State Visit

The Iguana Music has been changed in honor of Queen Elizabeth's State visit. Because I can. So I did.

And no, this is not a mistake. What you are hearing IS the UK National Anthem as well as the Royal Anthem. If you are thinking that is in an American song you are wrong. The American version (titled "America" and/or "My Country Tis of Thee") simply stole the UK Anthem and changed the words. Pretty original huh? Anyway it was replaced by The Star Spangled Banner - for better or worse.

I turned the auto play feature back on. I may change this. I really like it off. But hey - the friggin Queen is here. How often does that happen huh?

And how NICE IT IS to have a Head Of State in the USA that can actually speak the language properly! Without spitting on the lawn! And she knows her left from her right. I hope the President does not try to clean his glasses on the Queen's jacket. That would not be good.

In other news, I have considered my boat options!

1. Look at the 19 foot power cat, and make an offer if I think it is worth it.
2. look at the 22 foot power cat, and make an offer if it is not a hunk of crap that has sat in the water and/or has a shot engine
3. look for something else, possibly a walk around cuddy cabin cruiser in a 22 - 25 foot hull.

The good thing is that I will have a newer boat. The bad thing is that a 22 - 25 foot single hull boat will hog up a lot of gas. The catamarans will use less fuel than a similar sized mono hull.

But having a larger boat presents other problems. For one, a 25 foot cuddy cabin is a heavy hull. It is harder to pull. A lot of people get a larger boat and then do not use it as much as the smaller boat because of the added expense and pain in the ass factor.

OR I can repower the current boat. This is an attractive option for many reasons. It does not have to be done now, the current engine works fine. But if I repower, I can get a newer engine. I can sell the engine I have now since it still works. I would look for an EFI engine. These engines will use up to 30% less gas than the engine I have now.

And of course I would take the opportunity to have the boat rewired. With marine grade stuff. I would get all new switches, a new fuse panel, and new gauges. The boat would be good to go for many years.

But really - a slightly larger boat would be great.