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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:34 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip Oftentimes things don't work out for love and romance and living happily ever after but that's no reason to dislike somebody. Exactly. I try to be kind to my former romantic partners, but I'm not too successful. snerk I can see where they might have a difficult time letting go. |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:49:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip It's sometimes better to keep a girl wondering. LOL! Of course, we have the attention span of gnats, so keep that in mind! :-) Surely you jest! Women seem to have steel-trap minds when it comes to things like that. |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... sniP. That term... ground tackle... I guess because on the bottom is ground, but it seems like it should be called boat tackle or water tackle. lol The bottom is often referred to as "holding grounds" for anchoring purposes so I guess calling the anchor/rode "ground tackle" makes sense. |
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On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... a snip According to google maps it's about 60 or 70 miles away? Sounds about right. Well, if the boat sinks, there's always the dinghy! You could rig it with a sail for just in case! If conditions were rough enough to sink the mother ship I sure wouldn't want to be out there in an open dinghy. It probably wouldn't last two minutes. snip I had one of those units in my other car... "Turn left in 1.2 miles...." Maybe they should make one for a boat! Pretty much, they do. But, I don't know of any that speak to you. The one(s) I use you have to look at it and adjust the autopilot manually to follow the track which you plot in advance. You can set an alarm that beeps if you get too far off-course or if you arrive at a waypoint so you can re-adjust the course the auto pilot is steering. I wish the stupid U.S. government would allow citizens to take a sailboat cruise to Cuba but they don't unless you jump though all kinds of ridiculous hoops. I've looked at the charts and there is some fine sailing to be had along the north coast of Cuba. Looks like thousands of little barrier islands with a bay or sound between them and the big island. Can you speak any Spanish? I know... it would solve a lot of stuff if they were exposed to free enterprise! I guess the Cuban expats are really a strong lobby in DC. It seems dumb to me. The so-called embargo has obviously failed as every other country in the world trades with Cuba. All it does is punish American citizens who'd like to travel to Cuba as tourists. If anything is going to overthrow the dictatorship it's Cuban citizens who become more affluent because they can get ahold of dollars. Maybe you can claim to be a journalist? I think there's an exception for that. I also heard that things are a bit less restrictive these days, but it might just be for sending money. I don't really follow it much... wrong coast. Cuba, itself, is kind of a pain in the ass to cruise because you have to clear into and out of each and every port of call. They need to change that aspect before they can attract cruisers in any kind of significant numbers. In the Bahamas, for example, you clear in at one port and get a cruising permit good for six months and you can go anywhere in the country without having to clear in and out of whatever port you might happen to visit. I don't know about most people, but I often change my mind as to destinations depending on the winds and, if I clear out of one port and declare I am to arrive at another port at such and such a date and the wind shifts and I can't get there so I have to go someplace else, then I get a bunch of bureaucratic crap when I arrive there for not sticking to the plan then who the hell needs that kind of hassle. I took it in high school, but it's been a while. I took French but I wish I would have taken Spanish. |
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"Harryk" wrote in message
... On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? You sure seem to have one big scat fetish, HarryK! LOL! |
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"CaveLamb" wrote in message m... Try my boat... http://www.home.earthlink.net/~capri26 IMPRESSIVE AND A WELCOME SIGHT . . . That is indeed, a well-kept little yacht. Pride of ownership in apparent. I particularly like the way you mounted the instruments so they swing out to be viewed from the cockpit. The name and graphics are very fetching. The exterior brightwork is outstanding. The cleanliness is superb. The organization is well above average. Cabin-top traveler is practical and functional. Thank you, Wilbur. I take that kindly. The wood had been let go for way too long. Cetol - Natural Teak on the exterior wood. Beautiful stuff, huh? And I'm trying out some automotive UV protection spray to help it last longer. The name graphics I did myself. Took about a week to draw it up the way I wanted and had the local vinyl cutter make a set. Things _I_ m not happy with (yet)... The stock single-line reefing system is almost unworkable. I need to get some pulleys