On Jul 11, 6:54 pm, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Did you get SeaTow to haul you back to the dock, or Tow-boats US?

The beauty of working with my club is that I made a quick call and
they brought us to the travel lift using the service boat.

RB
35s5
NY

Yeah that sounds nice.. We do not have that service here, unless you
call a friend.

Don't feel to bad, I've bent so many shafts and propellors the owner
of one boat named his beach house the Broken Wheel Ranch and hung all
my bent props around the place.. If you have exposed shafts, struts
and props thats going to happen if you use the boat.

Joe

On Jul 11, 10:18 pm, Joe wrote:
On Jul 11, 6:54 pm, "Capt. Rob" wrote:

Did you get SeaTow to haul you back to the dock, or Tow-boats US?

The beauty of working with my club is that I made a quick call and
they brought us to the travel lift using the service boat.

RB
35s5
NY

Yeah that sounds nice.. We do not have that service here, unless you
call a friend.

Don't feel to bad, I've bent so many shafts and propellors the owner
of one boat named his beach house the Broken Wheel Ranch and hung all
my bent props around the place.. If you have exposed shafts, struts
and props thats going to happen if you use the boat.

Joe

PS in 30 + yrs underway I've only been towed in once. I bent the
shaft, broke the strut, and tore several big ass holes in a nice
shrimp net. I refer to that night as the night we caught thoses shrimp
worth about 400 dollars each.

Joe

"Capt. Rob" wrote:

Wrong agaiin, Martin. I spoke to the folks at Drivesaver

Sure you did Bob, whatever you say Bob....

Spoke to Mark over there, Martin. You're welcome to call him up and
check up on it, hear what he has to say. I've sold 4 of the
Drivesavers thus far and the breakaway point CAN save a shaft from
damage, especially when fouling lines. Period.
Call and talk to them about it.

Do you want me to explain EXACTLY how the drivesaver can save a
sailboat shaft? My guess is that even YOU will be able to understand
the physics.

Dang, you've knocked the BS meter right of the scale and bent its'
pointer!

Go ahead explain away.

Cheers
Marty

PS in 30 + yrs underway I've only been towed in once. I bent the
shaft, broke the strut, and tore several big ass holes in a nice
shrimp net. I refer to that night as the night we caught thoses
shrimp
worth about 400 dollars each.



Not bad. I've been towed once in 13 years so you're way ahead!
Now how many times have you supplied a tow? I've done it at least once
per season, usually for other sailboats and a couple of Jetskis.


RB
35s5
NY

On Jul 12, 7:21 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
PS in 30 + yrs underway I've only been towed in once. I bent the
shaft, broke the strut, and tore several big ass holes in a nice
shrimp net. I refer to that night as the night we caught thoses
shrimp
worth about 400 dollars each.

Not bad. I've been towed once in 13 years so you're way ahead!
Now how many times have you supplied a tow? I've done it at least once
per season, usually for other sailboats and a couple of Jetskis.

RB
35s5
NY

I have a 1,600 ton freight and towing licences. I've towed several
hundred things including bullwinkle.

http://www.mie.uth.gr/labs/mex-lab/P.../pics/B2-3.jpg

Joe

I have a 1,600 ton freight and towing licences. I've towed several
hundred things including bullwinkle.



Ah! No, I meant under recreational circumstances, such as when out
with Redcloud!


RB
35s5
NY

On Jul 12, 7:31 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
I have a 1,600 ton freight and towing licences. I've towed several
hundred things including bullwinkle.

Ah! No, I meant under recreational circumstances, such as when out
with Redcloud!

RB
35s5
NY

Ohh. Many many times. My favorite was returning one year after racing
in the LYC Harvest Moon Regetta. We took the ICW back along with many
others. After crossing Aransas bay a P- 30 type boat got out of the
channel and ran aground near Blackjack point. They had a crew of two
couples, none of the other fin boats could get close enough to tow
them. We dropped the sails, pulled up the board and were able to get
within monkey's fist range of them. The girls were crying loudly in
the bkdg on the radio as they were in a massive swarm of mosquitos. We
yanked them back into the channel without a problem. I carry a 200ft
2" poly pro line with thimbles for just that porpose. They were very
grateful to say the least.

Joe

On Jul 11, 10:18 am, "Bob Crantz" wrote:

Flimsy propeller shaft not properly supported! What did you hit? A submerged
clorox bottle? Run over your own dock line?

Mooooo-hoooo-haaa-haaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course he could not sail back to the dock.
He doesn't know how to sail! Perhaps if he
did, he would not have snagged his dinghy
painter.

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On Jul 12, 7:21 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
PS in 30 + yrs underway I've only been towed in once. I bent the
shaft, broke the strut, and tore several big ass holes in a nice
shrimp net. I refer to that night as the night we caught thoses
shrimp
worth about 400 dollars each.

Not bad. I've been towed once in 13 years so you're way ahead!
Now how many times have you supplied a tow? I've done it at least once
per season, usually for other sailboats and a couple of Jetskis.

RB
35s5
NY

I have a 1,600 ton freight and towing licences. I've towed several
hundred things including bullwinkle.

http://www.mie.uth.gr/labs/mex-lab/P.../pics/B2-3.jpg

Joe



I wonder if Bob has a towing endorsement on his license. Oh wait, no
license. I hope he didn't accept money for the tow.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. **** Head" wrote in message
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Drivesavers thus far and the breakaway point CAN save a
shaft from
damage,

like yours did?

S