Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 29-11-2013, 14:24   #1
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Toronto
Boat: Northern Yacht, Northern 29
Posts: 1
Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Sailors,

That was a reference to the Mayor Ford scandal, that has so embarrassed my city internationally. In any event, I thought it high time (no pun intended) that I sign on to this very active, helpful and useful forum. I sail on Lake Ontario, out of Toronto. The boat is on the hard now for the winter, so time to turn my mind to boat improvements and such. I've got some questions burning in the back of my mind which I plan to post shortly, now that I'm on board this forum.

My boat is a 1977 Northern 29. I am interested in hearing from other owners of the same make or model. My engine is the original Atomic 4, still working after all these years (God bless it).

Cheers,
__________________
Greg Graham
s/v Magy Mae
Toronto
Gregoy Graham is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-11-2013, 14:39   #2
Registered User
 
Vasco's Avatar

Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Toronto
Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore"
Posts: 7,557
Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Welcome, not a good start. No politics.
__________________
Rick I
Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
Vasco is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 07:02   #3
Registered User
 
lorenzo b's Avatar

Join Date: May 2009
Location: Panama
Boat: Steel trawler 63' Eileen Farrell
Posts: 961
Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Smoking crack does not necessarily make you a bad person.
lorenzo b is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 07:22   #4
Senior Cruiser
 
boatman61's Avatar

Community Sponsor
Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: PORTUGAL
Posts: 30,561
Images: 2
pirate Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Quote:
Originally Posted by lorenzo b View Post
Smoking crack does not necessarily make you a bad person.
True... that definition/distinction is reserved for Tobacco Smokers....
__________________

It was a dark and stormy night and the captain of the ship said.. "Hey Jim, spin us a yarn." and the yarn began like this.. "It was a dark and stormy night.."
boatman61 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 07:40   #5
Registered User

Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: vancouver, canada
Boat: hunter 376
Posts: 623
Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Gregoy, move to Vancouver. The Pacific makes for fantastic sailing, you can sail year round, and our Mayor, well...he's kind of embarrassing too.
shorebird is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 07:47   #6
Registered User
 
deckofficer's Avatar

Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Northern and Southern California
Boat: too many
Posts: 3,731
Images: 4
Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Welcome to CF, great intro, late night TV has put Toronto on the map. Vancouver does have better sailing though.
__________________
Bob
USCG Unlimited Tonnage Open Ocean (CMA)
https://tbuckets.lefora.com/
deckofficer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 07:53   #7
Registered User
 
kthoennes's Avatar

Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Boat: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin, 32'
Posts: 289
That's a funny intro. Welcome.
kthoennes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 08:09   #8
Registered User
 
jkindredpdx's Avatar

Join Date: May 2011
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Boat: Hallberg Rassy 35'
Posts: 1,200
Images: 5
Welcome aboard.

Better a Mayor with Crack than crack in your gel coat....
__________________
https://www.sednahr35.blogspot.com/ Jim K.
jkindredpdx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 08:13   #9
Registered User
 
sabray's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wash DC
Boat: PETERSON 44
Posts: 3,165
From our United States capital city. I feel for you.
Guess I would check the carb really well.
Then I would deny everything. Even monica. I don't know that girl. At least our convict council man is paying for sex even though he still owes taxes.
sabray is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 10:05   #10
Registered User
 
Mike OReilly's Avatar

Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Good question
Boat: Rafiki 37
Posts: 14,131
Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Welcome Greg, always nice to see another Great Lakes sailor on board. We're up on Superior, but will be heading down to Lake Ontario next season.

I looked seriously at a Northern 29 (and then a Northern 37). Love the 29. It was just a little too small for our needs. But great looking boats. And the A-4 is a great engine. Also had one on our previous boat (Grampian 34) for years.

Anyway, welcome. Hope to cross wakes next year.
__________________
Why go fast, when you can go slow.
BLOG: www.helplink.com/CLAFC
Mike OReilly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-11-2013, 10:37   #11
Marine Service Provider
 
Snore's Avatar

Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Boat: Retired Delivery Capt
Posts: 3,683
Send a message via Skype™ to Snore
Welcome aboard from S Florida.

We in FLA feel your pain.
__________________
"Whenever...it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off- then, I account it high time to get to sea..." Ishmael
Snore is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2013, 11:12   #12
Registered User
 
SkiprJohn's Avatar

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Boat: 15 foot Canoe
Posts: 14,191
Re: Joining the Forum from Crack-town, I mean Toronto

Aloha and welcome aboard!
I know how hard it is to keep politics out of our conversations since it is the stuff that runs and ruins our lives.
Comparatively speaking, "That's nothing!"
__________________
John
SkiprJohn is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
rum

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 22:22.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.