Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 12:14:43 -0600
Reply-To: John Klun <jklun@gj.net>
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From: John Klun <jklun@gj.net>
Subject: Re: Van/squid connection...
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Jeeeez-
Us squids are comin' outa da woodwork here!
USNR (Reserve) 1966-1991 (Ret.)
USS Rankin (LKA-103) 1967-1969 (Amphibs)
Owned 15' outboards on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Owned 18' outboards on Winnipesaukee.
Owned (son) 14' cat on Winnipesaukee.
Owned 14' Sunfish on Winnipesaukee.
Owned 12' nameless sailboat on Winnipesaukee.
Owned 14' Holder (made by Hobie) on Winnipesaukee- gave to son as wedding
present and used on Blue Mesa Lake Colorado.
Owned 40' (converted to power cruiser by P.O.) sailing fisherman (built Nova
Scotia). Started restoring and reconverting her to a schooner when money and
time ran out. Then we moved to a farm and then to Colorado. Boat is a memory
now...
No boats now, just 1984 GL (Baby) 10/24/2000
1986 Jetta GL- bought new 11/14/1985
1965 Chev PU (engine blew up)
1948 Ford 8N tractor and implements.
Dana Morphew wrote:
> The Cape Dory 25, Atkins I believe, has an underbody that...it's Sat.
> morning though.
>
> -Dana-
>
> JOHN REYNOLDS wrote:
> >
> > This is too wierd - ther aren't that many vanagons on the east coast, but
> > in Newport Rhode Island, there are a ton of them - I saw 3 in three
> > blocks of driving, then two westy's on the commute home. When mentioning
> > all the van on "the Island" (Newport is on Aquidneck Island - also called
> > a sqid's neck island) to a friend, she said "I don't know what it is, but
> > the Navy people seem to like them"!
> >
> > Man I thought all the referneces to kayaks, wooden kayaks and small sail
> > boats like Dovekies and West wright potter's was strange! Anybody into
> > Herrshoff, or wooden sailboats as well? Chickens, composting - Whoa I
> > releasing too much information.
> >
> > John Reynolds
> > 81 Westy, kayaks, Sunfish, Super Snark
> > Steal rides on Herrshoffs (15's -E-Boat, 12 1/2"s)
> >
> > __SNIP---
> >
> > >I myself did 11 years in the US navy (submarines). Is there some
> > connection
> > >between Westfalias and ex-squids? Maybe it's wanderlust...or the
> > constant
> > >maintenance...or maybe just living in a confined area... Any ideas? How
> > many
> > >of you are out there?
> >
> > >Happy Friday! Long weekend in Canada...
> > >Mike Pedersen
> > '>88 \X/ Westie GL Automatic
> >
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