This one shouldn't be that hard. Think about it
and make an educated guess.

Bart Senior wrote

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...
This one shouldn't be that hard. Think about it
and make an educated guess.

Bart Senior wrote

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]


cheap masts?

I'll give you one point for that, since you posted nearly the
same time as Joe.

The answer is wooden mast.

Scott Vernon wrote

Bart Senior wrote

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]


cheap masts?

Ahem! I posted this at Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:34 PM

"Scott Vernon" wrote

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]


cheap masts?


**Joe posted at Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:14 PM **

But that's ok, I'll take one point and be happy...... now, where'd LP go.

HEY LP, another point for ya!

Scotty


"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...
I'll give you one point for that, since you posted nearly the
same time as Joe.

The answer is wooden mast.

Scott Vernon wrote

Bart Senior wrote

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]


cheap masts?

Scott Vernon wrote:



But that's ok, I'll take one point and be happy...... now, where'd LP go.

HEY LP, another point for ya!


Are you saying there is no point in her life?

Cheers

and by ''cheap masts'' I mean 'wooden masts'.

Scotty



"Scott Vernon" wrote

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]


cheap masts?

by ''cheap masts'' I mean 'wooden masts'.

Scotty


Wood masts are most certainly not cheap, unless you make it from an old
telephone pole yourself.

They are cheap and easy to make.

By the way, they aer usually hollow.

Bobspirt wrote

by ''cheap masts'' I mean 'wooden masts'.

Scotty


Wood masts are most certainly not cheap, unless you make it from an old
telephone pole yourself.

On 09 Jul 2004 15:43:55 GMT, (Bobspirt) wrote this
crap:

by ''cheap masts'' I mean 'wooden masts'.

Scotty


Wood masts are most certainly not cheap, unless you make it from an old
telephone pole yourself.


Are you nuts? Use a NEW pole, not a rotted-out used one.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

bart, you be on scared cookie. untie the dock lines and go sailing for the
kriste's sake.

What different preparations should you make for the
possibility of dismasting at sea, for rod rigging, stainless
wire, and galvanized wire? [1 pt]

What changes happen to the motion of the boat when the
mast is down? [1 pt]

What should you do and not do immediately after a
dismasting? [2 pts]

Dacron Sails, and re-winching with big modern winches
tend to cause dismasting in boats with a common
characteristic. What is that characteristic? [2 pts]