How old are you guys?

[rip]

Dag nab it,  somma you guys are doin a lotta complainin fur bein so youthful. I jus spent the fall singlehanden my new to me 23 and havin a great time. No furler and no halyards fed back either.
Course I bin singlehandin an H16 for about five years raisin & lowrin the mast each sail so the 23 is like the lap of luxury.
Ready? 73.5 middle of this month. First myocardial infarction at 48 in a canoe race. "Retired" at 52. Glad I did.

[crazycarl]

turned 51 in january.  already had both knees and both shoulders worked on.  hands don't work too good in the cold, and the scar tissue on the finger tips doesn't help.  i do keep in shape and i raise the mast on our 19 myself by simply lifting it up.
i hope to remain in good enough shape to move about a small boat for some time.

                                                                                                                           carl

[Tim Gardner]

They say the first sign of aging is talking about the aches & pains.  I still do all the things (except for whitewater play-boat kayaking) I used to do, I just do 'em slower & less often.

My first post must have sounded like I'm complaining - NOT SO! I enjoy every day I wake up on the sunny side of the dirt.

The Admiral and I can tack & gibe like pros. The river end of SML doesn't lend itself to broad reaches like you get in the low country of NC, SC or Florida.   We are happy to run with the Asym chute up & listen to the quiet.

TG

[skip1930]

redfishnc you made my heart sing!
You'll like this. A lot! "I built this 1954 AH for the sound." As you say.
"If you don't poop ya pants in this, you ain't alive."

skidsteer skippy~ray~lou





I reduced the hp considerably. Down to 40 on a good day with my 1930 roadster.


Ziggy, a wedding gift, was a '76 XJ-12C and was an honest 153 mph double six motorcar at 6750 rpm on the single nickle between Chicago and DeKalb. Just up to speed and back down. Once. Everything was fine.

[bmiller]

Will be 52 come June.
Aged more in the last 2 years than the previous 50.
But those were 50 kick ass years.
We just bought a new to us cruising boat and hope to get at least 5-10 years out of it before, well, we can't.

P.S. wanna buy a 27?

[Tim Gardner]

Skip,  Nice Job on the AH 100 4X2 Cobra! Once did a mid engine 66 Corvair w/a 400 Cu In stroker.  I named it Street Sleeper  I broke 2 transaxle input shafts before I made one out of 17-4PH.  It was truly a scary car.  Sorry for the drift, fellas.
tg

[Frantic]

Well I suppose I'm the youngster round here at 28 then! Ive been sailing for a few days shy of a year now. I had always wanted to learn and finally got around to it.

[botelerr]

64 .................retiring in June ,, thinking of a bigger boat...Mainship 30
Rob

[Bob23]

   Will be 58 on 3/24. I try to be thankful for every day. That's why I keep my cp23...gonna take some time off this summer for some semi-extended cruising, probably solo.
  I know about the loosing strength thing. In the past 15 years I've been hit on my bicycle by vehicles twice and had 2 rotator cuff surgeries. Each "fun" session was followed by extended periods of inactiviy while I healed. Each day of such inactivity, strength is lost.
  Last Thankgiving I dusted off my old Concept 2 model C indoor rower and took the Holiday Challenge" 100,000 meters between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. I just barely made it but haven't stopped. I'm now at 400,000+ meters and eying up the Million Meter Club- hope to complete it by the end of October 2011.
  I feel great, have more energy, and am keeping my blood pressure and cholestarol in check. I am hoping to row the Blackburn Challenge in 2012 and this summer maybe row the length of Long Beach Island (18 miles). They say if you don't use it, you'll loose it. I've lost enough and am darned intent on gettin' it back.
Bob23
http://www.blackburnchallenge.com/Blackburn.html

[Osprey]

Skip, Love your little Healey. A few years ago I had a kit car version of a 1967 3000. It had a Chev 350 and would scare the pants off you. Sold the Healey and bought a 1949 Willy's Overland with a sweet little Buick V6. Last week I sold my last hot rod. It was a 1996 Corvette conv. Now back to the subject, am I the oldest one here? Maybe I better think about selling the SunCat!!!

Terry

[ssullivan]

i think im the youngest at 24, ive been sailing since i was 12. you all have some nice cars.

[redfishnc]

You just gotta love old guys...  nothing like 'em.

[kickingbug1]

 58 but still kicking as they say. pains-gottem, do they stop me?--not yet. i have learned a lot in the past couple of years (mainly from the old farts that i play tennis with on tuesdays and thursdays. a couple of these guys are near 80 and can still play (and i mean PLAY). the concensus is "once you stop moving---you die". i have concluded "keep moving". the alternative doesnt interest me. with each year i am glad to have my cp16. she sails well, looks great and most importantly trailers easily and riggs effortlessly. as to the last, if it ever requires effort to rig her----then i am DONE. having been born in 52 i decided to build a time machine of sorts. my 52 ford pickup (presently in pieces in my garage). it will be finished by the summer and be pretty much stock, save 12 volt ignition and taller differential gearing. then it will be---AN OLD MAN IN AN OLD TRUCK. it wont be fast, but neither am i (never was). what better tow vehicle---a slow truck with leisurely acceleration towing a classic com-pac 16 (also hardly a speedster). the truck will however be painted CHILEPEPPER RED.

[jamato323]

I'll be turning 69 on the 20th of this month. Will be spending it with the West Coast Trailer Sailors in Cayo Costa. Our SunCat Sanura is my lucky 13th boat in 45 years of boating. Still working part time out of fear of day time tv.

[Billy]

When are they going to Cayo Costa? I may be interested in makeing that trip.
Billy