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Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 07:27:38
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Member: Jeff & Doreen
Our favorite boady of water is the Tampa Bay area.  We have been boating on it for a year and still have more exploring to do!  We currently own a 26 foot Wellcraft Martinique named DELFIN.  We are searching the market to go back to our roots and start sailing again.  We hope to have a Catalina 30 in the near future to continue our explorations and broaden our horizons!
We found this site on the Google Search Engine!



Saturday, December 30, 2006 at 18:23:24
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Member: : Vinny
Hi Im Vinny from north east I sold my 30' bay liner and havent gotten over the itch to get another one . well it finally happened and i got a 20' regal {in a little need} but good all the same . Cant wait to get her in the water  my two sons are where to small to remember Whoo Ahh {the first boat} my wife remembers all to well
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Good to hear from you again Vinny! Send in a picture when you get a chance.

Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 13:41:25
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Member: Vince
I just bought a used '83 Silverton 34 Convertible. Looking forward to alot of great scuba diving and fishing trips, with a few trips to Atlantic City.

Saturday, December 09, 2006 at 07:53:55
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Member: Knox to tom001
I have recently purchased a SISU 22. Do you have any info re locating the original rubrail material? Thanks Knox

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Saturday, September 09, 2006 at 09:44:16
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Member: : Phil
Member's Comment: Hi Tom,
I would like to hear from you regarding your Sisu 22.  I am looking to purchase one in 2007 and would love to hear your thoughts on it's sea handling abilities and qualities. I had posted a note earlier, but I am not sure if you recieved it. I hope you get this and have  moment to respond. Thanking you in advance. Sincerely, Phil Hopfe.


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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 06:58:58
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Member: : Phil
Member's Comment: Tom, If you have a moment to let me know what you think about your SiSu's sea handling abilities/qualities I would really appreciate it.  My wife and I are pretty sure we will be purchasing a Sisu 22 with an outboard next year and would like to hear more about the boat. I can be reached at the above email. I had posted a note on this web page earlier "From: Phil & Deb in Vancouver"  . Any comments good, bad or ugly would be appreciated. Thanks, Phil


Monday, December 04, 2006 at 06:00:46
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Member: Gary
I write boating articles for several publications and boat out of Rock Island, IL on the Mississippi.
Sunday, December 03, 2006 at 14:30:15
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Member: Cdr Tom
have a 21' Hurricane Deckboat.  I boat in Gaston Lake, Kerr Lake, Jordan Lake, Falls Lake, and on the ICW in North Carolina

Saturday, December 02, 2006 at 08:59:28
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Member: Anton
The Atlantic off the eastern seabord.
Found it surfing for excursion plans.
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Friday, December 01, 2006 at 08:17:16
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Member: Don
Hi don pettenger advid boater I boat onlake huron
i have a 22 ft bayliner trophy hard top and a 
25 1970 cal sailboat i like to fish and enjoy sailing I am 68 so sailing can be a challenge for
me I publish the great lakes boat locator magazine and web site www.glboatlocator.com


Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 20:39:10
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Member: Mike
Southwest FL IC is my favorite boating area.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 14:35:13
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Member: Robert
Future Captain!!!!   Great Lakes

Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 15:52:08
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Member: Captain Knee Mo
A 19 foot Bayliner Cuddy. Fishing the Northwest area of the Pacific from Ilwaco Washington to Coos Bay Oregon.It's late October and the season is over till Memorial Day 2007.

Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 17:23:51
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Member: Raymond
Atlantic Ocean cruising up and down the east coast of the USA.Found site while searching for Nautical Superstitions.


Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 17:41:48
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Member: Capt. Gill
USCG Master,Oceans, Power& Sail. SAMS Marine Surveyor.Morgan O/I 28. Sailing on WARM saltwater.Internet search for "calenders".

