Jim Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) I am going to be away from home starting Feb 15th and returning home Mar 4.Mazatlan will be much nicer than the 13 degrees below zero we are having here now. I am not sure at this point if my emails will work while I am there but I definitely will not be able to ship any parts for that two weeks. Edited February 9, 2011 by Jim (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 No need to go to Mexico. It was 80 degrees here yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hey Jim, that sounds like an invitation to visit. You can stay up late, talkin manly things and in the mornin Steve's makin wafflles! [Line from Shrek] I will be in Playa de Carmen the 27th to the 3rd. Nice thing about Mexico is that you know it will be warm. Of course seeing as I don't really sell car parts to most on the forum, my being gone has little effect on the used car part business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 May be warm but it is still Mexico........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 On this point I agree with Barney. The advice to not drink the water is NOT a joke. I drank the water in Mexico once and never will again. We were given hundreds of dollars in cash by the the management of our company for "gratuity" money. You pass it out like Halloween candy and it is never enough. My passport was stolen. Needless to say tourism is down in Mexico.On the other side of the coin an extremely safe place to visit is the Cayman Islands. They drive on the left side of the road so hang on. Cab ride is more exciting than Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Each year we go to Mazatlan which is far enough in from the border to be relatively safe. We do not stay in the Gold Zone ( hotels and resorts area ) but in the old historic end of Mazatlan. We either rent house or last year we did some house sitting for some folks who were going to be in the US for a few weeks.I feel completely safe as we mingle with the "locals". We eat in their local restaurants and sometimes at the street vendors. We have never had a problem with the water from the restaurants or the street vendors as they all use water from these big 5 or 10 gallon jugs. I have a friend here who has been going there for at least 20 years and recently built a small house in the old end of town and he is the one who introduced us to that part of town and the local restaurants and street food vendors. In 20 years he has never been sick.I would not drink the tap water and actually everyday we go to the market downtown and buy fresh produce and when we bring in home we soak it for a few minutes in a water based solution of disinfectant or bleach.Another way I keep from getting sick from the water is to drink beer. Bottles of Pacifico in the Gold Zone are about what you would pay here but in the old end of town Pacifico is about 80 cents per bottle. Steak and shrimp in the Gold Zone are prices like here but in our end the same meal is about $ 6.California does have some warm weather but last year on my trip home I had to change planes in LA. We flew for a long time over southern CA and all I saw from the plane was miles and miles of smog covered mass humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greg Ross Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 And then there's the British Virgin Islands, daytime low 90s'/ night-time low 70s' and a constant seabreeze.I enjoy my other BCA (Blue Water Cruising Assoc) interest, we're chartering a 42' boat and get lost for 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddev Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) My idea of A blue Water Cruiser./.... A Cadillac....... I mean Catalachttp://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/ Edited February 9, 2011 by juddev (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greg Ross Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well, here's my idea of Heaven, next to a Buick that is:cool:; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCReatta Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 That's my idea of sea-sickness.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard D Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Jim, Come to Miami, You can use the 210 IFR equipped (rent a raft) and hit the Bahamas, Keys, Grand Lucya, and many others. 15 gallons per hour at about 175 MPH. I never use it enough to justify keeping it.CHEERSRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Jim, Come to Miami, You can use the 210 IFR equipped (rent a raft) and hit the Bahamas, Keys, Grand Lucya, and many others. 15 gallons per hour at about 175 MPH. I never use it enough to justify keeping it.CHEERSRichardRichard,Sounds like an offer I cannot refuse but unfortunately I am only SEL VFR rated.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I thought my boat was fast at 70 MPH [i like to race cars that drive on a road parralel to the river I boat on]. I can't imagine going 175 mph. Makes me wish for spring.... and to get Betty out with her new shoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 For real speed you need an SR-71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Jim,ASEL PP license with a Complex and High Performance endorsements is all you would need for that 210. Limitation would be insurance minimums. Shouldn't be hard to pick a day that is free of cloud.Dave,175 sounds fast. A fast plane drains you wallet faster than a slower one. People with lots of money compare their aircraft to their buddies airplane and instead of MPH they talk % of mach and who has the better bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Is a trade, retractable insurance is more than fixed but retractable goes further on a gallon. What year is the Centurion ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 To attempt to answer Padgett's question. With an airplane, cost is an exponential function of speed. The fuel savings in this case is negligible compared with the increased cost of insurance and maintenance. Bear in mind that retractable landing gear has a weight penalty. But it is always cool to go fast. Retractable gear is a safety advantage when flying over water also. In the unlikely event that a ditching is necessary opting to have the landing gear up makes for a more survivable water landing. Sullenberger didn't have the gear down when he landed the Airbus on the Hudson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard D Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Hey Jim, Don't tell anyone else on the forum but since getting my private's in 1973 I have put getting my IFR on a round tuit basis. Well what can I say, almost forty years later and I am still a fair weather pilot. There were a few times I was looking for a hole, any hole. But now that I am older and not indestructible I take an IFR pilot with me. It's more fun and usually I am trying to find a place where the hurricane is NOT heading.ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Was curious about the temps in your neck of them thar woods - what part of the state are you in, and what is the average daytime temp you endure please? What does the extreeeeem cold do to the quality of your used parts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 It has been between 65 and 80 degrees during the day. Doesnt bother the parts much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 The best place to find a nice car is in places with moderate temperatures and little sunlight such as the pacific northwest. Southern coasts eat rubber and plastic. Southwest eats interiors and paint. Cold weather states have salt issues. Storing indoors is the best preservative of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard D Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Is a trade, retractable insurance is more than fixed but retractable goes further on a gallon. What year is the Centurion ?It is a 1960 with the wing struts and only 4 seats. IO-470, no, I never had any gear problems. New paint and interior about 6 years ago, annual done last August. Kept in a hanger with Skylark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wws944 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 It is a 1960 with the wing struts and only 4 seats. IO-470, no, I never had any gear problems.Knock on wood. My dad had a 210 back in the '60s and had lots of gear problems. It was too small for a growing family, and the safety of a twin appealed to him. So he traded up to a Twin Commanche and then a 310. (And later had a few others...) New paint and interior about 6 years ago, annual done last August. Kept in a hanger with Skylark.Sounds nice!Interesting how Reattas seem to appeal to private pilots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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