After too many f--ing hours on the A4 -- long story, ended up replacing the
intake/exhaust manifold -- we (wife and I) finally had a short sail in Fischer's
Island Sound Monday. Moved to a mooring this year instead of a slip, and moved
to a Marina at the mouth a different river. (Mystic) Much nicer -- just drop
the mooring line and we're underway and no dock lines and fenders to mess with.
Sailed west against wind and current for a couple hours and probably made less
than a mile headway!

Need to work on our communication skills a bit. While the engine running much
cooler due to vastly improved water flow, the Admiral had trouble getting the
choke and throttle setting right. She wasn't able to get it above idle without
it starting to stall. I ran back to cockpit, set throttle and gas it up to
crusing RPM, look up and find that she's let go of the tiller to grab boat hook
to fend hitting another boat!

There was also the time when I asked her to head up so I could (try to) tighten
the outhaul. We inadvertently went into a tack, and she moved as she normally
does to cross over but I couldn't because the outhaul was uncleated...



S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org

Gerard! Glad to hear you're still around. It's even better to hear you've
been out sailing. There's no better way to work on the communication that
by being out there doing it.
--
----
Steve
S/V Pony Express

"Gerard Weatherby" wrote in message
...
After too many f--ing hours on the A4 -- long story, ended up replacing
the
intake/exhaust manifold -- we (wife and I) finally had a short sail in
Fischer's
Island Sound Monday. Moved to a mooring this year instead of a slip, and
moved
to a Marina at the mouth a different river. (Mystic) Much nicer -- just
drop
the mooring line and we're underway and no dock lines and fenders to mess
with.
Sailed west against wind and current for a couple hours and probably made
less
than a mile headway!

Need to work on our communication skills a bit. While the engine running
much
cooler due to vastly improved water flow, the Admiral had trouble getting
the
choke and throttle setting right. She wasn't able to get it above idle
without
it starting to stall. I ran back to cockpit, set throttle and gas it up
to
crusing RPM, look up and find that she's let go of the tiller to grab boat
hook
to fend hitting another boat!

There was also the time when I asked her to head up so I could (try to)
tighten
the outhaul. We inadvertently went into a tack, and she moved as she
normally
does to cross over but I couldn't because the outhaul was uncleated...



S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 06:45:43 -0400, "Pony Express"
wrote:

Gerard! Glad to hear you're still around. It's even better to hear you've
been out sailing. There's no better way to work on the communication that
by being out there doing it.

Still here. I had just gotten to the point where I had to choose between
keeping up with the group or getting the boat ready to sail (well, float,
first)

This spring included:
Replacing a couple of the thru-hulls (which were just pipes with valves on them)
with decent seacocks,
installing a new hull-mount knotmeter/speed log
touching up the bottom paint in a few places
new anchor and constructing a bow platform with anchor roller
new mainsail
Replacing the horn (on the mast spreader)
Fixing a short in the deck light (on the other mast spreader)
Putting the main halyard on the CORRECT side this year (they were switched all
last year)
Usual spring launch odds and ends

Our first trip was the transit down the Connecticut river -- which due lots of
spring rain when fairly quickly -- and then east to Mystic.

Hopefully we can get out today or tomorrow.

S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org

On 26 Jun 2003 02:42:07 GMT, (SkitchNYC) wrote:

After too many f--ing hours on the A4
ended up replacing the intake/exhaust manifold
made less than a mile headway!
Need to work on our communication skills a bit
she's let go of the tiller to grab boat hook to fend hitting another boat!
We inadvertently went into a tack

Sounds like a long day.

No, it was actually only about three hours sailing (we're efficient as screwing
up). Needed to get the boat back to clean a couple weeks worth of maintenance
effort.

S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org

"Gerard Weatherby" wrote in message
...

Need to work on our communication skills a bit. While the engine running
much
cooler due to vastly improved water flow, the Admiral had trouble getting
the
choke and throttle setting right. She wasn't able to get it above idle
without
it starting to stall. I ran back to cockpit, set throttle and gas it up
to
crusing RPM, look up and find that she's let go of the tiller to grab boat
hook
to fend hitting another boat!

Heh last year I had some communication problems with the first mate.

Before going forward, I gave her the tiller and said "Hold it there". A
few seconds later the boat veered off course. I calmly asked her to get
back on course. Over the next couple of days the same thing happend again
twice.

The fourth time that it happened, my patience gave out. I exploded with
"CAN YOU NOT hold the F*&^&*g thing where I ask you to?". My wife replied
that she had held it exactly where I had left it. She was looking at the
tiller as she said this.... and indeed she had not let the tiller move at
all.

The lesson is that instructions have to be unambiguous. To me "hold it
there" means "keep the boat on this heading". To an inexperienced crew
"hold it there" means "hold it there".


I apologised for shouting, and considered my good luck in having a wife who
will come sailing with me.



Regards

Donal
--

She should have left you years ago.

Scotty

"Donal" wrote in message
...

"Gerard Weatherby" wrote in message
...

Need to work on our communication skills a bit. While the engine
running
much
cooler due to vastly improved water flow, the Admiral had trouble
getting
the
choke and throttle setting right. She wasn't able to get it above idle
without
it starting to stall. I ran back to cockpit, set throttle and gas it up
to
crusing RPM, look up and find that she's let go of the tiller to grab
boat
hook
to fend hitting another boat!

Heh last year I had some communication problems with the first mate.

Before going forward, I gave her the tiller and said "Hold it there". A
few seconds later the boat veered off course. I calmly asked her to get
back on course. Over the next couple of days the same thing happend again
twice.

The fourth time that it happened, my patience gave out. I exploded with
"CAN YOU NOT hold the F*&^&*g thing where I ask you to?". My wife
replied
that she had held it exactly where I had left it. She was looking at the
tiller as she said this.... and indeed she had not let the tiller move at
all.

The lesson is that instructions have to be unambiguous. To me "hold it
there" means "keep the boat on this heading". To an inexperienced crew
"hold it there" means "hold it there".


I apologised for shouting, and considered my good luck in having a wife
who
will come sailing with me.



Regards

Donal
--

I apologised for shouting, and considered my good luck in having a wife
who
will come sailing with me.


You are a wise man...no wonder your tea is served in bed each morning...

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit.
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

I guess if I ever did something wrong, I might apologize.
--
----
Steve
S/V Pony Express

"katysails" wrote in message
...
He's wise because he apologized. Yelling doesn't bother me...I just yell
back.

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit.
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

I guess if I ever did something wrong, I might apologize.

Steve, shouldn't you apologize to Scotty? Did you not aid and support his
purchase of a boat, believed my many, to be poorly built and hard to sell?

RB

"Pony Express" wrote in message
...
So, Katy, you think yelling at his spouse is a wise thing? I'm surprised
that he didn't have his tea *poured* on him in bed the next morning.
--

Real sailors yell on the boat - occasionally.

I bet that you are man enough to admit that you have yelled once or twice.
Don't worry about making a frank admission. Bobsprit won't even read it,
and a real man wouldn't worry about a NY'ers opinion anyway!

Real men are not afraid to admit their mistakes. Once people realise that
you *do* admit your mistakes, then you only have to admit about 10% of them.


Regards

Donal
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