What if ?
 

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

What if ?
 

Joe wrote:
You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

Tell them I'm HIV positive....and if that didn't work, I'd make
friends with sharks really quickly....

What if ?
 

Get the heck out of his way?

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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

What if ?
 

Mys Terry wrote:
On 4 Apr 2006 11:10:31 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

At last Joe posts a more recent picture of Redcloud! Wait 'til I tell
Bobsprit!



Talking to yourself again, huh?

What if ?
 

Sorry People,

He's been like this since he bought his Brokeback Mountain CD & DVD's.
He's into what he calls "scatting and rimming in a big NY way" ?.

I knew he was cowardly and always posted here requesting to be removed.


"Note: The author of the foul pile requested that it not be archived.
This message will be removed from Groups in 6 days (Apr 11, 1:18 pm). "

I know thats not quick enough for most, but the silver lining is it
allows enough time for my divorce lawyer to collect evidence.

Your Ashamed Sailboat Owning Friend

Suzy
35s5
NY

What if ?
 

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:14:43 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On 4 Apr 2006 11:10:31 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe
At last Joe posts a more recent picture of Redcloud! Wait 'til I tell
Bobsprit!


Talking to yourself again, huh?

I sit on God's face and **** in his mouth.


Yep...you're Bob****....

What if ?
 

"Mys Terry" wrote

At last Joe posts a more recent picture of Redcloud!
Wait 'til I tell
Bobsprit!



Talking to yourself again, huh?

I sit on Bob's face and **** in his mouth.

you take turns, right?

What if ?
 

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:04:05 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:14:43 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On 4 Apr 2006 11:10:31 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe
At last Joe posts a more recent picture of Redcloud! Wait 'til I tell
Bobsprit!


Talking to yourself again, huh?
I sit on God's face and **** in his mouth.


Yep...you're Bob****....

No, you're Bob****.


now that's one thing I definitely know I'm not....

What if ?
 

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:37:03 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:04:05 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:14:43 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On 4 Apr 2006 11:10:31 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe
At last Joe posts a more recent picture of Redcloud! Wait 'til I tell
Bobsprit!


Talking to yourself again, huh?
I sit on God's face and **** in his mouth.


Yep...you're Bob****....
No, you're Bob****.


now that's one thing I definitely know I'm not....

You are mistaken.

God swallows!


You're referring to your baptismal name: codswallup?

What if ?
 

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:08:03 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:37:03 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:04:05 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:14:43 -0400, katy
wrote:

Mys Terry wrote:
On 4 Apr 2006 11:10:31 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe
At last Joe posts a more recent picture of Redcloud! Wait 'til I tell
Bobsprit!


Talking to yourself again, huh?
I sit on God's face and **** in his mouth.


Yep...you're Bob****....
No, you're Bob****.


now that's one thing I definitely know I'm not....
You are mistaken.

God swallows!


You're referring to your baptismal name: codswallup?

Baptismal?

Bwhahahahahahahahaha!

I'm not one of you Kool aid swilling cultists.


I figured you for a member of the Congregation of the Worshipers of
the Sacred Porcelain...
No kool-aid for you....

What if ?
 

katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

Tell them I'm HIV positive....and if that didn't work, I'd make
friends with sharks really quickly....

Fish Food?

Why not wave and hope for the best?

Joe

What if ?
 

What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

What if ?
 

Joe wrote:
katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

Tell them I'm HIV positive....and if that didn't work, I'd make
friends with sharks really quickly....

Fish Food?

Why not wave and hope for the best?

Joe

I doubt that anything best would be on that ship...

What if ?
 

KMAG

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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

What if ?
 

Capt. JG wrote:
KMAG


Is that a new type of German auto pistol?

Joe



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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

What if ?
 

In article .com, Joe
wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Offer to sell them some paint.

Looks like a fishing boat that works out of Hobart. Same amount of rust
etc anyway.

PDW

What if ?
 

On 4 Apr 2006 15:49:20 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

Then I'd load up a bunch of exploding 12ga slugs the old buffler
hunter way. Drill out the end of the slug and insert a .22cal rimfire
blank in the hole.
Mark E. Williams

PS...Anybody got some nice slowburning powder laying around? :o)

What if ?
 