where the fairleads are on the mast and try again. As it is now, I have the reefing line run through the clew end only and use the cunningham (8:1) to haul down the tack. It works well, but means going to the mast to set the cunningham. Work in progress... Things I don't like a 1) excessive beam for the LWL (must have a very choppy ride and a bit slow to weather) I like a beamy boat! But my tastes in hull-form and maiden-form are not necessarily the same! A bit of heave in a BIG chop, true, but a nice easy motion. Not sharp at all. And not slow to weather either. In fact, with the new main sail, she points higher than I expected. By GPS she can make 2.5 knots at 30 degrees off! Add 8 degrees leeway on the ground track. So she can pinch up if need be. 45 off, it's hull speed in 12 mph wind or better Catalina calls her a "performance cruiser". 2) some of the more valuable space in the boat taken up with the head (I'd gut it and make a library/chart table/storage out of it. The new 250/270/280 etc all have this kind of head arrangement now. The musty old V-berth arrangement is no longer used. Heck, I couldn't fit in most of them anyway, so no loss here. A porta-potti is legal for that size boat and bathing can be done in the cockpit. Why allocate some of the most valuable space in a boat to a place one only uses once or twice a day?) Girls... Those soft, shapely, all-too-sensible of their privacy creatures? I like having them aboard. Keeps me young at heart! The boat didn't come from Catalina with a head installed. That was added by the original owner. But if you wanted a porta-potti, where else would it go? This boat seems to be a trial horse for some of the new ideas Frank Butler came up with for the new Catalina line (the 3 digit boats). And not just layout, but construction methods and materials as well. There were only 318 built. So the normal evolution of a long production run didn't happen. There is actually a great deal of wasted space AFT of that under the cockpit on the port side. It could be opened up if need be. 3) no mast steps (it shouldn't take a committee to ascent to the masthead) When I was 25 or 30 I could free climb a mast with only hands and feet. These days that foolishness is long past. I'm saving up for a MastClimber rig. Or maybe make one from scratch. But steps on the mast would be really out of place on a boat like this. Take another look at the rig. It's as aerodynamically clean as could be. But I agree. It shouldn't take a committee to get to the mast head. Specially when one sails single handed! 4) inadequate/poorly placed anchor cleats (actually they are dock line cleats) They are indeed dock cleats. But they work fine as anchor cleats in sheltered water. If I ever get her to the coast I'll have to address that matter. But for now it's ok. 5) useless roll-up headsail (no reason for roll-ups on a 26-footer) Another point of agreement. I put the new main om her last summer. This summer she will (hopefully) get new headsails (NOTE THE PLURAL)- with Wichard style hanks! They can be operated with one hand, and I may be able to come up with a "magazine" mechanism so the all go on at the same time. The roller furling line will become the jib downhaul, and I may even double up with another one on the starboard side. My reasoning is that it would help when changing head sails if the one coming down could be held down while the replacement goes on. (all head sails will have a dedicated tack pennant, so they will ride a foot (or more) off the deck. I see no reason for deck-sweepers on a cruising boat! The roller is convenient. But (MY experience) it sucks bilge water as a reefing system. And I've not mastered the art of swapping headsails on the foil under way. Racers do it, but it takes the entire foredeck crew for that little evolution. I'd have to heave-to and pull/stow one before sending up the next. That's just too much to expect single handed. 6) that household faucet/electric pump is just plain out of place in a small yacht. You should toss it overboard and install reliable hand pumps. Lose the pressure water system. In progress. And I've already removed the water heater. 120VAC is hard to find anywhere but the slip. Water supply in any ship is limited as soon as you drop the dock lines. Running a few quarts to get to the hot stuff is just plain wasteful. And pressure water systems tend to be easy to abuse. I've started collecting parts for a hand-pumped system. The pressure pump is a bit too small to serve as a wash-down pump. So it will probably come out and a larger pump installed for that service. 7) that one photo with the powerhead almost under water indicates that you need a motor with a longer shaft mounted higher on the transom. No, it's ok. The bulge of the standing wave around the hull makes it look worse than it is. What I'd _like_ to have is a Yamaha 9.9 High-Thrust. (yamaha Y9.9ELT?) It has higher gearing and a larger(11"), flatter pitch, four blade prop. 8) vang is upside-down. It would be better to have the line along the deck instead of hanging from above where it is more likely to tangle or snag. Old pic. It has already been lead down to deck and aft to the cockpit. 