"So no one who went on the Florida spring break cruise is getting their deposit back?? It's not my fault that line got wrapped around the prop... I was the bartender, not the skipper!"
APRIL 16 UPDATE: Well, it turns out our source was apparently on the least-damaged boat of the four that made the trip. About all they did was clog up their head. However, according to our source (via his/her sources), the other three boats managed to:
--tear two trampolenes (cost: up to $2000 apiece)
--break a set of lazy jacks ($200 with labor)
--wrap fishing line around a prop, damaging the seal ($500-1000 repair)
--and burning up the starter and/or the transmission ($5000+ repair)
The latter sounds like it might require taking the engine out of the boat, which would likely result in someone else having their charter cancelled, leading to more costs. All in all, ten grand in damages--give or take a few general memberships. Now we can see why Risk Management wanted nothing to do with HSC's new FL cruises.
So, this year's spring break cruise, while not a total disaster like the 1993 cruise, was a moderate f--k up. Something of a Grundl, ya might say.
APRIL 25 UPDATE: Couldn't stand to look at Grundl in natural color anymore, so now he's fixed!
Dude, do you realize how pathetic you are, wasting your time bashing Hoofer Sailing Club on this blog?
ReplyDeleteIf you don't like the club, do something positive to change it -- or just leave.
I'm betting you have few friends...
"Hello, Volvo."
ReplyDelete"Hi, this is Fun in the Sun Yacht charters in Ft. Lauderdale. Hoofers was just here again, so we've got another engine that needs fixing. Starter is burnt out, metal shavings in the tranny, wrecked seals, bent prop shaft, etc."
"Sounds like about a $3000 job."
"No problem, they had to put down a huge deposit."
"In that case, make it $5000."
@Anonymous: We are doing "something positive to change HSC" as you recommend--this blog! :)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately HSC is part of the Wisconsin Union, which is part of Wis. state government, both of which are incredibly corrupt political organizations run by crooks, so changing things ain't so easy. But at least we're trying.
All you seem capable of is anonymous hit and run insults.
@Anonymous: You're confusing criticisms with insults. When you use the term "idiot" that's an insult (and a pretty lame one at that). On the other hand, if you were to say something like, "Your information is incorrect", that would be a criticism.
ReplyDeleteOf course, our info is not incorrect, as you know very well if you have access to the latest damage reports from Ft. Lauderdale.
I thoroughly enjoyed this post
ReplyDelete-A differnt Anonymous
Hey Fleet Commander, look for some useful data in your email (sent to the email addr listed in this blog). Enjoy.
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