"DSK" wrote in message

Sounds excellent- glad to hear 'Overproof' is in such good shape.

3 weeks of knuckle bruising labour to get all systems overhauled. Way more
work then I anticipated.

Surely you tough Arctic types aren't going to complain about a little
drizzle?

No problems other than my hands were so pruned up that the cigarette kept
going out! :-)

Did you adjust anything? If you have it all set up right, did you take any
measurements? Very useful info.

Yup I keep a baseline of numbers for rigging tension and have a caliper to
measure loads on the sheets and halyards. It provides a great indicator of
if a particular area is suffering extra loads due to a variety of factors
[ ie: sheave lubrication, wear on the sheets/halyards, mast alignment /
rake/ shroud & stay tension balanced / etc.]


You got a tan in 1 weekend?

Yeah!.... what's odd about that? I tan overnight usually.... rarely get
"red" for more than 6 hours before it browns up nice.

Looking forward to hearing some more sailing adventures!

Well I just got seconded to a large project so I only have the weekends and
the job is 5 hours away. I'll try and post if I get a bad sailing weekend.
(Is there such a thing?? :-)

Sure was a blast.....

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:

I'll try and post if I get a bad sailing weekend.
(Is there such a thing?? :-)

Sure was a blast.....

CM

What about the fishing?

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message

What about the fishing?

I think they were shy of the rain.... didn't want to get wet and all. :-)

We saw no marine life at all on Friday... saw whales and seals on Saturday
and Sunday. Didn't fish either of those days though.

CM

Capt Mooron wrote:
We saw no marine life at all on Friday... saw whales and seals on Saturday
and Sunday. Didn't fish either of those days though.


What test line do you use for whales? What bait? Do you have
to get a special license?

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Capt Mooron wrote:
We saw no marine life at all on Friday... saw whales and seals on
Saturday and Sunday. Didn't fish either of those days though.


What test line do you use for whales? What bait? Do you have to get a
special license?

I have a professional hand held Harpoon with 4 metal barrel floats... each
with 100' of 1/2" rope and a detachable harpoon head attached. It's part of
the gear I have in storage from my commercial fishing days. It was used for
marlin etc from the bow of my 30' Cape Islander. I believe it would suit the
purpose..... but I'm not a fan of whale meat and refuse to kill anything
unless I plan to eat it, use it or in self defence.

It is to my knowledge illegal to kill any whale in Canadian waters unless
you are Inuit.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:
"DSK" wrote in message
...
Capt Mooron wrote:
We saw no marine life at all on Friday... saw whales and seals on
Saturday and Sunday. Didn't fish either of those days though.


What test line do you use for whales? What bait? Do you have to get a
special license?

I have a professional hand held Harpoon with 4 metal barrel floats... each
with 100' of 1/2" rope and a detachable harpoon head attached. It's part of
the gear I have in storage from my commercial fishing days. It was used for
marlin etc from the bow of my 30' Cape Islander. I believe it would suit the
purpose..... but I'm not a fan of whale meat and refuse to kill anything
unless I plan to eat it, use it or in self defence.

It is to my knowledge illegal to kill any whale in Canadian waters unless
you are Inuit.

CM

What! You have no explosive tipped harpoon's like the Japs use...?
I thought you clubbed babie seals and put them on a hook squirming to
catch killer whales for Sea World Toranto. Or was that Max....
Joe

"Capt.Mooron" wrote

I have a professional hand held Harpoon with 4 metal
barrel floats... each
with 100' of 1/2" rope and a detachable harpoon head
attached. It's part of
the gear I have in storage from my commercial fishing
days. It was used for
marlin etc from the bow of my 30' Cape Islander. I believe
it would suit the
porpoise.....

or Dolphin.

SV

Sounds excellent- glad to hear 'Overproof' is in such good shape.


Capt.Mooron wrote:
3 weeks of knuckle bruising labour to get all systems overhauled. Way more
work then I anticipated.


That's always the way.

OTOH it is the only way to ensure your vessel is 100% right.



Did you adjust anything? If you have it all set up right, did you take any
measurements? Very useful info.


Yup I keep a baseline of numbers for rigging tension and have a caliper to
measure loads on the sheets and halyards. It provides a great indicator of
if a particular area is suffering extra loads due to a variety of factors
[ ie: sheave lubrication, wear on the sheets/halyards, mast alignment /
rake/ shroud & stay tension balanced / etc.]



It was primarily rake & tension that I was thinking of.
Measuring sheet & halyard tension sounds like a great idea;
what about the shrouds? What about measuring the rake?


You got a tan in 1 weekend?


Yeah!.... what's odd about that?

I guess it's the latitude. Down here your skin would peel
off in scorched chunks and leave shiny pink scar tissue. Not
healthy.






Looking forward to hearing some more sailing adventures!


Well I just got seconded to a large project so I only have the weekends and
the job is 5 hours away. I'll try and post if I get a bad sailing weekend.
(Is there such a thing?? :-)


Not really.
If you're racing, a bad weekend is when you finish poorly
and don't have a good excuse. Cruising is much simpler.

DSK