9) oversized self-tailing winch is strictly for show and totally unnecessary for small sails. Huh! They ain't THAT small. Specially in a blow! 10) you'd better actually measure the length of your mast. A forty-foot mast on a 26-foot boat is not even believable. Try about 30-feet and you'd be closer to the mark. 33 feet of mast + 5 feet to the top of the deck house... Darn near 40 feet. And when it starts to sway! Feels more like 50! But, I suppose I need to view your fine little yacht more in light of her purpose which seems to be week-end cruises on a lake. I suppose many of the items mentioned above can be forgiven for a little yacht in that venue. The dislikes are more a criticism of the yacht were she a coastal cruiser or occasional ocean-voyaging vessel like mine. Will, a Capri _EIGHTEEN_ made the trip from San Francisco to Hawaii. The boat is seldom the issue. It's usually a question of the crew. Wilbur Hubbard -- Richard Lamb email me: web site: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb |
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On 2/18/11 9:37 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? You sure seem to have one big scat fetish, HarryK! LOL! Uh-huh. My feeling is that you are just the sort of guy who dumps his dumps right into the water. You do, right? |
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On 2/18/11 9:02 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"Jessica wrote in message ... snip Don't know who Harry is or what he knows, but he sure is rude. More accurately stated - he's an asshole.(Please excuse my French.) And, he knows NOTHING! He's a motorboat week-end warrior, PUTZ! LOL! And, what's worse, there are TWO of them. You have the original asshole and then you have his little butt-buddy frogger. How sad to emulate Harry Krause. Somebody SURE needs to get a life. Wilbur Hubbard I know enough to not own a crappy little badly painted sailbote or dump raw sewage into the water. that's more than you know. |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:31:59 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Bruce wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:59:11 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Try my boat... http://www.home.earthlink.net/~capri26 In that movie you list at the bottom of the page. Are you the lead boat or the one that was doing the filming. If you were logging 6.6 K how much wind did you have. The lead boat seems to have only the main and genoa up but there doesn't look like there is much in the way of swells. Cheers, Bruce Hi Bruce, Yeah, we are the lead boat. That's my sweetie. (If you can find a copy of the current Mainsail, check the 26 section!) My friends, Tracey and Charles are in an old Hunter 27 and Tracey was doing the video with a Blackberry. (She loves that evil little thing) They called out the speed from their Speedometer (mechanical) so the 6.6 K claim MAY be taken with a mechanical grain of salt. Or it may have been spot on. I've seen 6.8 on GPS a couple of times. I kept heading up to keep some room between us (they were brand spanking new sailors then) and not run away from the camera. :) As I recall, the wind was about 12 to 15 - pretty steady. We sail Lake Texoma, on the border of Texas and Oklahoma. This is a flood control lake on the Red River Valley. Lakes, even 90,000 surface acres, don't have much swell. :( Really beautiful work. You have a good touch. Thank you, Wally. I haven't figured out how to show the interior bright work yet. It just doesn't show in photos. The flat panels are satin finish varnish, with gloss trim. Looks pretty snarky in person, but ho-hum in photos. So drop by some time and take a peek? :) -- Richard Lamb email me: web site: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb |
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"Harryk" wrote in message
... On 2/18/11 9:37 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? You sure seem to have one big scat fetish, HarryK! LOL! Uh-huh. My feeling is that you are just the sort of guy who dumps his dumps right into the water. You do, right? Yes, there is water in the toilette. It's no fun cleaning skid marks off a dry bowl. . . Wilbur Hubbard |
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On 2/18/11 1:27 PM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:37 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? You sure seem to have one big scat fetish, HarryK! LOL! Uh-huh. My feeling is that you are just the sort of guy who dumps his dumps right into the water. You do, right? Yes, there is water in the toilette. It's no fun cleaning skid marks off a dry bowl. . . Wilbur Hubbard And then you flush what's in the bowl right into the water on which your boat floats, I'd bet. You're the type. |
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"Harryk" wrote in message
