Lady Pilot wrote:

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote:

"JonBoy" wrote

I thought that you liked the 26 better. What ever happened to your old
baby-****-colored Crapanado?

My boat's a Renken Tangerine. It's red/white/blue. The name's Elle
Niño.
Here's a picture. http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/picture/5266/293242


That picture looks more like mauve, white and blue to me...


LP



Dam, Girl, you can come sail with me any time you want!

Richard
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm

In article ink.net,
cavelamb himself wrote:
Dam, Girl, you can come sail with me any time you want!

Richard

Richard, don't get too excited... this is the real person and LP is
actually a guy.

http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Captain.html



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Jonathan Ganz wrote:

In article ink.net,
cavelamb himself wrote:

Dam, Girl, you can come sail with me any time you want!

Richard


Richard, don't get too excited... this is the real person and LP is
actually a guy.

http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Captain.html



YeCh!

Now why did you have to go and bust up a perfectly good fantasy!?!

Richard

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm

In article ink.net,
cavelamb himself wrote:
Richard, don't get too excited... this is the real person and LP is
actually a guy.

http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Captain.html

YeCh!

Now why did you have to go and bust up a perfectly good fantasy!?!

Sorry man...

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www.sailnow.com

Jonathan Ganz wrote:

In article ink.net,
cavelamb himself wrote:

Richard, don't get too excited... this is the real person and LP is
actually a guy.

http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Captain.html


YeCh!

Now why did you have to go and bust up a perfectly good fantasy!?!


Sorry man...

Oh well, I suspected it was too good to be true.

So is there anything going on here worth reading?
From the looks of it, just another outta control
news group...

Richard

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Jonathan Ganz wrote:

In article ink.net,
cavelamb himself wrote:

Richard, don't get too excited... this is the real person and LP is
actually a guy.

http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Captain.html


YeCh!

Now why did you have to go and bust up a perfectly good fantasy!?!


Sorry man...
Oh well, I suspected it was too good to be true.

So is there anything going on here worth reading?
From the looks of it, just another outta control
news group...

That pretty much sums it up. If you filter out the flonkers, however, it's
tolerable. Periodic sailing discussions interspersed with politics, hatred,
accusations, humor, animosity, and general tastelessness is what ASA is all
about. Stick around a while to see if it's to your liking. Or more likely,
if it's tolerable to you, too.

Max

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Jonathan Ganz wrote:

In article ink.net,
cavelamb himself wrote:

Richard, don't get too excited... this is the real person and LP is
actually a guy.

http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Captain.html


YeCh!

Now why did you have to go and bust up a perfectly good fantasy!?!


Sorry man...
Oh well, I suspected it was too good to be true.

So is there anything going on here worth reading?
From the looks of it, just another outta control
news group...

Richard

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm


I think Max pretty much summed it up. Several of us have been here a long
time. Others come and go... mostly go. g
But, you're welcome to hang around and be busted up from time to time.


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"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Richard

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm

How do you like the Capri... 18 is it? We have 4 Capri 16.5s. Great little
training boats, but a bit wet and tender for the conditions.

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Capt. JG wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
hlink.net...

Richard

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm


How do you like the Capri... 18 is it? We have 4 Capri 16.5s. Great little
training boats, but a bit wet and tender for the conditions.


I like it a lot.

When I started looking for a boat I was actually thinking about an O'Day
Day Sailor. Used to sail them from NAS Pensacola in the 70's.

When I found the Capri I was amazed with how much boat Catalina had
packed into 18 feet without compromising on much of anything!

This is not a centerboard boat. She has a lead ballasted fin keel!
Stiff and weatherly - and faster than expected. (Not that I race, but
for a 16 foot waterline she really moves out) and points well.

Below decks the cabin is a lot bigger than you'd expect. Bunks are
nearly 7 feet long and quite comfy.

The new version has a much more stylish deck plan but gives up a lot
of headroom. I like this old boat a lot better.

She is 21 years old now, and wasn't in great shape whe I got her.
I've done a lot of restoration and upgrading. No major structural
problems - just years of neglect and abuse.

She's better now. New rigging, cleaned and polished. Added a bimini
top, slab reefing, VHF radio, and a host of smaller details.

Like any small boat, storage is a challenge - getting things organized
so that they are not just piled up in the cabin.

Currently finishing up the "fo'csle". I have no use for a V berth and
have added a small galley to port and a chart table and "wine locker"
to starbord.

My next project is a "sail loft" in the fore peak. This will be used
for storing sail, PFD's, covers and stuff when not in use.
Anchors and lines stored below with quick and easy access when needed.

So, ok, you probably got the idea that I like to tinker. One of the
reasons I dropped in here is to search out some odd information about
how to set up and handle a square rig(!).

I've worked out (in theory) how to set up a course and tops'l - and
how to set and furl the sails. But, of course, I've never handled
squares. The running rigging presents a challenge on such a short
single masted boat. While there are a few old books an the subject
none of them I've seen address a single mast system.

I'm not claining it would be practical - but might be a lot of fun
when the local racing fleet turns down wind.

Providing I don't screw up and look dumb for trying something so
silly...


For what it's worth.

Richard

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/index.htm