Kiss My Ass Goodbye... which is more difficult than it sounds.

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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...

Capt. JG wrote:
KMAG


Is that a new type of German auto pistol?

Joe



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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

What if ?
 

"katy" wrote in message
...
Joe wrote:
katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Joe

Tell them I'm HIV positive....and if that didn't work, I'd make
friends with sharks really quickly....

Fish Food?

Why not wave and hope for the best?

Joe

I doubt that anything best would be on that ship...

It just looks like a tramp steamer to me. Lots of beat-up, ugly old ships
out and about, but generally not too far from shore in that condition.

Max

What if ?
 

Actually, it looks rusty enough that if you rammed her, that might sink her.

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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

What if ?
 

On 4 Apr 2006 15:49:20 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe


get the cover off the deck gun.

Frank

What if ?
 

"Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote in message
...
On 4 Apr 2006 15:49:20 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

What if he keeps vectoring in on you?
Then what?

Joe

Then I'd load up a bunch of exploding 12ga slugs the old buffler
hunter way. Drill out the end of the slug and insert a .22cal rimfire
blank in the hole.
Mark E. Williams

What one needs for repelling pirates are something like the "big guns" that
hunters used to use to hunt waterfowl on the Chesapeake about 150 years ago.
One shot might convince the pirates it's not worth the risk. One shot used
to kill between 50 and 100 ducks or geese.

Max

What if ?
 

"Maxprop" wrote in

Then I'd load up a bunch of exploding 12ga slugs the old
buffler
hunter way. Drill out the end of the slug and insert a
..22cal rimfire
blank in the hole.
Mark E. Williams

What one needs for repelling pirates are something like
the "big guns" that
hunters used to use to hunt waterfowl on the Chesapeake
about 150 years ago.
One shot might convince the pirates it's not worth the
risk. One shot used
to kill between 50 and 100 ducks or geese.


They have some of those ''big guns'' on display at the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michaels MD, which I
sail down to occasionally. Impressive guns.

Scotty

What if ?
 

Not a bad ideal Peter

Here are the logs of the sailboat that meet this fishing boat in the
middle of the ocean.

These guys have the best pictures I've seen on any crusing log.

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/news_20040415.html

Oh and better pictures of the ship.

Myself Id would lock and load... hope for the best.... and expect the
worst.

Joe

What if ?
 

While in no way similar to this situation (middle of nowhere), I did have
something vaguely simlar happen while in Belize. We pulled into a very small
cove anchorage. After sitting at anchor for 1/2 day or so, a local fishing
boat sailed in and dropped the hook about 100 yard from us. There must have
been at least a dozen young black men on the boat. Almost immediately, a few
of them got into their skiff, fired up a rather large outboard and slowly
motored over to us. I guess my and other's first reaction was a bit of
paranoia, although we had not heard of any problems with tourists being
assaulted. Having lived in a couple of major US cities, I don't think our
thoughts were that strange. However, we just waited for them to come over.
Not much we could do either way, so we figured that we'd just be polite and
go with the flow so to speak.

So, they finally get over to us.. sure did take their time about it.. we
wave, but they don't wave back and they're not smiling. Anyway, as they pull
up next to the cat, I ask them how they're doing, and one of the younger
ones says fine, but can they ask us a favor. I say sure. They really want to
know if we have any spare books and/or cans of soda. Turns out one of the
women has one of those romance bodice-ripper novels. She hands it over, and
we give them a couple of six packs of soda, since we're fully into drinking
only beer at this point (and can feel the urge for stronger drink overtaking
us).

About an hour after they get back to their boat, we can hear one of them
reading the book aloud to the others.
The next day they came back to say thank you. We gave them some candy, and
they offered to take us to watch them pull their traps out of the ocean. We
spent several hours with them, motoring around from fishing trap to fishing
trap, had a nice picnic on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere, and then
we got a tour of their "camp," which had a wall make up of hundreds of conch
shells.

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"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
Not a bad ideal Peter

Here are the logs of the sailboat that meet this fishing boat in the
middle of the ocean.

