A busted boom... poorly trimmed sails... a mess of lines.... a loser.

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:06:40 -0500, Capt. Neal®
scribbled thusly:

There are very few people in this pathetic group who appreciate
fine workmanship and innovation.

Bwaaahahahahahhahahahahahahaaaaa!

No finer example will you find than the workmanship and innovation
required to produce this

http://tinyurl.com/6zz9x

a boom to take ones breath away!


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

It happened because of the incompetence of the skipper. He doesn't have
enough $$ to replace it, so he "fixed" it.

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"Sailing Dave" wrote in message
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Oh, I see the kink. How did it happen?

"Sailing Dave" wrote in message
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What happened to the boom? It appears to be fine to me.

SD

OzOne wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:06:40 -0500, Capt. Neal®
scribbled thusly:

There are very few people in this pathetic group who appreciate
fine workmanship and innovation.

Bwaaahahahahahhahahahahahahaaaaa!

No finer example will you find than the workmanship and innovation
required to produce this

http://tinyurl.com/6zz9x

a boom to take ones breath away!


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

But a STRAIGHT loser. . .

CN

"JG" lisped:
A busted boom... poorly trimmed sails... a mess of lines.... a loser.

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:02:34 -0500, Capt. Neal®
scribbled thusly:



It broke in two at the aft bale where there was corrosion under the bale.
I was beating out St. Augustine inlet in half a gale one afternoon when
it let go while taking and hitting a big steep wave at the same time.

I fixed it by inserting three galvanized iron pipes of the right size to fill
up the egg-shaped extrusion of the aluminum boom and fitting it back
together. I then drilled and tapped through the aluminum boom into the
iron pipes to fit the bales so they were anchored to the inside pipes.

Much stronger system than original. All these putzes around here are
jealous because it cost me about ten buck to improve my boom while
they would have gone out and spent hundreds on another weak boom.

CN


Nah, we would have gone out, bought an extrusion and refitted it with
corrosion protection.

Thereafter it would have been examined at least annually to ensure
that it would never break again.



Yah Right! Take the thing off and get it x-rayed annually.

Why bother when you could insert unbreakable steel Joe would be
proud of and solve the problem once and for all times.

CN

So, what you're saying, basically, is that Neal is an idiot.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:02:34 -0500, Capt. Neal®
scribbled thusly:



It broke in two at the aft bale where there was corrosion under the bale.
I was beating out St. Augustine inlet in half a gale one afternoon when
it let go while taking and hitting a big steep wave at the same time.

I fixed it by inserting three galvanized iron pipes of the right size to
fill
up the egg-shaped extrusion of the aluminum boom and fitting it back
together. I then drilled and tapped through the aluminum boom into the
iron pipes to fit the bales so they were anchored to the inside pipes.

Much stronger system than original. All these putzes around here are
jealous because it cost me about ten buck to improve my boom while
they would have gone out and spent hundreds on another weak boom.

CN


Nah, we would have gone out, bought an extrusion and refitted it with
corrosion protection.

Thereafter it would have been examined at least annually to ensure
that it would never break again.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Neal,

Has it ever crossed your one track mind that Booms are made of Aluminum
for a good reason? They are even being made of Carbonfibre to get extra
light weight. Have you even thought to ask why?

Ole Thom

No, but I did.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:04:11 -0800, "JG"
scribbled thusly:

So, what you're saying, basically, is that Neal is an idiot.

Did I need to?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

"JG" wrote in message
...
A busted boom... poorly trimmed sails... a mess of lines.... a
salor.

Ganz, you're gushing.

Crap'n Neal® scribbled thusly:
Yah Right! Take the thing off and get it x-rayed annually.


??? Where did you hear that?

OzOne wrote:
Oh no Cappy, a good visual inspection will quickly uncover any serious
corrosion.


Or even any not-yet-serious corrosion. Besides, an aluminum spar that's
had stainless steel fastenings through it for 30 years ought to be suspect.

Like any other piece of equipment on a boat, the boom needs regular
inspection.
It's a part of good seamanship....possibly not required for
'mooringmanship'


I bet the Crapton doesn't know any of the marks for the St Augustine
inlet anyway.

Why bother when you could insert unbreakable steel Joe would be
proud of and solve the problem once and for all times.


I can assure you that galvanised malleable iron water pipe is a long
long way from 'steel'


And subject to deformation under load as well, which is why his boom is
slowly getting more and more kinked.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Crap'n Neal® wrote:
It broke in two at the aft bale where there was corrosion under the bale.
I was beating out St. Augustine inlet in half a gale one afternoon when
it let go while taking and hitting a big steep wave at the same time.


Half a gale? Let's see, that would be about 17 knots of wind... a
pleasant breeze for sailing most boats...

http://www.stormfax.com/beaufort.htm

BTW if you've tacked out of St Augustine inlet, then you should be able
to describe it to us.

I fixed it by inserting three galvanized iron pipes

You mean "fixed" in the same sense as being "in a fix" or perhaps
"fixing" a pet.

DSK