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<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OUT TO PASTURE</FONT></B>
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<P><U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Is There Any Hope?</FONT></U>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sturgis Haskins</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fleet Secretary</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mount Desert Island Luders Fleet, =
Maine</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">It is rare indeed when I receive a =
communication from the Luders e-network. If memory serves me =
correctly, my occasional missives are the single contributions that seem =
to appear. Granted, Luders racing is somewhat diminished these =
days, but, still, there seems to be some activity here and there. The =
following might be suggested:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1) Someone report on the =
activities of each surviving fleet. I will give an end-of-season =
account of the Luders racing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, in a week or =
so (when the records are in hand).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2) An update for the plans for =
the Luders Internationals - which may have been postponed until =
spring. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">3) A report from the class =
president or secretary - if, indeed, there are such people.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">4) Perhaps even a report from the =
person who oversees this newsgroup. I would be interested in =
knowing how many subscribers there are, for example.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">5) If Luders fleets have =
disbanded, do subscribers know of boats for sale?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">6) Actually, I would enjoy a =
report by Bob Wallstrom, the Luders Marine Construction Company =
historian, of his effort to locate sundry Luders, especially =
L-16's. I wonder how many still exist?</FONT></P>
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