These guys have the best pictures I've seen on any crusing log.

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/news_20040415.html

Oh and better pictures of the ship.

Myself Id would lock and load... hope for the best.... and expect the
worst.

Joe

What if ?
 

"Joe" wrote:
You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a
couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Give them a couple of gallons of paint.

Seahag

What if ?
 

Oops...

S

"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
. ..
In article
.com,
Joe
wrote:

You are sailing along in the middle of the ocean or a
couple hundred
miles off shore and this guy comes up on you?

http://sailwhisper.com/logs/images_2...pApproachs.jpg


What would you do?

Offer to sell them some paint.

Looks like a fishing boat that works out of Hobart. Same
amount of rust
etc anyway.

PDW

What if ?
 

Not even that long ago in UK. I once knew an old guy who used to use one in
the 1920's and early 1930's. I saw his gun when I was young but cannot
remember the bore but it was at least 2" and carried a heavy charge of
shot. It was mounted more or less horizontally along the foredeck of a low
lying wooden canoe type boat known as a 'duck punt', always painted grey to
be less visible at night.. You loaded up and, lying flat in the punt, you
stealthily paddled yourself with your hands up to the mudflats where the
ducks were sleeping on the water. You aimed the punt, not the gun, and like
you said you only got one chance because there was no way of reloading. Not
sure of this, but I think you held your fire until they heard you and were
just lifting off.
If you made a noise you might get nothing but if all went according to plan
50/100 bag would not be unusual. Gun was fixed to the punt and the recoil
sent the whole lot backward. Not very sporting, but mighty effective.

"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...
ms

What one needs for repelling pirates are something like the "big guns"
that
hunters used to use to hunt waterfowl on the Chesapeake about 150 years
ago.
One shot might convince the pirates it's not worth the risk. One shot
used
to kill between 50 and 100 ducks or geese.

Max

What if ?
 

"Edgar" wrote in message
...
Not even that long ago in UK. I once knew an old guy who used to use one
in
the 1920's and early 1930's. I saw his gun when I was young but cannot
remember the bore but it was at least 2" and carried a heavy charge of
shot. It was mounted more or less horizontally along the foredeck of a
low
lying wooden canoe type boat known as a 'duck punt', always painted grey
to
be less visible at night.. You loaded up and, lying flat in the punt, you
stealthily paddled yourself with your hands up to the mudflats where the
ducks were sleeping on the water. You aimed the punt, not the gun, and
like
you said you only got one chance because there was no way of reloading.
Not
sure of this, but I think you held your fire until they heard you and were
just lifting off.
If you made a noise you might get nothing but if all went according to
plan
50/100 bag would not be unusual. Gun was fixed to the punt and the recoil
sent the whole lot backward. Not very sporting, but mighty effective.

Your assessment is right on. When the gendarmes began to confiscate the big
guns, some of the hunters would rather die than surrender them. They fought
to keep them, and some did go to jail. Oddly enough, no one seemed to care
if fish were netted by the hundreds, but to shoot waterfowl in that quantity
was a crime.

Another aside: the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was a prized possession of such
hunters. A pair of those dogs could round up one hundred geese or ducks
within an hour or so. Pretty amazing considering that a human would drown
from exhaustion swimming that much.

Max

What if ?
 

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
While in no way similar to this situation (middle of nowhere), I did have
something vaguely simlar happen while in Belize. We pulled into a very
small cove anchorage. After sitting at anchor for 1/2 day or so, a local
fishing boat sailed in and dropped the hook about 100 yard from us. There
must have been at least a dozen young black men on the boat. Almost
immediately, a few of them got into their skiff, fired up a rather large
outboard and slowly motored over to us. I guess my and other's first
reaction was a bit of paranoia, although we had not heard of any problems
with tourists being assaulted. Having lived in a couple of major US
cities, I don't think our thoughts were that strange. However, we just
waited for them to come over. Not much we could do either way, so we
figured that we'd just be polite and go with the flow so to speak.

