Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Do my arms look strong enough to kedge my Tangerine 18 off a windy dock? http://www.badongo.com/pic/289518
I couldn't be a model. My shoulders and arms aren't thin enough. There's another picture. 289517
I had some old photos of my boat. They make it look bad. I'll take somenew ones soon. I want the sails up. Sails are
white with and blue. Jib and main both. I'll upload them maybe next week.

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Do my arms look strong enough to kedge my Tangerine 18 off a windy dock? http://www.badongo.com/pic/289518
I couldn't be a model. My shoulders and arms aren't thin enough. There's another picture. 289517
I had some old photos of my boat. They make it look bad. I'll take somenew ones soon. I want the sails up. Sails are
white with and blue. Jib and main both. I'll upload them maybe next week.

Cheers,
Ellen

Who in their right mind would kedge off of a dock.

Grab the stinkin dock or use long poles to push the boat along.

I have a long pole you could use but you are probably a lesbian that
never shaves.

Bluto wrote:
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Do my arms look strong enough to kedge my Tangerine 18 off a windy dock? http://www.badongo.com/pic/289518
I couldn't be a model. My shoulders and arms aren't thin enough. There's another picture. 289517
I had some old photos of my boat. They make it look bad. I'll take somenew ones soon. I want the sails up. Sails are
white with and blue. Jib and main both. I'll upload them maybe next week.

Cheers,
Ellen

Who in their right mind would kedge off of a dock.

Grab the stinkin dock or use long poles to push the boat along.

I have a long pole you could use but you are probably a lesbian that
never shaves.

You have to be female to be a lesbian....

"katy" wrote:
You have to be female to be a lesbian....

Yep, I guess that leaves *you* out...

LP

"Bluto" wrote:
Who in their right mind would kedge off of a dock.

Thankfully, no body that I know presently...


Grab the stinkin dock or use long poles to push the boat along.

I have a long pole you could use but you are probably a lesbian that
never shaves.

You couldn't be referring to me, Gilligan! sigh

LP

"Bluto" wrote in
| Who in their right mind would kedge off of a dock.

Somebody who knows seamanship....

| Grab the stinkin dock or use long poles to push the boat along.

That's about as silly as most of Capt. JG's ideas! :-)

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Bluto" wrote in
| Who in their right mind would kedge off of a dock.

Somebody who knows seamanship....

| Grab the stinkin dock or use long poles to push the boat along.

That's about as silly as most of Capt. JG's ideas! :-)

I've never seen a recreational boat kedged of a dock (I've kedged off
a number of other things), but I have used a pole on a number of
occasions. I used to use a winter storage yard that was totally low
budget - instead of a lift they had an old truck and a homemade frame.
Boats were moved off the frame onto cradles with an array of small
hydraulic jacks. Instead of a work boat with an engine, they would
pole around their little cove with 20 foot poles.

"Jeff" wrote
| I've never seen a recreational boat kedged of a dock (I've kedged off
| a number of other things), but I have used a pole on a number of
| occasions. I used to use a winter storage yard that was totally low
| budget - instead of a lift they had an old truck and a homemade frame.
| Boats were moved off the frame onto cradles with an array of small
| hydraulic jacks. Instead of a work boat with an engine, they would
| pole around their little cove with 20 foot poles.



Poles are for punts and people fishing in shallow water with small skiffs.
But, you don't see push poles carried on sailboats. So to say sailors should use a pole
when they don't have one is dumb. I *do* have a couple of anchors.....
Speaking of poles..... How do you sink a polish sailboat? Put it in water. :-)

Cheers,
Ellen

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
| Poles are for punts and people fishing in shallow water with small skiffs.


Good punting link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punt_(boat)


Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Jeff" wrote
| I've never seen a recreational boat kedged of a dock (I've kedged off
| a number of other things), but I have used a pole on a number of
| occasions. I used to use a winter storage yard that was totally low
| budget - instead of a lift they had an old truck and a homemade frame.
| Boats were moved off the frame onto cradles with an array of small
| hydraulic jacks. Instead of a work boat with an engine, they would
| pole around their little cove with 20 foot poles.



Poles are for punts and people fishing in shallow water with small skiffs.

True, but your boat isn't much bigger.

But, you don't see push poles carried on sailboats. So to say sailors should use a pole
when they don't have one is dumb. I *do* have a couple of anchors.....

I have two eight foot oars and several boat hooks, one 12 feet long.
My boat only draws 3 feet. I few weeks ago I posted a picture of a
boat that was sailed thousands of miles without an engine, but using
long sweeps. I'm pretty sure the poled with them on occasion.