Just When I Thought I'd Seen It All ...

[S/V Alchemy]

Originally Posted by Knowazark

He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

Oh, come on. A tiny penis isn't fatal.

[Bash]

Originally Posted by S/V Alchemy

Oh, come on. A tiny penis isn't fatal.

I'm glad anatomy has been interjected into this conversation. It used to be that the ultimate "penis boat" (Wonderblond's term) was the Cigarrette. In our area this icon has been supplanted however, and the penis boat du jour is clearly the Protector. And you've got to have twin Yamaha 150s of course, and now a bow thruster.

So there it is, still, tied up across from my 1995 10' Caribe with its 15hp Suzuki.

I'm feeling a race coming on for pink slips. His slip to my slip and back. LeMans start and finish--first man standing on the finger pier after having tied a proper cleat knot wins.

He's welcome to use both engines and the thruster.

[s/v Jedi]

What a wimp...

[Mexdon]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

What a wimp...

Doesn't show the bow thruster so it's not in the same league.

[capn_billl]

That much prop, you could just tack on some wings and fly it home.

[Cheechako]

Hmmmm...... I doubt if anyone on this forum would be accused of too many toys on their boat... right?

[S/V Antares]

Ok folks, Enough of this thruster envy.
First.... Under 50mph the Protector drives like a bar of soap.
Second ... The engines are as close together as they can put them so there is not a huge amount of differiential thrust when one is in reverse and one forward,
Third... The Protectors are really boats with an inflatable bumper. The 38 weighs anmost 15,000 Pounds!

While this scenerio is a bad example the marina folks are always putting 50 ft boats in 40 ft slips these days. Thrusters are becoming very common. Just another tool. I get a big kick out of watching a sailboat come into a harbor at 5 knots expecting the thruster to work at speed.

However ... all the sterotyping is pretty much spot on! LOL

[bevcory]

So did thruster jockey have the gold chains, the very expensive sunglasses and top of the range boat shoes to go with? What about the 'proper' boating attire - of the $$$$ type, as opposed to the basic bare foot or scruffy boat shoed yachty?

[hummingway]

For any other ignorant sods, like me, I've looked up these things. RecreationalTarga 30'

Bow thruster optional.

[DrivinSteve]

Originally Posted by Mexdon

Especially all he wanted to buy was a box of Tampax.

ROTFLMAO

[David M]

If someone offered me one I would take it. I would even wear the gold chains, grease my hair back and wear the aloha shirt with the top three buttons undone if that was part of the deal.

[Rhapsody-NS27]

Originally Posted by David M

If someone offered me one I would take it. I would even wear the gold chains, grease my hair back and wear the aloha shirt with the top three buttons undone if that was part of the deal.

That description somehow brings Miami Vice to mind.

It's been a while, I'd have to look it up. Still funny to imagine.

[Blue Stocking]

Originally Posted by Mexdon

Especially all he wanted to buy was a box of Tampax.

Well--his weekend was a write-off, so get something else to play with.

[SkiprJohn]

Don't knock the aloha shirts!! It was a t-shirt and sports coat and an unshaven face that Don Johnson wore.

[IslandHopper]

Yep, if i bought a boat with a bowthruster i would never use it and have it removed immediately!......









As if......Lol