| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
 | Date | Lines | 
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| 958.1 | Good choice | AKOV12::DJOHNSTON |  | Tue Aug 23 1988 09:44 | 9 | 
|  |     A great boat.  Built in the good days of Pearson.  The only concern
    I would have is osmosis in the glass of a boat that age.  If you
    had it surveyed and it is clean you aren't going to go wrong.  You
    are probably paying more for it than it was new!  Welcome to sailing,
    but drop the "blow-boating".  Now that you're a sailor you gotta
    sound like a sailor ;^) .
    
    Dave
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| 958.2 | proper sailing terminology ... | MPGS::BAILEY | May the 4 winds blow u safely home | Tue Aug 23 1988 11:25 | 16 | 
|  |     RE .1
    
    "blow-boating" ???
    
    Right, sound like a sailor ...
    
    	... "they" are gasholes.
    
    	... "we" are airheads.
    
    8^)
    
    
    ... Bob
    
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| 958.3 | another variation on terminology | CHEFS::GOUGHP | Pete Gough @REO | Tue Aug 23 1988 11:30 | 4 | 
|  |     Anglisised thus.........
    "Stinkpot merchants" = them
    "Rag and stick merchants" = us
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| 958.4 | Naut. Terms | MTBLUE::HALL_MERRILL |  | Tue Aug 23 1988 12:38 | 9 | 
|  |     Try "Rag-Bagger"... we must all try to keep our terms veddy, veddy
    proper.  Although once thought to have originated in the Fire Island,
    NY area, the term "Blow Boat" came into common useage in the 1950's
    when the pastime became overpopulated with blowhards.  The
    overpopulation continues to this day and the term is well fixed
    in nautical lingo.  I advise that it be used with discretion especially
    when referring to vessels carrying nasty looking crews... at which
    time, the term "Sailing Yacht" can be substituted.
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