Friday, October 06, 2006 at 06:32:43
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Member: Ken
Hi, I'm an English guy with a Yankee boat, I own an American designed Stevenson Weekender - 'Sweet Mist' built 2002, one of only three in the UK. A beautiful boat, that looks pretty and actually goes places too. Love sailing and live in that great seafaring town of Croydon, Surrey, famed for the Croydon canal, all 100 yards of it, and only 50 miles from the sea! I have lots of great sailing areas available, as I trail the boat, so we can sail the Solent to the Isle of Wight one day and be making for the French coast on the next. There is some delightful sailing to be had in southern England. The tidal river Thames is just 10 min's away, and we can launch easily and free. We have a great many small boat owners here in the UK, it is a major participation sport and thankfully little regulated, so we can usually sail where we like, without loads of red tape, licences etc. My brother has been sailing around the world for the last six years on his 46 foot bruce Roberts!
  steel ketch, 'Nordic Warrior', and is currently in the Canary islands, preparing to leave for Cabo Verde, Senegal and Recife in Brasil. With me having now retired early, it's playtime, and I would be pleased to be in touch with other Weekender owners, as I know there are several fleets over there. I like your site and have added a couple of items to your joke page. Happy Sailing, Ken


Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 07:12:55
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Member: Capt Tom
Charter Boat Captain out of Mays Landing, New Jersey. 48' Carver used for off-shore use, 29' Chaparral used for personal use. As of 2007 we will also offer parasailing. DreamCatcher Charters is our name. Our fishing specialty is Shark.

Saturday, September 09, 2006 at 09:44:16
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Member: : Phil
Member's Comment: Hi Tom,
I would like to hear from you regarding your Sisu 22.  I am looking to purchase one in 2007 and would love to hear your thoughts on it's sea handling abilities and qualities. I had posted a note earlier, but I am not sure if you recieved it. I hope you get this and have  moment to respond. Thanking you in advance. Sincerely, Phil Hopfe.

To respond to or add a comment to this page CLICK HERE Reply Use -Ref#:tom001 When responding to this posting.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 06:58:58
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Member: : Phil
Member's Comment: Tom, If you have a moment to let me know what you think about your SiSu's sea handling abilities/qualities I would really appreciate it.  My wife and I are pretty sure we will be purchasing a Sisu 22 with an outboard next year and would like to hear more about the boat. I can be reached at the above email. I had posted a note on this web page earlier "From: Phil & Deb in Vancouver"  . Any comments good, bad or ugly would be appreciated. Thanks, Phil

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Monday, May 15, 2006 at 18:45:33
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Member: : Tom
I have owned a 1985 Sisu 22 for about 10 years.  I repowered it with a 130 HP Yamaha 2 stroke on a "Stainless Marine" bracket.  I love the combination.  The bracket and every part of the engine are high and dry when standing still on the mooring which eliminates any fouling.  If you have any questions about the Sisu 22 please write.  I boat in Vineyard Sound, Woods Hole and Buzzards Bay Massachusetts.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 08:24:47
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Member: Ken
My wife and I own a 31 Silverton Convertible and boat in Lake St. Clair in Michigan and Ontario...


Wednesday, August 02, 2006 at 11:57:00
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Member: Karen
In my past life I was a fish.  Had to be. No other explanation for my affinity to water.  I'm landlocked in Colorado at the moment, but have been making do with puddles called lakes out here.  Colorado does have some pristine waters in the higher country.  I recently sold my sculling boat, and stupidly, prior to that, I sold my 17 foot Chaparral I/O Deep V.  I'm a teacher, and finances took a turn for the worst, life goes on.  I miss the ocean -- oh in the worst way.  I tell my friends, "I'm gonna drive to the beach, two days straight, I can be there in 24 hours! And when I get there, I'm gonna just sit and stare out at the ocean. I don't want to do anything else.  Just sit there and stare at the ocean."  Someday soon, someday.  Its good to see other water-holics have joined as a group.  I am planning to share the AVYC jokes with my students as an icebreaker on the first day back at school.

