"Capt. Neal®" wrote
The tide has turned. Real sailors can all rejoice and celebrate
the fact that this great country of ours has returned to that
which made it great in the first place - conservative values and
a faith in the Constitution as it was written.

I beg to differ. Our forefathers were Deists, not right wing fanatics.
What we are seeing today is nothing like what our founders did, saw, or
wanted.
Scout

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:45:09 GMT, "Scout"
wrote this crap:

"Capt. Neal®" wrote
The tide has turned. Real sailors can all rejoice and celebrate
the fact that this great country of ours has returned to that
which made it great in the first place - conservative values and
a faith in the Constitution as it was written.

I beg to differ. Our forefathers were Deists, not right wing fanatics.

That's bull****. Our founders were Christians, not Deists. Their
Christianity is woven into the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Capt. Neal®" wrote
The tide has turned. Real sailors can all rejoice and celebrate
the fact that this great country of ours has returned to that
which made it great in the first place - conservative values and
a faith in the Constitution as it was written.


That's funny, most of the Founding Fathers described themselves as
liberals.

Scout wrote:
I beg to differ. Our forefathers were Deists, not right wing fanatics.
What we are seeing today is nothing like what our founders did, saw, or
wanted.


Here here.

I find it rather sad that the the Bush Administration, far from
respecting the Constitution as it was written, seems to have no idea
what it means; those few times Constituional principles have come to be
tested, they have been angrily brushed aside.

OTOH if you like having a Vice President that not only directly profits
from a war industry, but tells people who point out the conflict of
interest to go f*** themselves, then you're in good hands. The recent
vote on DeLay's pending indictment shows the "moral values" of current
Republican leadership... I can't help but wonder if this is *really*
what all those red state people voted for.

Sorry for not only being OT but glum... more coffee and back to work...

DSK

Capt. Neal® wrote in message ...
New photos are now available at my site for those of you who wish
to know the meaning of Bristol Fashion. Enjoy!

http://captneal.homestead.com/bristol.html

CN

Cut the Mustard looks well squared away an bristol indeed.

With your ability to maintain a vessel you should consider a proper steel vessel.

Joe

Gotta love those backyard lamps from Home Depot.
And I wonder what it's like to not be able to stand up in the cockpit
because of that bimini. You should trade stern ladders with the Boob so you
can climb up and be able to see to navigate.
The boat still looks like something you would see in a Caribbean circus.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

The sails are holding up fine. They are well-made and a real value for the money.
The corners are sewn, not glued. Triple stitched along the seams. The jib is a bit
small. I wish now that I would have had it made a bit larger. Much of the time I
use a 120 genoa instead. But when the wind pipes up from 20 to 30 knots that
little Hong Kong jib pulls like a Clydesdale. The reef points on the mainsail
worked out great. On my old North Main the reef points were three feet apart
I had them made four feet apart on this new one and it gives me more time
on the first reef before I have to tie in the second. The second reef is almost as
good as having a storm trysail.

I get a kick out of people who say I have a short, stubby mast. It tells me
"Here is a racer with a tall, spindly, failure prone stick who has never done
any tradewind sailing in his life and who thinks a zephyr on a flat bay is
a gale."

Good to see you still alive and kicking, Thom.

CN

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Hey Crapton,

How went the Hong Kong Sails? Are you happy with the shelve? Did the
glued on corners hold up?

Ole Thom

A fine vessel in excellent shape. You should be proud!

CM


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
New photos are now available at my site for those of you who wish
to know the meaning of Bristol Fashion. Enjoy!

http://captneal.homestead.com/bristol.html

CN

If you would get your tub-of-lard act out of the Chesapeake where
the stinging nettles are as numerous as the floating turds and
do some real tropical sailing you would welcome a sit-under bimini.

The purpose of a bimini is to provide shade from that hot tropical
sun and a bimini stuck way up in the air tall enough to stand under
provides little or no shade except perhaps at midday. A nice low
bimini not only reduces windage aft but provides quality shade for
more hours each and every hot tropical day. Sitting under mine
on the high side allows me to see over and alongside the coachroof
in comfort. Why would I want to stand when I can see perfectly
well sitting? If push comes to shove and I wish to stand I do so
in the companionway with straw hat which I often do when motoring
down a canal or some such other congested area.

The little solar powered yard lamps lift right off for sailing and
are beneficial at anchor to keep made the wrong turn on the
race course Express idiots who are busy smoking dope from colliding
with me in the middle of the night.

How would anyone who is too afraid to get out of Chesapeake bay
even know what a Caribbean circus looks like?

CN

"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message ...
Gotta love those backyard lamps from Home Depot.
And I wonder what it's like to not be able to stand up in the cockpit
because of that bimini. You should trade stern ladders with the Boob so you
can climb up and be able to see to navigate.
The boat still looks like something you would see in a Caribbean circus.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

In article ,
=?Windows-1252?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?= wrote:
The hole in the cockpit locker is for ventilation of the sail storage area
and serves as a bolt-hole for Mr. Chew, the ship's cat. He loves to
go in there and sleep and hide from jet-skis when they come buzzing
around. It has a water tight cover that fits into it when underway in
rough conditions where a wave or rain might come into the cockpit.

You let a cat in the sail storage area??

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

In article .net,
Gilligan wrote:
A magnificent vessel, cared for in a way that only a true sailor could do.
I'm sure others will be jealous and spit venom, but there's nothing they
could find wrong, except perhaps a misplaced line or ensign wrapped around
the staff. They will find nothing wrong in the character and essence of this
fine blue water cruiser. Well done good Capt!

And, certainly one that never leaves the mooring ball.



--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."