Dave wrote:
On 5 Jun 2006 13:09:41 -0700, "Terry K" said:

I am opposed to jib furlers on principle

I tried to say this politely before, but it seems you didn't get the
message.

This thread is not about self-tending jibs. Feel free to preach our own
gospel and sing from your own hymnal, but please change the name of the hymn
when you do so.

You should practice what you preach. You just changed this thread
from a discussion of headsail tending to touting your anal views on
netiquette. Why didn't you "change the name of the hymn"?

Frankly I agree that its rather boring to always brag about having a
self tending jib when a question of sheet tending is raised. For
instance, I could have said that I never had this problem on my
Nonsuch, but I would never stoop that low.