DSK wrote:
"Ellen MacArthur" said:
Does tugboat talk really belong in a sailing news group?

If it bothers you, I'll use shorter simpler words

..... Do sailboats
really need batteries? Mine does just fine with no battery.


Does your boat have lights? Instruments? Windlass? Pumps?
Refrigeration? An engine?

The technology of electricity is one of the cornerstones of
what is sometimes called Western civilization. If you don't
need it, that's fine. But are you sure of your ground in
criticising others for having it?

Dave wrote:
Most of us have something bigger than a sailing dink, and don't like to hand
start the diesel with a crank except in emergencies.

Starting your diesel with your crank? Now *that's* manly!!
Are you trying to impress Ellen here?!?

DSK

Whats so manly?

My 12 hp Lister is hand cranked all the time. Has petxoxks that
reklease the pressure, get her rolling and hit a trigger and she off
and running.

Joe
Your eyes are wild, your face is pale,--
This is no night for ships to sail!
The hungry wind is moaning low,
The storm is up--you shall not go!