[Public-List] sailing without an engine

[John Birch]

What an abuse of Insurance, glad they tossed him, folks like that making 
frivolous and frequent claims give us all a bad name, and guess who pays for 
it in the end - we do.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Adelman" <TAdelman at hospitallaw.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] sailing without an engine


>I had a friend that purchased a sailboat when he got out of college in 
>Texas.  The boat was cheap (35') and didn't have an engine.  It did have 
>the necessary equipment to sail it.  He then got a job offer in Maryland. 
>He signed up for Boat US Tow service.  He sailed from Texas to Florida. 
>Each time he wanted to go to port (about 4-5 times) he would sail close to 
>the entrance, drop an anchor and call Boat US for a tow (engine doesn't 
>work).  After the 4-5 time, Boat US terminated his tow package and refund
> ed him the pro-rata amount left on his account (11 months).  He was then 
> forced to get the engine repaired.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org 
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of John Birch
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:33 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] sailing without an engine
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> Agree
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "gordon white" <gewhite at crosslink.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] sailing without an engine
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>
>>    Obviously people sailed without engines for centuries, but after the
>> 1840s sailing ships were routinely towed into and out of harbors by
>> steam tugs. Hundreds of years ago there was (1) no option and (2) no
>> marinas with slips packed tightly together. Just as I would not sail
>> today without radio or life jackets, I would not without an engine.
>> Maybe purely deep-sea sailing, looking for readily available and open
>> harbors only at each end, but engineless sailing to me is unsafe and
>> meaningless hair-shirt wearing.
>>  - Gordon White, Deltaville, VA    Brigadoon II
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