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

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=?iso-8859-1?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?= wrote:
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

Sorry, but the color choice is, well, nausiating.

Is that some gum on the anchor to keep it from banging?

Quite a cluttered foredeck... too many lines.

Why the hole in the lasserette?

At anchor... how about sailing? We have yet to see one picture.

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

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.

CN


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ...
In article ,
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Capt._Neal=AE?= wrote:
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

Sorry, but the color choice is, well, nausiating.

Is that some gum on the anchor to keep it from banging?

Quite a cluttered foredeck... too many lines.

Why the hole in the lasserette?

At anchor... how about sailing? We have yet to see one picture.

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

Hey Crapton,

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

Ole Thom

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

Capt. Neal® wrote:

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."

I don't think she was talking about your boat's mast, Neal.

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."

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
You let a cat in the sail storage area??

why not Jon?.... I allow Pussy to lounge on my sails anytime they want.

CM

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Capt. Mooron wrote:

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
You let a cat in the sail storage area??

why not Jon?.... I allow Pussy to lounge on my sails anytime they want.

Pussy is one thing. Neal's cat is psychotic for sure.

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

Capt. Neal® wrote:
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



Your idea of "Bristol fashion" is to have an anchor too large for it's
roller, unpinned, unsecured; and lots of rope & chain just lying loose
on the deck?

And that's just the first glance at the first picture!

DSK