Bill incorrectly surmises:=20
Aren't you the one who carelessly drops her tools overboard?

No...I was making an observation about my experiences with other =
sailor's over the years. =20
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katysails
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Joe complained:=20
screw tape always wears out unravels rotts fades


That's why you're supposed to perform regular MAINTENANCE..so you catch =
these things before they happen.
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katysails
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Mad admitted:=20
Don't you keep watch on your tape and make sure it's not unraveling?

(sheepish grin) Um, no, apparently.

I'll send you a roll of duct tape for next season...that way you won't =
have to check it but once a decade....snort
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katysails
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Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

I'm sorry, but you're not allowed to joke. :-)

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Jon said: You should have a backup for stuff like this.

I do...it was a joke....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Put it on a lanyard before you use it. I lost one screw driver and a drill
bit over the side. Everything else was tied on before I started.

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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Why would you not carry a simple tool to do that?

See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard.
Rings are cheap.

I don't recommend rings. They *do* snag lines and when
they do, they're apt to get pulled out enough to finally
finish the job on their own.

Not if you tape them, same as with pins.

Straight cotter pins if put in
correctly will not come out and won't snag with or without
tape.

Um, where are your turnbuckles? On the house roof? Experience: when the
tape chafes through, the bent-over pin ends begin snagging sheets again,
just as they would have done had they not been wrapped. No problem so far
with rings.

Max

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"DSK" wrote in message

N1EE wrote:

What's the best cotter pin type to secure
a turnbuckle?

I like to use an oversized ring type cotter pin. They still have to
be
taped over (it's a commonly heard myth that cotter rings won't snag
lines) but they are easier to use and have longer useful life. Some
people I sail with use safety-pin style cotter pins. These are fine
but I think they are more obtrusive.

Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the
split
cotter pins can't.

Max

PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? If so, where? Or at least from what
port
do
you sail?

Something you're quite familiar with I'm sure!

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"MC" wrote in message

Curled? What do you mean?

Curling iron. $5.95 at Wal-Mart.

Max

Jon instructed: I'm sorry, but you're not allowed to joke. :-)

Oh? Wellll.......you'd better allow me to joke....I could become =
dangerous...


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katysails
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
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wrote in message
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 04:33:11 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote:


wrote in message

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 18:52:26 -0500, "katysails"

wrote:

Bil said: All competent (and even most incompetent) sailors have
proper
tools
available.

Yes, but diving to the bottom of the slip to retrieve them can be a
real
hassle, especially when some here carry so much body fat that getting to
the
bottom is almost an impossibility.

Speak for yourself!

Knowing Kathy, I think she must have been speaking on your behalf. She
ain't chubby.


We've all seen her picture on her website. She's either chubby or it
was a fish-eye lens on the camera.

Photos can be deceiving. I haven't seen her for about a year, but she
wasn't overweight then, at least.

Max

"katysails" wrote in message

Mad admitted:
Don't you keep watch on your tape and make sure it's not unraveling?

(sheepish grin) Um, no, apparently.

I'll send you a roll of duct tape for next season...that way you won't have
to check it but once a decade....snort

What? You DO check it more than once a decade??

Max

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message

Something you're quite familiar with I'm sure!

"Maxprop" wrote in message
"MC" wrote in message

Curled? What do you mean?

Curling iron. $5.95 at Wal-Mart.

Having a wife and daughter, yes.

Oh, that's not what you were implying, right?

Max