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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PAD #3 - Skiffs
From: douglas-c at tiscali.co.uk (Douglas)
Date: Sat Sep 27 07:02:35 2008
References: <74125E05-27F6-4DA4-8D80-5FB70E66B597@comcast.net>

You have a nice collection of photographs Richard,
 The clouds in the luxury yacht photos are superb
thanks for showing them.

U.K Doug 

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From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor_post@comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:24 PM
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] BOATING PAD #3 - Skiffs

> At the opposite end of the boating spectrum from the luxury yacht I  
> showed yesterday is the flat-bottomed, slab-sided skiff.  Boats like  
> these have been around at least since I was a kid and probably far  
> longer than that.  They are cheap and easy to maintain.  I remember  
> them from the 1940's as rowboats that took a small outboard, if you  
> could afford one.  Today's Cape Cod version is longer, deeper and  
> takes a big motor.  It will also take a whole family out for the day  
> if Dad wants company while he's fishing.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2008_PAD/300_1963.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/3pcwbm
> 
> and
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2008_PAD/300_1968.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/5y5lds
> 
> D300 with 70-200 f2.8 zoom.
> 
> C& C always welocme.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick
> off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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