So, they finally get over to us.. sure did take their time about it.. we
wave, but they don't wave back and they're not smiling. Anyway, as they
pull up next to the cat, I ask them how they're doing, and one of the
younger ones says fine, but can they ask us a favor. I say sure. They
really want to know if we have any spare books and/or cans of soda. Turns
out one of the women has one of those romance bodice-ripper novels. She
hands it over, and we give them a couple of six packs of soda, since we're
fully into drinking only beer at this point (and can feel the urge for
stronger drink overtaking us).

About an hour after they get back to their boat, we can hear one of them
reading the book aloud to the others.
The next day they came back to say thank you. We gave them some candy, and
they offered to take us to watch them pull their traps out of the ocean.
We spent several hours with them, motoring around from fishing trap to
fishing trap, had a nice picnic on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere,
and then we got a tour of their "camp," which had a wall make up of
hundreds of conch shells.

Shoulda shot the *******s when ya had the chance.

Max

What if ?
 

I left my guns in Cal.

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"Maxprop" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
While in no way similar to this situation (middle of nowhere), I did have
something vaguely simlar happen while in Belize. We pulled into a very
small cove anchorage. After sitting at anchor for 1/2 day or so, a local
fishing boat sailed in and dropped the hook about 100 yard from us. There
must have been at least a dozen young black men on the boat. Almost
immediately, a few of them got into their skiff, fired up a rather large
outboard and slowly motored over to us. I guess my and other's first
reaction was a bit of paranoia, although we had not heard of any problems
with tourists being assaulted. Having lived in a couple of major US
cities, I don't think our thoughts were that strange. However, we just
waited for them to come over. Not much we could do either way, so we
figured that we'd just be polite and go with the flow so to speak.

So, they finally get over to us.. sure did take their time about it.. we
wave, but they don't wave back and they're not smiling. Anyway, as they
pull up next to the cat, I ask them how they're doing, and one of the
younger ones says fine, but can they ask us a favor. I say sure. They
really want to know if we have any spare books and/or cans of soda. Turns
out one of the women has one of those romance bodice-ripper novels. She
hands it over, and we give them a couple of six packs of soda, since
we're fully into drinking only beer at this point (and can feel the urge
for stronger drink overtaking us).

About an hour after they get back to their boat, we can hear one of them
reading the book aloud to the others.
The next day they came back to say thank you. We gave them some candy,
and they offered to take us to watch them pull their traps out of the
ocean. We spent several hours with them, motoring around from fishing
trap to fishing trap, had a nice picnic on a tiny island in the middle of
nowhere, and then we got a tour of their "camp," which had a wall make up
of hundreds of conch shells.

Shoulda shot the *******s when ya had the chance.

Max

What if ?
 

In article . net,
Maxprop wrote:

"Edgar" wrote in message
...
Not even that long ago in UK. I once knew an old guy who used to use one
in
the 1920's and early 1930's. I saw his gun when I was young but cannot
remember the bore but it was at least 2" and carried a heavy charge of
shot. It was mounted more or less horizontally along the foredeck of a
low
lying wooden canoe type boat known as a 'duck punt', always painted grey
to
be less visible at night.. You loaded up and, lying flat in the punt, you
stealthily paddled yourself with your hands up to the mudflats where the
ducks were sleeping on the water. You aimed the punt, not the gun, and
like
you said you only got one chance because there was no way of reloading.
Not
sure of this, but I think you held your fire until they heard you and were
just lifting off.
If you made a noise you might get nothing but if all went according to
plan
50/100 bag would not be unusual. Gun was fixed to the punt and the recoil
sent the whole lot backward. Not very sporting, but mighty effective.

Your assessment is right on. When the gendarmes began to confiscate the big
guns, some of the hunters would rather die than surrender them. They fought
to keep them, and some did go to jail. Oddly enough, no one seemed to care
if fish were netted by the hundreds, but to shoot waterfowl in that quantity
was a crime.

Nobody cared *then*. Dunno how easy/difficult it is to legally fish
with a gill net in the USA without a licence, but it's hard to
impossible here in the populated states. All a matter of dwindling fish
stocks and increased exploitation.

Of course the decline is usually due to habitat destruction but that's
too hard, too much money in filling 'useless' mangroves and wetlands.

PDW