Starting 'er up

[BDA]

Congratulations Fotog!  I can see that it feels good!

Good luck on the house sale! Moving somewhere with a bigger garage?

[gideon]

J/24 ?

And congratulations  .

[surfguitar58]

J/24 ?

Another sailor?

[gideon]

Another sailor?

Yes, I think sailors are attracted to cars that are built like boats.  It feels more ... familiar.

[surfguitar58]

Another sailor?

Yes, I think sailors are attracted to cars that are built like boats.  It feels more ... familiar.

Agreed! I can't weld worth a damn, but years of clumsy boat ownership has made me very familiar with fiberglass repair. 
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[Certified Lotus]

I'm also a sailor!  Last boat was a Pearson 303. Used to sail from Barnegat Bay to Block Island and Newport all the time. Lots of adventures, North Sea off the coast of Germany, Caribbean, Hawaiian Islands (Charter boats, not the Pearson).  Sold it when I decided to race sports cars.  I just charter now and sail with friends. Much simpler life and much much cheaper!

And yes, fiberglass cars seems to have a strange sense of familiarity.........

[1970EuropaGuy]

Well!  Yesterday was a big day.  My car not only got some direct daylight, outside the garage, but I DROVE the damned thing!

Just a few laps around the neighborhood.  But it seemed to run well; got all the gears I could try (not 4th), and sounded good too.

Very cool though.  Wow!

I'm going to experiment with some photos in different sizes, etc.  Seeing these made me finally change the scratched lens-cover on the phone.  Newer photos will be better, without the beautiful haze.



Vince

Very cool to have a running Europa. Time to go driving.

Your mags are the same ones I have, Appliance Mags from the early 70's. Mine were made in Japan by Enkie. I painted the mesh area gold, looks great with the yellow.

[Fotog]

J/24 ?

And congratulations  .

Yes,. I should have sold it 10 years ago. I stopped racing then after having done so for about 13 years in Annapolis.  It was ridiculous for me to drive so far from the Philadelphia area. The crew got a little long in the tooth, having babies, and not being able to come all the time. And then sails grew in price from about $1,000 each 10 years before to about $2,000 each. So I stopped.

It's just as well because about a year later the class pretty much collapsed during the recession, after having been super popular for 25 years.

We had so much damn fun though! I just had a hard time parting with it.

BTW, "Foto-G" is short for Fotogelegenheit", the boat name, and a nice simple German word meaning photo opportunity.. 😊

Thanks all for your congrats.
Vince

[Fotog]

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Very cool to have a running Europa. Time to go driving.

Your mags are the same ones I have, Appliance Mags from the early 70's. Mine were made in Japan by Enkie. I painted the mesh area gold, looks great with the yellow.
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I kind of like those wheels. I was thinking of doing the center portion in Black. Your gold looks nice though.

[Fotog]

Hmmm.  Hard to do this stuff on a phone.

[dakazman]

Hmmm.  Hard to do this stuff on a phone.

  That’s all I use..😅

Congrats on the milestone,  my choice was a 20’ Nimble. Very fun and you don’t get caught on sandbars. Sailed it in the Hamptons , tiana bay, NY. , bunch of different lakes. And of course down here where it’s not fun. Hence the sale. I saved the compass , just in case!
 Dakazman

[Fotog]

Moving somewhere with a bigger garage?

I'm afraid not.  I've been living in a different place for several years.  And bummer, but it only has a one-car garage.  That's a step down.  Hopefully down the road I'll have something with a larger garage.

[Fotog]

I'm really looking forward to driving it farther than around the block.  About a month ago, I (finally!) transferred the title from NC to PA that I've been sitting on for all these years.  One mustn't be in too much of a hurry, you know?

Because of the age, they used the non-internet process.  I guess it goes along with the pre-internet car.

And now I'm waiting to get the new title back so I can register.  Can't wait!