Ole Thom; Bad News/Good News
Just back from the boat. Bad news I lost the Forestay. Good news I still have the Mast. Bad news; Micheal (Schooner Trash) will be here Saturday expecting to go sailing. 'Was hoping to watch the "PITCH RACES" I don't think I'll have a boat? Got a call in for the rigger but don't look good. Ole Thom |
I wish you the best in the days ahead, Thom...
You are such a sweet soul, you deserve the best! I'm sure Michael can help you out if you don't have it fixed by then...which I bet you will. Smooth sailing, LP "Thom Stewart" wrote: Just back from the boat. Bad news I lost the Forestay. Good news I still have the Mast. Bad news; Micheal (Schooner Trash) will be here Saturday expecting to go sailing. 'Was hoping to watch the "PITCH RACES" I don't think I'll have a boat? Got a call in for the rigger but don't look good. Ole Thom |
Thom Stewart wrote:
Just back from the boat. Bad news I lost the Forestay. Good news I still have the Mast. Well, thank goodnes for one bit of good luck. What happened to the forestay? Bad news; Micheal (Schooner Trash) will be here Saturday expecting to go sailing. 'Was hoping to watch the "PITCH RACES" I don't think I'll have a boat? Got a call in for the rigger but don't look good. The good news is that he can help you set it back up. Hope everything works out. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
Well, how the heck did that happen????
You're on the opposite end of the world for Frances to have hiot you! "Thom Stewart" wrote in message ... Just back from the boat. Bad news I lost the Forestay. Good news I still have the Mast. Bad news; Micheal (Schooner Trash) will be here Saturday expecting to go sailing. 'Was hoping to watch the "PITCH RACES" I don't think I'll have a boat? Got a call in for the rigger but don't look good. Ole Thom |
Kate,
I'm not really sure just how it happened It may have been the inexperience of my new crew. I have the Spinnaker Halyard tied off to the Bow Pulpit and with the Furling Head sail it sometimes gets catch in the furling sail if you aren't careful of the wind when furling. When we came in I seen him with the furling line on the winch. I let out a howler. Then we did pull the sail out, freed it from the Halyard and furled it OK. When I went down, a couple of days later I couldn't get the sail to roll out. I did get it to roll back up. I tried putting tension on the back stay adjuster and it went full travel without any effect. That was when I found out the foil end was whipping around and catching the halyard at the Mast head. I increase Jib halyard tension, dropped the Main in the "jacks. Turned "Pneuma" around and limped back in with the engine. I think the Spinnaker Halyard saved the Mast. Both by holding the sail from unfurling and acting as a forestay. Still waiting a call back from the rigger but I don't hold much hope for this week-end. It is 15 years since the mast has been down, so I can't answer you question without wondering myself Ole Thom |
be thankful you still have your mast.
Scotty "Thom Stewart" wrote in message ... Just back from the boat. Bad news I lost the Forestay. Good news I still have the Mast. Bad news; Micheal (Schooner Trash) will be here Saturday expecting to go sailing. 'Was hoping to watch the "PITCH RACES" I don't think I'll have a boat? Got a call in for the rigger but don't look good. Ole Thom |
The latest on forestay.
The stay parted at the top and split the upper section of the foil about two foot down. The rigger got the furler assembly on the dock and started to take it apart. It was assembled with large amounts of Loctite an each joint required torching. Long slow labor intensive work. After two joints, I said, "replace the furl with a new harken " Fourteen years of trouble free service it doesn't own me anything. New one is on order. With luck, should be installed by the end of the month. My Birthday Present to Me. At 78 yrs of age it is going to be a good buy for some one. Brand new bottom, Standing rigging overhaul. New halyards and head sail furler, new main sail and sail cover. I'll soon have to part with my baby. Damn old age! Ole Thom |
Quit saying that...you aren't old...you
're just aged...like wine...or cheese.... "Thom Stewart" wrote in message ... The latest on forestay. The stay parted at the top and split the upper section of the foil about two foot down. The rigger got the furler assembly on the dock and started to take it apart. It was assembled with large amounts of Loctite an each joint required torching. Long slow labor intensive work. After two joints, I said, "replace the furl with a new harken " Fourteen years of trouble free service it doesn't own me anything. New one is on order. With luck, should be installed by the end of the month. My Birthday Present to Me. At 78 yrs of age it is going to be a good buy for some one. Brand new bottom, Standing rigging overhaul. New halyards and head sail furler, new main sail and sail cover. I'll soon have to part with my baby. Damn old age! Ole Thom |
OzOne wrote: On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:02:24 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: Quit saying that...you aren't old...you 're just aged...like wine...or cheese.... You mean smelly? Yeah, with blue veins and dubious furry growths and blotches on the outer skin, possibly runny in the centre. But cultured, very cultured! -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com |
Now you're talking about yogurt...you calling poor Thom a yak???
"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:02:24 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: Quit saying that...you aren't old...you 're just aged...like wine...or cheese.... You mean smelly? Yeah, with blue veins and dubious furry growths and blotches on the outer skin, possibly runny in the centre. But cultured, very cultured! -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com |
C'mon Katy, you know better than that! Yohgurt's just milk with
extra life! But cheese, that's _properly_ rotted milk. katysails wrote: Now you're talking about yogurt...you calling poor Thom a yak??? "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:02:24 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: Quit saying that...you aren't old...you 're just aged...like wine...or cheese.... You mean smelly? Yeah, with blue veins and dubious furry growths and blotches on the outer skin, possibly runny in the centre. But cultured, very cultured! -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com |
"katysails" wrote in message ... Now you're talking about yoghurt...you calling me a yak??? "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: Huh? On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:02:24 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: Quit saying that...you aren't old...you 're just aged...like wine...or cheese.... You mean smelly? Yeah, with blue veins and dubious furry growths and blotches on the outer skin, possibly runny in the centre. But cultured, very cultured! -- Flying Tadpole |
Seahag wrote: "katysails" wrote in message ... Now you're talking about yoghurt...you calling me a yak??? Oi! Stop haggling! or is it a quote? ("people with jobs/talk on cellular phones/they drive and yak and crash and burn/and someone takes their place"...OnlyEd & the ALmost "people with jobs") -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com |
Yakking it up a bit, aren't you? What a yuck....
"Seahag" wrote in message ... "katysails" wrote in message ... Now you're talking about yoghurt...you calling me a yak??? "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: Huh? On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:02:24 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: Quit saying that...you aren't old...you 're just aged...like wine...or cheese.... You mean smelly? Yeah, with blue veins and dubious furry growths and blotches on the outer skin, possibly runny in the centre. But cultured, very cultured! -- Flying Tadpole |
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