Saturday, July 29, 2006 at 06:38:58
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Member: Janet
Busy person, many fingers in many pots that tries to keep ahead of the game, one month at a time.  Found club through Google link to calendar site.  Rogue River is my favorite as favorites go, but generally it just has to be wet!  Own inflatables only at this point in time


Friday, July 28, 2006 at 21:15:51
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Member: Kurt
My family and I live in Grand Junction Colorado. We are with out a doubt the world s largest Sea Ray fans. We enjoy the waters of Lake Powell, Flaming Gorge, Lake Mead and Blue Mesa a little closer to home. 
 
We enjoy making new friends the majority of our closest friends we either met while boating or have converted them to a boating lifestyle. We have joined this web site to meet other boaters. Please introduce yourselves and lets hit the water.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 22:06:59
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Member: GRADY
ISLANDS, FOUND THE CLUB OVER THE INTERNET, AFTER VISITING A FEW CLUBS WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH THEIR RECEPTION, i TOUGHT DUE TO ME ACCENT.


Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 09:15:46
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Member: Capt. Calamari
f.b.w. - Lake Michigan
f.w.a. - power boating & fishing
own a cruiser


Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 09:43:18
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Member: Bruce
Member USCGAUX, passionate about boating, crew on Indian Lake, Caesar Creek, Alum Creek and Lake Erie.

Sunday, July 02, 2006 at 17:04:24
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Member: Troy
I have been boating on the Chesapeake my entire life. ( truly I was on my parents boat at just two days old)  At the present time my wife, 4 year old daughter and I are enjoying a 24 foot Grady white walk around.  Not much on the frills, but great boat for family fun. Sunday, July 02, 2006 at 03:18:00
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Member: Capt. Neptune
I have worked at sea till I got my Master Mariner certificate of competency in 1989. Since 1989 till today I am operating a company working in the supply of boat and yacht equipment as well this year the company started promoting and selling power boats and yachts. Our aim is to increase and develope boating and marine awareness in Egypt.


Friday, June 23, 2006 at 08:44:15
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Member: Tammy
No boats, I like them though.

Thursday, June 08, 2006 at 13:12:12
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Member: Bill
I am a past owner of an Irwin 32.5 CC, a Catalina 25 Swing Keel and a couple of no name dinghies.  I enjoy sailing/cruising.  The majority of my experience has been on the east coast of Florida and the Keys with a small amount of sailing out os San Diego, Ca.  I hope to get back sailing soon.  I found this site via the Duckworks site.

Thursday, June 01, 2006 at 05:12:40
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Member: chrissie
MultiText1: http://journals.aol.com/christinaki69/Travelswithmychickenmug/, this is my journals page, i would like to become an active member, i write for dockwalk, and have lots of interesting info for your readers as well

Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 13:24:34
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Member: Phil & Debbie
Deb (my wife of 24 years) and I have been active boaters most of our lives. We have owned a number of boats, both sail and power. Our last was a custom built Devlin Surf Scoter 22 that we cruised out of East Greenwich RI.  We sold "Tugwillow" last July in preparation for our move to Vancouver, Canada. We are presently boatless. It's hard, but we'll get through it!  I did submit a request for any and all info about SiSu 22's. I hope it gets posted and we get some response. It will be appreciated. I did see a few comments, all positive I might add, but we would like to hear more about these boats. We are looking for a seaworthy economical and fun boat to be used for cruising, fishing, crabbing, prawning (big out here in BC), and the occasional overnite. So let your comments fly. If anyone is planning on selling a 22 NEXT year please keep us in mind.  We are still settling in  here and will not have the time to do to much boating this summer. Oh, I found your site j!
 ust by searching the web for SiSu info. It's a great site and better concept. I cannot wait to explore it depth. Well, have to go. Take care, Phil  


Tuesday, May 09, 2006 at 06:34:01
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Member: David
FWB - Chesapeake Bay, West & South River
Trailor Boat Sailing, Boat Building, General Mess'n Around in Boats.
I own a 5 meter Fixed Bridge Deck Cat called a Jarcat.  I built from plans from Aus.


