Sorry, Katy, but I worry about people I like who often sound
clueless.

CN


"katysails" wrote in message ...
Katy's dink doesn't sink...it just ships a lot of water...it has so much
positive floatation that the most it would do is turtle over...we have no
desire for a sailing dink...and we have no desire for an engine on the back
of the dink we have...we like how we do things..it is no reflection on
anything since many of the people at the yacht club have similar dinks as
ours...thank you for your concern, but there's really nor reason to fret..if
we were going to have an "accident" it would have occurred by now...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
I agree with you on this one, Maxpoop.

If one is going to be a yachtsman, having a decent
dinghy is of paramount importance. Skimping you
your dinghy makes your entire operation a shabby
one.

A proper rowing and sailing dinghy opens up a whole
new world of sailing enjoyment and security.

One of the primary purposes of a proper dinghy
is to be able to row out to weather a large anchor
to use as a kedge in case one finds oneself aground
and in trouble on a lee shore. Katy's present dinghy
would sink before the job was done and her ship
could be destroyed all for the lack of a proper
dinghy.

The girl needs to get serious about sailing.

CN


"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

After reading your post about your overloaded dinghy I
feel I must comment for your safety and that of your
loved ones.

You should look for a bigger dinghy. Something in the ten-foot
range should suffice for your load.

May I suggest you look at a Walker Bay 10. You can sail it
and you can motor it and it carries a much larger load
than your present little pram.

At a port not far from south from where Katy sails lives a boat builder
named Mike Kiefer. He's built some of the most beautiful lapstrake dinks
over the past 20 years or so, and a few of them come up for sale now and
then. They take a bit of maintenance and a lot of varnish, but nothing
rows
or sails better than his boats. For the price of a Walker Bay 10, she
and
Mr. Sails could have one of Mike's boats.

BTW, put that fat dog on a diet before he gets
a stroke or something.

Chopper could not be termed "fat" by any stretch of the imagination.
He's a
strapping, big poodle with very slender lines, and while I haven't seen
him
in full gallop, I imagine he's quite an athlete. No adipose on that
canine.

Max

Like I said...I'm not worried...we've had it out in 3 footers, motorboat
wake, and all sorts of ansties and it hasn't sunk yet...beats the heck out
of the old inflatable we used to have...now that thing was a piece of
work...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
Sorry, Katy, but I worry about people I like who often sound
clueless.

CN


"katysails" wrote in message
...
Katy's dink doesn't sink...it just ships a lot of water...it has so much
positive floatation that the most it would do is turtle over...we have no
desire for a sailing dink...and we have no desire for an engine on the
back
of the dink we have...we like how we do things..it is no reflection on
anything since many of the people at the yacht club have similar dinks as
ours...thank you for your concern, but there's really nor reason to
fret..if
we were going to have an "accident" it would have occurred by now...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
I agree with you on this one, Maxpoop.

If one is going to be a yachtsman, having a decent
dinghy is of paramount importance. Skimping you
your dinghy makes your entire operation a shabby
one.

A proper rowing and sailing dinghy opens up a whole
new world of sailing enjoyment and security.

One of the primary purposes of a proper dinghy
is to be able to row out to weather a large anchor
to use as a kedge in case one finds oneself aground
and in trouble on a lee shore. Katy's present dinghy
would sink before the job was done and her ship
could be destroyed all for the lack of a proper
dinghy.

The girl needs to get serious about sailing.

CN


"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

After reading your post about your overloaded dinghy I
feel I must comment for your safety and that of your
loved ones.

You should look for a bigger dinghy. Something in the ten-foot
range should suffice for your load.

May I suggest you look at a Walker Bay 10. You can sail it
and you can motor it and it carries a much larger load
than your present little pram.

At a port not far from south from where Katy sails lives a boat
builder
named Mike Kiefer. He's built some of the most beautiful lapstrake
dinks
over the past 20 years or so, and a few of them come up for sale now
and
then. They take a bit of maintenance and a lot of varnish, but
nothing
rows
or sails better than his boats. For the price of a Walker Bay 10, she
and
Mr. Sails could have one of Mike's boats.

BTW, put that fat dog on a diet before he gets
a stroke or something.

Chopper could not be termed "fat" by any stretch of the imagination.
He's a
strapping, big poodle with very slender lines, and while I haven't
seen
him
in full gallop, I imagine he's quite an athlete. No adipose on that
canine.

Max

We call them 'deflatables'. They are worthless for anything other
than going flat at the worst of times.

CN



"katysails" wrote in message ...
Like I said...I'm not worried...we've had it out in 3 footers, motorboat
wake, and all sorts of ansties and it hasn't sunk yet...beats the heck out
of the old inflatable we used to have...now that thing was a piece of
work...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
Sorry, Katy, but I worry about people I like who often sound
clueless.

CN


"katysails" wrote in message
...
Katy's dink doesn't sink...it just ships a lot of water...it has so much
positive floatation that the most it would do is turtle over...we have no
desire for a sailing dink...and we have no desire for an engine on the
back
of the dink we have...we like how we do things..it is no reflection on
anything since many of the people at the yacht club have similar dinks as
ours...thank you for your concern, but there's really nor reason to
fret..if
we were going to have an "accident" it would have occurred by now...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
I agree with you on this one, Maxpoop.

If one is going to be a yachtsman, having a decent
dinghy is of paramount importance. Skimping you
your dinghy makes your entire operation a shabby
one.

A proper rowing and sailing dinghy opens up a whole
new world of sailing enjoyment and security.

One of the primary purposes of a proper dinghy
is to be able to row out to weather a large anchor
to use as a kedge in case one finds oneself aground
and in trouble on a lee shore. Katy's present dinghy
would sink before the job was done and her ship
could be destroyed all for the lack of a proper
dinghy.

