Marcos Maniacs

Stephen,

The Ingrid Ketch looks to be a really nice boat, how
long have you owned one?  How long did it take you to
build it?  Is that what led you to the Marcos?  Years
ago I crewed on an Express 37, on the southern part of
the Chesapeake Bay.  At that time we had the fasted
rated boat in our class and it was a composite
construction of the type you mentioned. I was
responsible for and installed all the electronics on
board. I live in the mountains now but I sure do miss
the sailing action when I lived close to the bay.

Bob Magnotti 

--- Stephen Spalding <tess254@...> wrote:

> Bob
> I'm involved with sail boats (I built my Ingrid
> ketch, so I help friends with their yachts etc.). 
> The way your Marcos was built is the way most glass
> boats are still constructed today, the core
> materials have expanded to the new materials but
> high end plywood is still used in a lot of
> applications.  This construction technology makes
> the hull and deck of the yachts have the strength
> and stiffness required at a very low weight.  So you
> can go out a buy a new sailing yacht and spend X
> thousands/millions of $$ and get the same
> construction technology as #5179!  So enjoy the
> show!!
> Thanks
> Stephen Spalding
> #5916T 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Bob Magnotti 
>   To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:19 AM
>   Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] 200 Members !!
> 
> 
>   Don't know about all 200 at one time but... here
> is my
>   contribution.
> 
>   I am taking #5179 to an antique motor boat show at
>   special invitation because of the wooden frame. 
> The
>   show sponsor thinks the car fits in well with the
>   fancy wood boat crowd.
> 
>   Bob Magnotti
>   Blue Ridge, VA
> 
>   --- Don Lattimer <donlattimer@...> wrote:
> 
>   > Well, a milestone of sorts.  Ian is our two
> hundreth
>   > member.  He owns 
>   > a Mantula Coupe and a 2 Litre Coupe.  Welcome
> Ian!
>   > 
>   > If all two hundred posted at once wouldn't that
> be
>   > something !?
>   > 
>   > Regards,
>   > 
>   > Don Lattimer (Moderator)
>   > #3M5759
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
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