Sunday, May 07, 2006 at 05:11:35
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Member: Lewis
I have some quite varied experience with boats, from lobster fishing off the East Coast of Scotland to sailing out to the Outer Banks with my brother in his Caliber 40 which he keeps at New Berne in the Neuse River in North Carolina.  Myself I am a dinghy sailor with an eleven foot Mirror Dinghy.  Right at the moment I have the original 5mm ply version of the boat but I am looking at the GRP version which needs much less maintenance.  I sailed for years on Linlithgow Loch but our Club folded due to a lack of adult members and I am about to join Cramond Boat Club if they will have me.  Cramond is on the River Forth on Scotland's east coast, near Edinburgh.  It is a tidal location with a five hour window either side of high water.  It will be different from sailing on a small inland loch!


Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 19:15:31
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Member: Benjy
I was raised as a river rat on the Poteau. In summer while in grade school, Two friends and I built a raft, stole some of mom's cookery and some supplies, took our rifles and moved aboard. We stowed our clothes in a bucket and didn't take them out for two weeks, We floated the Poteau with the current eating whatever we could shoot of get off the shore. In the evening before dark we poled the raft to shore, built a fire and scrounged for whatever we could get from some farmers garden. We always slept on the raft and pushed off next morning to another adventure.   I found the site while looking for an Electric boat organization as my Picnic boat needs repair. I also own a 26ft Bayliner Flybridge cruiser. It is ideal fro "Ditch Crawling" on the Ten Tom and other rivers.

Friday, April 28, 2006 at 12:10:32
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Member: Lindy
I have been boating for about 45 years, through 2 kids, two marriages and too many boats to list.  I am currently between wives but not boats.   My mate right now is an English Springer Spaniel named Sadie (AKC Lindy's Shady Lady Sadie)  who is learning to "sail"  with much less complaint than the first two mates!  We "Sail" a McGreagor Venture 21 on a small state lake, Argyle, here in west central Illinois.  I put "Sail" in quote because we soon dicovered that the lake was too small to sail and the oak trees like to grab the mast.   My intro to our small group of boaters was when one of them heard the twang of my rigging one night when I thought I was alone on the water.   We now "sail" with an 8hp Yamaha and a trolling motor.  
 
I found this site when I was looking for "Boat Jokes"

Friday, April 14, 2006 at 14:34:58
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Member: Vince
MultiText1: My wife and I boat on the Chesapeake Bay waterways.  Particularly the Chester River, the Bohemia River, the Elk River, and the Sasafras River.  We live at the mouth of the Sasafras and Elk Rivers.  We and our boating friends keep our boats at the Chestertown Marina, in Chestertown, Maryland.
 
During the summer months, Chestertown has a lot of Saturday activities, like arts and crafts shows, various vendors selling their wares, and on special occasions, they have other activities, like concerts in the park, Memorial Day celebrations, 4th of July activities, all against the back drop of the Sultana Schooner, and other Vintage Sailing ships which dock here for various celebrations.
 
We enjoy the reenactment of the Boston Tea Party, and Down Rigging Weekend, where the Sultana, The Pride of Baltimore, the Virginia, the Kalmar Nyckle, and other masted sailing ships come for a weekend of fun and frolic.
 
We all spend our time convoying down river to our favorite swim holes or just anchor out together for a fun day of fellowship.
 
We own a 1988 Silverton Convertible yacht.  It was a step up for us from a CrisCraft Catalina, which was considerably smaller.  Now that we have a number of grand children, having a more spacious boat is a must.
 
We often have pot luck dinners with our other boating friends which gives us all an opportunity for additional fellowship and just plain good times, especially when the margueritas start flowing and the Jimmy Buffet music starts playing.
 
