Ice pick

"Capt.Mooron" wrote

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

I have a Phenolic
hammer. Look it up.

I've got a 28oz waffle-faced finishing hammer!

I propose a separate thread where we common sailors can ask the experts
like
yourself... questions regarding sail vessels and things nautical.

To begin....

What method is commonly utilized to check for bad timber on wooden
vessels?

CM

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message

Ice pick

Please Bart..... although you have a vast knowledge of practical sailing
experience..... these questions are posed to "experts" and deal with
"survey" related issues as well as general "vessel condition and
assessment."

I think you should acquiese to Bob's superior knowledge in these matters.

CM

Bob who? I don't know any Bob in here.

"Capt.Mooron" wrote

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message

Ice pick

Please Bart..... although you have a vast knowledge of practical sailing
experience..... these questions are posed to "experts" and deal with
"survey" related issues as well as general "vessel condition and
assessment."

I think you should acquiese to Bob's superior knowledge in these matters.

CM

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message

Bob who? I don't know any Bob in here.

That would be Captain Robert [Bob] Brody... our resident technical expert on
all things nautical.

I doubt there is a vessel ever built that Bob does not have detailed
knowledge of. He has just purchased a racer cruiser that can easily best
almost every vessel on this newsgroup... even though he has never raced a
boat nor won a trophy. That alone speaks volumes about his abilities in
vessel selection.

Please Bart... pay close attention to what Bob has to say here... he
normally charges for his services.

CM

He has just purchased a racer cruiser that can easily best
almost every vessel on this newsgroup... even though he has never raced
a
boat nor won a trophy. That alone speaks volumes about his abilities in

vessel selection.


Quite right. And unless someone here has taken their boat across the
Atlantic, I have no more respect for you than I would for a lake
sailor. You don't need to win races to own a fast boat, as Mooron
correctly points out. You can just enjoy a more spirited ride and
there's no doubt that my 35s5 will best most of the boats on the group
handily. In fact I can let Suzanne singlehand the 35s5 and she'd still
beat most of you.
It's a superior design and quite fast. I believe the only boats that
could compete are Donal's first series and I seem to recall Bart having
something lean and fast. The rest of you have made pretty sad boat
picks.
And that's a fact.

Robert B
Beneteau 35s5
NY