On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Krazy Kiwi wrote:
>>After a previous boating incident where Jayna ended up in hospital
>>Im glad to hear all went well this time. Was a tad concerned then
>>and even more saddened when I heard Jayna was not diving much
>>any more :-( You had a great day out with your lovely wife & fellow
>>fishing buddies. But the bonus was receiving unexpectedly a trophy &
>>having that topped off with winnings that nearly covered the costs
>>for the day - what a bonus.
>
>Jayna's encounter with carbon monoxide was courtesy of someone else's
>boat, one designed quite differently from ours.
<snip>

Eh, I did not say the incident was caused by your boat, did not post that
or imply that. Ive got a pretty good memory & can recall the whole to-close-
for-comfort incident as you posted a couple of times about it on this list
so anyone interested can look up the archives. In fact I also sent a
private message via you for Jayna when she ended up in hospital for
observation. The majority of us who know Jayna personally were most
concerned believe me.

>To add a bit of diving content, there's something worth considering in
this.
>My trip out and back, in a very efficient boat that is smaller than most
>dive boats you see, took about 70 gallons of fuel to run out and back.  At
>about $2.00 U.S. per gallon, that's $140 bucks for fuel.  Add close to
>$1,000 a month (quadruple that for a larger boat) for dockage, insurance,
>maintenance and purchase payments and it doesn't take long to see why dive
>trips cost so much or why DMs are paid so poorly.

Hmmm Im assuming the stolen boat you were talking about with Chuck in
another posting (was up for sale), would have been insured so they wont be
out of pocket if they had paid decent insurance premiums. Sadly stealing
high performance cars and boats to order is all the rage with our thieves
here in Perth :-(
Viv