The girl needs to get serious about sailing.

CN


"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

After reading your post about your overloaded dinghy I
feel I must comment for your safety and that of your
loved ones.

You should look for a bigger dinghy. Something in the ten-foot
range should suffice for your load.

May I suggest you look at a Walker Bay 10. You can sail it
and you can motor it and it carries a much larger load
than your present little pram.

At a port not far from south from where Katy sails lives a boat
builder
named Mike Kiefer. He's built some of the most beautiful lapstrake
dinks
over the past 20 years or so, and a few of them come up for sale now
and
then. They take a bit of maintenance and a lot of varnish, but
nothing
rows
or sails better than his boats. For the price of a Walker Bay 10, she
and
Mr. Sails could have one of Mike's boats.

BTW, put that fat dog on a diet before he gets
a stroke or something.

Chopper could not be termed "fat" by any stretch of the imagination.
He's a
strapping, big poodle with very slender lines, and while I haven't
seen
him
in full gallop, I imagine he's quite an athlete. No adipose on that
canine.

Max

"katysails" wrote in message

Chopper is the only dog I've ever seen that can run heeled over at 45
degrees....he's a terror on curves...when he was younger he jumped off the
deck (on topof our garage) into the driveway...Thought for sure he would
have broken a leg or four but he just shook himself off and kept
going...we're going to have to get him some sunglasses, though...he's 9
now and starting to get cataracts...

Too late. Sunglasses prevent cataracts, but have little effect after
inception.

Max

"Capt. Neal®" wrote:
If he goes blind they can always have him put to sleep.

Seems like I recall somebody here having a poor little
kitten put to sleep because it went blind.

That same non-captain that accused me of flirting with him? hehee

LP (looks like Katysails got her canine a shock collar for Christmas!)

Living in Colorado at high altitudes like you do BB, you
should also worry about cataracts because the sun's
rays are stronger up there. Make sure your sun glasses
are stopping UVA, UVB, UVC, UVD, etc.

CN


wrote in message ...
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:45:22 -0500, Capt. Neal®
wrote:



I know a sailor who had cataracts real bad in both eyes. It got
so he could hardly see at all and had to wear sunglasses all the
time even inside.

He got surgery and had two new artificial lenses put in and
now he can see better than I can. Funny thing, though, they
put two different fixed focus lenses in - one for reading and
one for distance. It took him a while to get used to it but now
the brain just uses whichever eye is suitable for the task and
he doesn't even have to think about it.

I wonder if a dog's brain can do the same?


Maybe you can offer yourself for the research?

BB

Gives his fur that lovely pink color!

Seahag

"katysails" wrote;
Mean you haven't heard me yelling "nyet" at him when he does something
wrong??? BTW, he loves borscht...

"Maxprop" wrote:

"katysails" wrote in message

It's not like we're going anywhere but from the dock to the boat it's a
swimmable distance..and Choppie's not fat at all...he's an Imperial
standard...they are much larger than the one's usually seen...Russian
bloodlines...

Ah, so that's why he responds to Das Vidanya, and not Hi, Chopper.

I used too much bluing on him once and he was the lovliest shade of sky blue
when the sun shone on him...he's mopey right now...Uncle Ray the vet said he
ahs to have some surgery to remove a dewclaw that grew back and
infected...he regrew his whole digit! Now it needs to be amputated. I
think he knows what we were talking about because he's sulking in front of
the fireplace and won't play with his toys.

"Seahag" wrote in message
...
Gives his fur that lovely pink color!

Seahag

"katysails" wrote;
Mean you haven't heard me yelling "nyet" at him when he does something
wrong??? BTW, he loves borscht...

"Maxprop" wrote:

"katysails" wrote in message

It's not like we're going anywhere but from the dock to the boat it's
a swimmable distance..and Choppie's not fat at all...he's an Imperial
standard...they are much larger than the one's usually seen...Russian
bloodlines...

Ah, so that's why he responds to Das Vidanya, and not Hi, Chopper.

katysails wrote:
I used too much bluing on him once and he was the lovliest shade of sky blue
when the sun shone on him...

You mean like a Pict?!?

... he's mopey right now...Uncle Ray the vet said he
ahs to have some surgery to remove a dewclaw that grew back and
infected...he regrew his whole digit! Now it needs to be amputated.

Yuck. One of our Chesapeakes had the same problem.

... I
think he knows what we were talking about because he's sulking in front of
the fireplace and won't play with his toys.

Smart dog. He's probably worried.

We've been lucky in that our dogs have *loved* going to the vet. It's
true that we cultivate this attitude by making it as much of a treat as
possible for them. Our old dog was a star, everybody quit work and came
over to talk to him and make a fuss.

Regards
Doug King

Choppie likes going to the vets...we've known this guy since he graduated
from med school way back in 1972....Choppie boards there when we go far away
and the girls in the kennel take him out to play...he's never really been
sick except for a few ear infections so I'm thinking he doesn't feel very
well...

"DSK" wrote in message
...
katysails wrote:
I used too much bluing on him once and he was the lovliest shade of sky
blue when the sun shone on him...

You mean like a Pict?!?

... he's mopey right now...Uncle Ray the vet said he ahs to have some
surgery to remove a dewclaw that grew back and infected...he regrew his
whole digit! Now it needs to be amputated.

Yuck. One of our Chesapeakes had the same problem.

... I think he knows what we were talking about because he's sulking in
front of the fireplace and won't play with his toys.

Smart dog. He's probably worried.

We've been lucky in that our dogs have *loved* going to the vet. It's
true that we cultivate this attitude by making it as much of a treat as
possible for them. Our old dog was a star, everybody quit work and came
over to talk to him and make a fuss.

Regards
Doug King