DSK wrote:

Nav wrote:

Doug, you really start to look incredibly foolish when you don't even
bother to look at what reference books say and then criticise them as
knowing less than you.


According to your references, the Thomas W. Lawson could not have been
termed a schooner. But that's exactly what her builder, her owners, her
captain, called her. I guess you'd say they were all wrong, too.


Hey, why not look up the references. I'm quite sure the OED and Websters
don't talk about the "Thomas W. Lawson". Then you decide if they or you
are wrong. If these reference works are wrong you can tell them -I'm
sure they would like to be accurate.

Does a schooner have to be gaf rigged? Do you think you could be
bothered to look for yourself? I'm not here to do your homework for
you. Is this how you got through school?


OK, so, you don't know.

Actually, I do.

Sure. Now you've had a chance to look it up. Now why not tell us the
answer?


... Since you have shown no ability at maths (especially calculus)


I have enough ability to not call it "maths."

... I don't think you could have done any of my homework.


Considering that you haven't a clue how to resolve forces on a free-body
diagram (merely the latest of a long string of your revealed
inabilities) there is no way you could have even started mine.



Isn't it strange that I resolved the forces in the free body diagram in
the topping lift case and peroduced an answer but you refused to show
you could do the same for the vang. You didn't even draw the rotational
moment in the right place for the problem. I'd say it's quite clear from
this who can do the required analysis -its all the the public record and
your trying to change history here won't change that.


... But that's OK because the world need wipers and I'm sure you were
(are still) a very good wiper.


Yep, can still do the basics. Although after qualifying for all watch
stations up through GQ-EEOW and R-5 Leader, "wiper" hasn't really been
part of my job description for a long time.


I'm sure you were the best wiper there ever was! One might even call it
your defining moment! As I said, the world needs really good wipers.

Cheers