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Scout

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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I could write about many sailing topics related to living aboard and
cruising for long periods of time.

Topics such as provisioning a small boat, caring for a pet who requires
special prescription food, using Photoshop and a cheap printer to produce
various legal documents that fool the authorities, anchoring in all
conditions so as not to drag and to get a good night's sleep even when
the wind is howling, having the tools, spares and smarts to fix any
mechanical problem that might arise underway, balancing the helm by
trimming sails so they assist the tiller, generating all the electrical
power that is needed by using the sun, surviving hurricanes and
tropical storms, catching supper with a Hawaiian sling, etc, but who
here other than me cruises.?

It seems to me this group is a haven for day sailors, trailer sailers,
motor boaters, over the hill commercial captains, psychotic left
coasters, Long Island Sound homers, round the buoy Saturday
afternoon club racers, housewives, and strip club frequenters.

What interest would such as these have in the techniques learned
over long years of living aboard and cruising?

CN




"Overproof" wrote in message
news:GxPsd.323357$9b.104842@edtnps84...
I have to agree with Nav on this... ever since Capt Neal arrived.. I've
noticed an increase in sailing related posts.

Not Like I'm helping the situation of course... just pointing to the
facts
as I see them.

I do try and make an effort ... but really... everything from guns aboard
to
halyard tension has been covered in detail several times over. It's like
re-reading a 1995 edition of Cruising World ... sometimes... you just
can't
bother to reply.

CM


"Nav" wrote in message
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John Cairns wrote:
"Nav" wrote in message
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But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers



Well, lets examine this. Some of Nil's recent posts:

Make Gaynz angry.
Bobsprit=Mr.Mom
Less than 36 hours.
Good movie
OT-Go Dolphins

In case you haven't noticed, most of the posts here aren't sailing
themed, at best someone might drag sailing into a thread.


At least he talks about sailiung and started a sailing thread with
picures.

Cheers

It hurts too much to talk about it when your boat is sitting on her cradle,
freezing to death, and there's another ice storm on the way....(at least
that's what they just said on the weather report...)

"Nav" wrote in message
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But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers

Two days of weather between 20-25C, warm (ish) water and a good breeze.
Getting off the lee shore sans power was interesting but once we
escaped into enough water to get the c/b down, it was a lotta fun. Only
thing we forgot was the 6-pack of Coopers Dark Ale, but there was
plenty in the refrigerator when we got back.

ATM I get to sail every day or 2, before or after work depending on the
tide & wind. Ice storms? What are they? It's T shirt weather with long
sunny days and cool nights.

PDW

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katysails wrote:

It hurts too much to talk about it when your boat is sitting on her cradle,
freezing to death, and there's another ice storm on the way....(at least
that's what they just said on the weather report...)

"Nav" wrote in message
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But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers

I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on this
bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons, hypocrites,
liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and well, in other
words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.
Scout

"Nav" wrote in message
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But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers

There are seafaring folk, and there are those shoreside *******s.
That's the important distinction.

PDW

In article
, Scout
wrote:

I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on this
bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons, hypocrites,
liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and well, in other
words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.
Scout

"Nav" wrote in message
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But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:31:09 GMT, "Scout"
wrote this crap:

I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on this
bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons, hypocrites,
liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and well, in other
words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.


Are you in for a big disappointment.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

So were your parents.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Horvath" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:31:09 GMT, "Scout"
wrote this crap:

I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on
this
bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons, hypocrites,
liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and well, in other
words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.


Are you in for a big disappointment.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Scout wrote:
I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on this
bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons, hypocrites,
liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and well, in other
words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.

It's not really sailing, but I spent a few hours this weekend on a
sailboat helping a friend with his electrical system.

Transaltion- I spent far too long standing on my head futzing with the
connections on his batteries, which were sloppy, corroded, and loose. He
said "I'm sure that's not the problem" but oddly enough, when I had
cleaned, No-Ox'ed, and tightened everything, we could not duplicate his
earlier problem.

Go figure.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

I forgive you.

Cheers

Scout wrote:

I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on this
bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons, hypocrites,
liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and well, in other
words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.
Scout

"Nav" wrote in message
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But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers

Divine!

"Nav" wrote in message
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I forgive you.

Cheers

Scout wrote:

I'm sailboatless for the near future. In the meantime, I'm counting on
this bunch of desperados, ne'er-do-wells, fabricators, curmudgeons,
hypocrites, liars, neurotics, psychotics, alcoholics, malcontents, and
well, in other words, sailors, to help me feel like I'm still at sea.
Scout

"Nav" wrote in message
...

But the only people talking about sailing these days are CN and MC.

Call yourselves sailors?

Cheers