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Bobsprit September 11th 03 11:41 AM

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Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file?

Let me help mooron, who is the ONLY person who suggested that she was pushing a
knife into the wood to check for rot.
What she was endeavoring to do was MOVE the wedges. Jabbing them at the base.
You dug your own hole. You filled it with your own facts.
AND NOW.....you lost!

Bwahahahahahahahaha!

RB

Bobsprit September 11th 03 11:49 AM

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And still it gets worse for poor Mooron...thanks to the C&C people at Sailnet!

The mast wedges are used to precisely locate your mast within the "partners"
(the hole in your deck where the mast goes through). They must hold the mast
firmly in that position, so that in a seaway, the mast will not pump
(fore/aft or laterally) or twist in the partners. The mast wedges can also be
used to a limited extent to introduce prebend into the mast by forcing the
mast slightly forward of center in the partners. On some boats it is also a
good idea to have a set of wedges for the mast step as well to prevent the
foot of the mast from wandering.

Robert, your friend is correct. best to change them if there's doubt. After
ten years I'd change them. Sorry you'll have have to redo the boot. Why not
look into the plastic/rubber types?

Donal September 11th 03 11:53 AM

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
"informed folk" .... "my friend" ... you fotgot to use the old

faithful
"well regarded"!

The responses were from the C&C list via e-mails. Wanna read one?


No thanks! I'd prefer to see this thread stay on topic.

We are discussing your story about "rotting" wedges, that your friend poked
a knife into.

Wedges are important for the safety of some vessels, so I think that lying
about them is highly irresponsible. I know that you take great pride in the
fact that your lies never relate to safety issues. Perhaps you should
reconsider your position??


Regards


Donal
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Bobsprit September 11th 03 12:06 PM

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Wedges are important for the safety of some vessels, so I think that lying
about them is highly irresponsible.

I agree. How shall we punish Mooron for this?

RB

Capt. Mooron September 11th 03 01:53 PM

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"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
| CM,
|
| Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file? No,maybe not.
| Ladies in NYC carry switch blades. Nutsy's lovelies wouldn't get on his
| boat without a knife. She probably was carrying a spike and shackle
| wrench, also. Yeah. Sure. What's an even sail without a rigger kit? All
| my guest carry them on MY boat :^) for a day sail. Don't they do it on
| "Overproof?"

No Thom... my guests just bring a bottle opener.... :-)
Then again.. everything on my boat is in working order and maintained that
way.

CM



The_navigator© September 16th 03 12:26 AM

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The only 'wedges' Booby knows about are made of potato and tested with a
fork and knife. Ooops - he did say that didn't he?

Cheers MC

Thom Stewart wrote:

CM,

Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file? No,maybe not.
Ladies in NYC carry switch blades. Nutsy's lovelies wouldn't get on his
boat without a knife. She probably was carrying a spike and shackle
wrench, also. Yeah. Sure. What's an even sail without a rigger kit? All
my guest carry them on MY boat :^) for a day sail. Don't they do it on
"Overproof?"

Ole Thom
P/S this post is growing whisker pretty fast.



The_navigator© September 16th 03 12:27 AM

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I see the old memory has not deteriorated!

Cheers MC

Simple Simon wrote:

"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...

What a goof ball... Yeah Bob... the wedges are rotted... sure.! ... yet you
said they were fine when you inserted them way back when... .

When? Hmmmm? When did I say this? Hmmmm?
Caught again!

RB



You don't remember the following exchange that made you look the
fool?

From: Pony Express )
Subject: Hey bob


View this article only
Newsgroups: alt.sailing.asa
Date: 2003-04-17 04:10:19 PST

Did they put your mast back up yet?
--
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Steve
S/V Pony Express
Message 25 in thread
From: Bobsprit )
Subject: Hey bob


View this article only
Newsgroups: alt.sailing.asa
Date: 2003-04-17 04:18:57 PST


Did they put your mast back up yet?

The mast was stepped for less than two hours, went right back up. Why the
interest?

RB

Stepped for less than two hours. Bwahahahahahahaah!

S.Simon - Googles with the best of 'em.




The_navigator© September 16th 03 12:28 AM

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Unless, of course, he's talking about potato wedges...

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

Bob.... just Drop It! Your behaving like an Idiot.....

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
| | I defy you to post where I quoted her as such. Go ahead, show everyone
| you're
| | not a liar!
|
| Bwahahahahahaaaaa.... you're looking dumber than a post..... with every
| post!
|
| Busted again, Mooron! You should at least made something up!
|
| RB




Capt. Mooron September 16th 03 02:23 AM

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Only if potatoes rot from the inside out....

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
| Unless, of course, he's talking about potato wedges...
|
| Cheers MC
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote:
|
| Bob.... just Drop It! Your behaving like an Idiot.....
|
| CM
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
| | | I defy you to post where I quoted her as such. Go ahead, show
everyone
| | you're
| | | not a liar!
| |
| | Bwahahahahahaaaaa.... you're looking dumber than a post..... with
every
| | post!
| |
| | Busted again, Mooron! You should at least made something up!
| |
| | RB
|
|
|



The_navigator© September 16th 03 04:02 AM

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They do!

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

Only if potatoes rot from the inside out....

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
| Unless, of course, he's talking about potato wedges...
|
| Cheers MC
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote:
|
| Bob.... just Drop It! Your behaving like an Idiot.....
|
| CM
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
| | | I defy you to post where I quoted her as such. Go ahead, show
everyone
| | you're
| | | not a liar!
| |
| | Bwahahahahahaaaaa.... you're looking dumber than a post..... with
every
| | post!
| |
| | Busted again, Mooron! You should at least made something up!
| |
| | RB
|
|
|





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