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Top of the mast...
I had to go up and reinstall an errant jib halyard today.
Now I know why a kitten stuck in a tree waits for the fire department to come get him down... It's not so much the height - as the sway... |
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Top of the mast...
"cavelamb" wrote in message
m... I had to go up and reinstall an errant jib halyard today. Now I know why a kitten stuck in a tree waits for the fire department to come get him down... It's not so much the height - as the sway... Yeah. I would rather pay someone else to do that if at all possible. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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ehhh...
as a kid I climbed the tallest tree I could find, and went as far as it would support me, and then made it sway as much as I could. I rather enjoy it up the mast :{)) L8R Skip, about to prove the point when I replace the VHF cable up there when I get back in 5 weeks or so (haven't left yet...) -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) |
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"Flying Pig" wrote in message
... ehhh... as a kid I climbed the tallest tree I could find, and went as far as it would support me, and then made it sway as much as I could. I rather enjoy it up the mast :{)) L8R Skip, about to prove the point when I replace the VHF cable up there when I get back in 5 weeks or so (haven't left yet...) -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand (Richard Bach) I did the same stuff ... when I was a kid. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... "Flying Pig" wrote in message ... ehhh... as a kid I climbed the tallest tree I could find, and went as far as it would support me, and then made it sway as much as I could. I rather enjoy it up the mast :{)) L8R Skip, about to prove the point when I replace the VHF cable up there when I get back in 5 weeks or so (haven't left yet...) I did the same stuff ... when I was a kid. :-) But I always needed a cube or two of acid. Then I was bulletproof -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com Figures |
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Top of the mast...
"Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... "cavelamb" wrote in message m... I had to go up and reinstall an errant jib halyard today. Now I know why a kitten stuck in a tree waits for the fire department to come get him down... It's not so much the height - as the sway... Yeah. I would rather pay someone else to do that if at all possible. I don't mind it at all but my boat is very stable and I have never had to go up except in the marina. I had a good laugh some time ago when my brother climbed the mast of a boat that was raher too small for his weight and watched him as she slowly started to heel until he had to let go and drop into the water. |
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"Edgar" wrote in message
. .. "Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... "cavelamb" wrote in message m... I had to go up and reinstall an errant jib halyard today. Now I know why a kitten stuck in a tree waits for the fire department to come get him down... It's not so much the height - as the sway... Yeah. I would rather pay someone else to do that if at all possible. I don't mind it at all but my boat is very stable and I have never had to go up except in the marina. I had a good laugh some time ago when my brother climbed the mast of a boat that was raher too small for his weight and watched him as she slowly started to heel until he had to let go and drop into the water. I went up the mast (part-way) in the Med a long time ago to change a steaming light. It wasn't pleasant at all, and there was hardly any wind or rocking. Now, I refuse to go unless it's an emergency (so far so good). Took me 1/2 day to recover from seasickness. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Top of the mast...
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:37:27 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote: "Edgar" wrote in message ... "Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... "cavelamb" wrote in message m... I had to go up and reinstall an errant jib halyard today. Now I know why a kitten stuck in a tree waits for the fire department to come get him down... It's not so much the height - as the sway... Yeah. I would rather pay someone else to do that if at all possible. I don't mind it at all but my boat is very stable and I have never had to go up except in the marina. I had a good laugh some time ago when my brother climbed the mast of a boat that was raher too small for his weight and watched him as she slowly started to heel until he had to let go and drop into the water. I went up the mast (part-way) in the Med a long time ago to change a steaming light. It wasn't pleasant at all, and there was hardly any wind or rocking. Now, I refuse to go unless it's an emergency (so far so good). Took me 1/2 day to recover from seasickness. I guess it's not for everybody. I like going up, and everybody in the marina knows it. I get invited quite often. Standing on the edge of a roof bothers me, but for some reason, I'm not bothered in the slightest going up a mast. I now have a system for getting up the mast on my boat without any help, and I've considered the idea of going up just to take pictures in nice anchorages I visit. |
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... On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:37:27 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Edgar" wrote in message m... "Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... "cavelamb" wrote in message m... I had to go up and reinstall an errant jib halyard today. Now I know why a kitten stuck in a tree waits for the fire department to come get him down... It's not so much the height - as the sway... Yeah. I would rather pay someone else to do that if at all possible. I don't mind it at all but my boat is very stable and I have never had to go up except in the marina. I had a good laugh some time ago when my brother climbed the mast of a boat that was raher too small for his weight and watched him as she slowly started to heel until he had to let go and drop into the water. I went up the mast (part-way) in the Med a long time ago to change a steaming light. It wasn't pleasant at all, and there was hardly any wind or rocking. Now, I refuse to go unless it's an emergency (so far so good). Took me 1/2 day to recover from seasickness. I guess it's not for everybody. I like going up, and everybody in the marina knows it. I get invited quite often. Standing on the edge of a roof bothers me, but for some reason, I'm not bothered in the slightest going up a mast. I now have a system for getting up the mast on my boat without any help, and I've considered the idea of going up just to take pictures in nice anchorages I visit. The shots you get can be pretty amazing. I like the ones straight down. I'll have a get someone to do that next time. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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