On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:05 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

Stumbled across this today - never knew they were what they were
called though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flettner_ship

Some different designs - some actually have been built.

http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/oc...-ship-designs/

I wonder if I could try this on the Ranger. Might be fun. Need to
find a cheap parasail though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJRxm0hiTY


Wonder how quickly fuel savings disappear when the para sail cable
wraps around the screw shaft.
No harm trying it out though.

Obligatory fishing video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-4wcaRM9w

Crazy stuff. Seems like way too much work and tangles.
Fun flying a kite maybe, but a goofy way to fish.
I can think of more fun ways to get out past the surf to fish
remotely.
Electric motorized surfboard deal, with radio controlled reel brakes
releasing the baited hook(s) when you get in position.
Mount a camera too. Maybe a GPS too. Control it all from a laptop on
the beach.
Predator fishing so to speak.
Anyway, I don't care for any of it. I like to see/feel that rod tip
bend over and the scream of the line overpowering the drag.
Then, as you battle the fish in the hot sun, while encouraged to
fight on by your mates, they taking turns wiping the sweat from your
eyes as your arms ache more and more, you all wonder what power of the
depths will surface from the seas at the end of your line.
The battle is long and the shadows move across the deck as the sun
arcs across the sky.
Finally the catch is brought near the surface, and just in time, as
your arms are now leaden weights.
The sense of wondrous anticipation is by now unsustainable.
Probably a good thing that you wake up. Besides that, you don't want
the coffee your wife made you to get cold. Heavy coffee, BTW.
That's how it works for me, anyway - when I'm lucky.

--Vic