Next time you visit Chestertown, look for us down at the dock, you can't miss us, look for the Palm trees and Parrots.
 
The name of our Boat...  JAMAICAMECRAZY!

Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 09:45:00
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Member: Greg
I was inspired to join AVYC by the story submitted by Don, the owner of the 22' Sisu lobsterboat "Seems To Be". I bought a derelict Sisu 22 myself, and am in the process of bringing her back to life ...something of an epic, I must say. I live in Juneau, Alaska. This is "Inside Passage" country, with thousands of miles of wilderness coastline, and countless fjords, bays and gunkholes to explore. Wildlife abounds...particularly sealife / humpback whales, orcas, Dall porpoise, sealions, seals, and a myriad of birds. Then there is the seafood...king and Dungeness crab, spot prawns, abundant wild salmon, halibut, rockfish, cod...you name it! My little Sisu will be the perfect runabout / overnighter to enjoy all this. I'm planning real hydraulics to run serious fishing gear.


Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 06:39:50
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Member: John (smitty)
Hello everyone.  My F.B.W. is the Lake James Chain in Angola, Indiana.  I have been boating for about 30 years and learned to boat and sail on Lake Huron where I grew up.  I now own a 1988 Bayliner Ceira Sunbridge and have named her "Bottom Time" as I am a certified SCUBA diver.  I am also a full time correctional officer and a Reserve Deputy assigned to the Marine Patrol Division.  I am also a certified Boater's Education Instructor for the State of Indiana.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 19:08:35
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I am a Paramedic and  a volunteer Firefighter, about to move to Spring City, Tennessee and yes, I do love the water. It seems I have always lived around water and I work in it as well.  I just bought a 44' Captian Cruser Houseboat.

Monday, April 10, 2006 at 15:09:16
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Member: Capt. Chris
MultiText1: 1963 30 foot Owens Flagship...luv it

Sunday, April 09, 2006 at 05:47:15
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Member: Nauti Rogue

Hey, everyone!  Great site! My name is Chris, and I live in Fishers, IN.  Our FBW is Lake Michigan.  I have a 1994 Sundancer 230 that I keep on the water at Oselka's in New Buffalo. I've only been boating for about 6 years, but I've definitely caught the bug!  Love every minute of it. 
--Chris


Wednesday, April 05, 2006 at 17:09:46
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Member: nofd2760
  boating for approx. 15 years with wife and children. I have a 1987  28ft Carver Riviera, 1973 Mako 22b c.c. and jet skis. We live on ariver with access to Lake Erie in Ohio



Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 23:19:36
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Member: Ian
Hi, Have a 1979 32' Bayliner, don't know model, looks like a conquest.
Have gutted the interior and am looking for info. on how to re-design it. Is there any design s/w or maybe someone out there can assist me??
Thanks so much,
Ian

Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 02:52:25
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Member: Captn Kiwi
Hi there from Auckland New Zealand..my wife and I have been touring the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames for the past 15 years in a 32ft cruiser with twin 150hp outboards..found your site when looking for boating jokes..thinking of visiting "down under"

Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 12:08:22
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Member: Mark V
I am 51, boat on the Fox River Chain of Lakes in Wisconsin.  I love cruising and spending time rafting with friends over a few cocktails.  Sun, Calm water and a cold Margarita are the things that make life worth living.  I found this site when looking for boating jokes.

Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 18:16:27
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Member: Captain Dennis

My favorite body of water is Lake Champlain and I own a 1964 owens flagship previously a cabin cruiser but I turned it into an open fisherman. It has a Chevy 327 in it and I found this looking up stuff for my boat.

Reply Monday, January 23, 2006 at 07:31:15
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Member: Capt. Bill:

Hello everyone: My wife and i are retired and have a 25ft Albin and looking to meet others with same intrest and travel to Islands from Florida winter of 2005. Iam also a Ham Radio operator and would love to meet up with same. Bill and Vicki
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 10:59:15

 
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