapping to gallons per hour. Then the mooring charges. Etc.

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17 years ago

Thu, Nov 23, 2006 1:27 AM

Mooring at sea can be cheap. Paying road duty on boat petrol bites.

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17 years ago

Thu, Nov 23, 2006 1:52 AM

Douglas Payne wrote in news:4skbo6F100q57U1 @mid.individual.net:

Sorry, I was assuming fresh water.

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17 years ago

Thu, Nov 23, 2006 8:50 AM

Yeah, dunno, depends where Doki wants to use his boat really. Boats float better in the sea, and generally there is more in the way of waves and wind and stuff.

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17 years ago

Thu, Nov 23, 2006 9:04 AM

I'm not entirely serious. A) You can't get much further away from the sea than me. B) I can't even afford a second car...

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