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Old 12-09-2022, 07:51   #1
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Re: An interesting visitor.

That is one hell of a bow sprit! One could shish-ka-bob about a dozen SUPs on it...

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That is one hell of a bow sprit! One could shish-ka-bob about a dozen SUPs on it...

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Hahahaha now I've got that visual stuck in my head. 20 arms and legs waving around along the spirit and a trail of brightly coloured boards in their wake.
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This guy is a good example of one that can cruise on very little money and as usual those that don't have the skills or energy to do that can only wonder or try an degrade.
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This guy is a good example of one that can cruise on very little money and as usual those that don't have the skills or energy to do that can only wonder or try an degrade.
You have a very vivid imagination, Thomm... one that can find degrading sentiment in any of the above posts.

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thomm225 thanks for posting that article. It made for interesting reading, and I love that sort of lateral thinking. Certainly, one man's treasure is another man's trash.
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