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Only in Coonassland

Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Sunday, 24 April 2005, at 10:50 p.m.

Well, guess I'ze been over-socialized this weekend. Friday we had grandparent's day at our grandkids' school, 4 of the 6 go to the same school, the other 2 are just babies. Total chaos is the only way to describe it, took the whole day. Fun, but a young person's sport.

Yesterday we went to the camp, I did the teak in the head - BTW, guys, thanks for the heads up on the teak above the toilet, it came right out, and was a massive chunk of teak, thank you Bertram for making them like you did. Anyway, got all that cleaned up, sanded and oiled. Then me & the Bride went with some camp neighbors to a charity ball, black tie, tux and all, at a country club near the camp. Seating was outside, good food, then it got cold, then the mosquitos saw all that female flesh in the ball gowns and attacked. We left early.

Then today, the Bride's study club had an outing on a huge houseboat down on Bayou Plaquemine, starting at 4 PM. Big steel houseboats are a tradition down there, so I was interested to see how this monster worked. Had about 60 souls on it - about a 60 x 20 steel hull with about 6" of freeboard all around. Powered by a venerable single GM 6-71, dry exhaust, keel cooled. 8 KW genset, huge top deck with the biggest bimini top I've ever seen - had to be 20 x 30.

Anyway, backed out of their hanger-sized boathouse at 4, curised at about 4 kts - top speed for the 6-71, and every time a little boat came by and made a wake, water would sluce over the bow. I stayed on top since I know these waters and if it sank, it was shallow enough my boots would stay dry. Had a famous chef on board fixin' good grub, went up a small bayou a long ways, saw tons of wildlife, did not run out of whiskey, made it back safe, but 2 hours late. Got real cold when the sun went down, but I had on my AJ jacket, thanks to Frank Fimmano, so I was ok.

I told the Bride no more social events for a while.

UV

Messages In This Thread

Only in Coonassland
Vic Roy -- Sunday, 24 April 2005, at 10:50 p.m.

Re: Only in Coonassland
Frank Fimmano -- Monday, 25 April 2005, at 12:20 p.m.

Re: Only in Coonassland
Vic Roy -- Monday, 25 April 2005, at 12:42 p.m.