In article , Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:52:09 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"CaveLamb" wrote in message
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Why does a couple of feet of oar sticking out of the boat matter?



Spoken like a clueless dolt! An oar or oars sticking out of a dinghy can
catch under the dinghy dock on a rising tide and capsize the boat. Duh! Just
one of the many hazards that are eliminated with oars that fit inside the
length of the dinghy.

Perhaps some of you pretend sailors need to sail once in a while to learn
how things really go down?


Wilbur Hubbard


Dinghy Dock? And you've spent all this time nattering on about Marinas
and now you admit to anchoring off to avoid paying dockage and then
sneaking into the dinghy dock??

I, not being as well travelled as most here, have seen two types of
dinghy dock. One is floating, and therefore rises with the tide, along
with the dinghy, negating Wilbur's objection. The other is a
concrete/stone harbour arm, there's definitely no 'under' one of those!
Of what type is Wilbur referring?

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.