... On 2/18/11 1:27 PM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:37 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? You sure seem to have one big scat fetish, HarryK! LOL! Uh-huh. My feeling is that you are just the sort of guy who dumps his dumps right into the water. You do, right? Yes, there is water in the toilette. It's no fun cleaning skid marks off a dry bowl. . . Wilbur Hubbard And then you flush what's in the bowl right into the water on which your boat floats, I'd bet. You're the type. And, just what makes you think I'd go through all that trouble? It's far simpler and much more fun to just **** in a paper bag, carry it ashore and dump the contents in somebody's front yard. Heck, then the moron lubber blames his neighbor for letting their dog **** in his yard and it starts a big feud between lubbers. I enjoy sitting way out in the anchorage listening to the guns blasting away in the background. ROFLOL! Pretty soon, I'll have the entire neighborhood to myself. ;-) Wilbur Hubbard |
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On 2/18/11 3:53 PM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 1:27 PM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:37 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: wrote in message ... On 2/18/11 9:09 AM, Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "Jessica wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! So, in addition to all your other charming attributes, you're also an ethnic hater and a racist. I'm still wondering, Willie...do you dump the raw sewage from your head directly into the water? I doubt you use a holding tank and pump-out station, because you might have to pay something for the privilege. Do you raid trash cans for food? You sure seem to have one big scat fetish, HarryK! LOL! Uh-huh. My feeling is that you are just the sort of guy who dumps his dumps right into the water. You do, right? Yes, there is water in the toilette. It's no fun cleaning skid marks off a dry bowl. . . Wilbur Hubbard And then you flush what's in the bowl right into the water on which your boat floats, I'd bet. You're the type. And, just what makes you think I'd go through all that trouble? It's far simpler and much more fun to just **** in a paper bag, carry it ashore and dump the contents in somebody's front yard. Heck, then the moron lubber blames his neighbor for letting their dog **** in his yard and it starts a big feud between lubbers. I enjoy sitting way out in the anchorage listening to the guns blasting away in the background. ROFLOL! Pretty soon, I'll have the entire neighborhood to myself. ;-) Wilbur Hubbard I doubt you are let ashore at many places. There's probably photos of you and your derelict boat circulating, along with a "Do not let ashore" warning. |
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:59:11 -0600, CaveLamb
wrote: Try my boat... http://www.home.earthlink.net/~capri26 That's a very nice looking boat! Do you sail it a lot? |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:56:14 -0600, CaveLamb
wrote: Wilbur Hubbard wrote: "CaveLamb" wrote in message m... Try my boat... http://www.home.earthlink.net/~capri26 IMPRESSIVE AND A WELCOME SIGHT . . . That is indeed, a well-kept little yacht. Pride of ownership in apparent. I particularly like the way you mounted the instruments so they swing out to be viewed from the cockpit. The name and graphics are very fetching. The exterior brightwork is outstanding. The cleanliness is superb. The organization is well above average. Cabin-top traveler is practical and functional. Thank you, Wilbur. I take that kindly. The wood had been let go for way too long. Cetol - Natural Teak on the exterior wood. Beautiful stuff, huh? And I'm trying out some automotive UV protection spray to help it last longer. The name graphics I did myself. Took about a week to draw it up the way I wanted and had the local vinyl cutter make a set. Things _I_ m not happy with (yet)... The stock single-line reefing system is almost unworkable. I need to get some pulleys where the fairleads are on the mast and try again. As it is now, I have the reefing line run through the clew end only and use the cunningham (8:1) to haul down the tack. It works well, but means going to the mast to set the cunningham. Work in progress... Things I don't like a 1) excessive beam for the LWL (must have a very choppy ride and a bit slow to weather) I like a beamy boat! But my tastes in hull-form and maiden-form are not necessarily the same! A bit of heave in a BIG chop, true, but a nice easy motion. Not sharp at all. And not slow to weather either. In fact, with the new main sail, she points higher than I expected. By GPS she can make 2.5 knots at 30 degrees off! Add 8 degrees leeway on the ground track. So she can pinch up if need be. 45 off, it's hull speed in 12 mph wind or better Catalina calls her a "performance cruiser". 2) some of the more valuable space in the boat taken up with the head (I'd gut it and make a library/chart table/storage out of it. The new 250/270/280 etc all have this kind of head arrangement now. The musty old V-berth arrangement is no longer used. Heck, I couldn't fit in most of them anyway, so no loss here. A porta-potti is legal for that size boat and bathing can be done in the cockpit. Why allocate some of the most valuable space in a boat to a place one only uses once or twice a day?) Girls... Those soft, shapely, all-too-sensible of their privacy creatures? I like having them aboard. Keeps me young at heart! I like your thoughts on this!! Where do you sail? :-) I'm sure that Capt. Wil is willing to make some accommodation for women who he takes sailing. :-) |
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:28:39 -0500, "Waldo" wrote:
"Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:13:26 -0500, "Waldo" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:19:38 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Jessica B wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:27:05 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Jessica B wrote: Ok, so I have a sailing question about anchors... obviously there are different anchors for different situations, but you don't necessarily know what you're going to find when you go someplace? So, how do you decide what anchor to take with you? Clearly, as you said, you can take two (or three?) but they must eventually get kind of heavy... I guess there must be guides, but what if you're going to visit several places and they're all different? Hopefully, this question is good enough for Justin! Sheesh... Take them all! And in the end, weight counts. Hi Richard, Well, I guess I was concerned that it would be alot of space and weight. Aren't there anchors that overlap as far as use goes? Yes on space and weight. The Rodes especially. I have three now - 250 to 300 feet each. AND chain (need more of that still) That's ALOT of rope!! You must have a pretty big boat! Do tell... Not really for the overlap... A Danforth is good with mud and sand. But it's not great in rocks. Like Wilbur pointed out, a Herrschoff pattern (and a heavy Navy pattern) work well in rocky crags. Fishermen use a mushroom type, but I have no use for that on a sailboat. I was just looking up anchor types... How about a Bruce... but then you'd have to import it from Thailand! LOL (sorry Bruce...) Geeze woman. Weren't you paying attention when the guy on rec.boats was trying to teach you about anchors? I've only looked at that section. There's way to many posts to sort through. I thought I was Capt. Wil??? We know you are Nom De plume. If you think you are Capt. Wil, then maybe you are him too. Waldo I think you're over thinking this stuff. Believe what you want! Nom De Plume is an author's pseudonym, so I have no idea who you think I am. |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:14:15 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:49:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip It's sometimes better to keep a girl wondering. LOL! Of course, we have the attention span of gnats, so keep that in mind! :-) Surely you jest! Women seem to have steel-trap minds when it comes to things like that. That's right, and we can remember every slight going back decades! LOL |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! I heard a joke like that... What do you call a white guy driving a Cadillac... middle class. What do you call a black guy driving a Cadillac... a pimp. What do you call a Mexican guy driving a Cadillac... grand theft auto |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:05:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:09:20 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip Probably "date" has a different meaning for her than for older folks. Didn't you say she was still pretty young? Yeah, she just a baby... early teen going on 38. I should put a pic of her on myspace... she's so amazing really. The absolute sweetest person. I saw that you put her pic there and your handsome brother. . . He looks pretty tall and one wouldn't want him smacking you with a baseball bat for sure. I guess you're going to end up being an old spinster. LOL! Oh... heh... yet he's tall now.... used to be a shrimp! |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:31:08 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . a snip According to google maps it's about 60 or 70 miles away? Sounds about right. Well, if the boat sinks, there's always the dinghy! You could rig it with a sail for just in case! If conditions were rough enough to sink the mother ship I sure wouldn't want to be out there in an open dinghy. It probably wouldn't last two minutes. snip I guess I'll just put on my life jacket and hold on to something that floats! I had one of those units in my other car... "Turn left in 1.2 miles...." Maybe they should make one for a boat! Pretty much, they do. But, I don't know of any that speak to you. The one(s) I use you have to look at it and adjust the autopilot manually to follow the track which you plot in advance. You can set an alarm that beeps if you get too far off-course or if you arrive at a waypoint so you can re-adjust the course the auto pilot is steering. I think that would be cool.. if it talked to you. "Hey, do you realize that you're at least 5 miles from a nightclub? Turn to the left immediately!" I wish the stupid U.S. government would allow citizens to take a sailboat cruise to Cuba but they don't unless you jump though all kinds of ridiculous hoops. I've looked at the charts and there is some fine sailing to be had along the north coast of Cuba. Looks like thousands of little barrier islands with a bay or sound between them and the big island. Can you speak any Spanish? I know... it would solve a lot of stuff if they were exposed to free enterprise! I guess the Cuban expats are really a strong lobby in DC. It seems dumb to me. The so-called embargo has obviously failed as every other country in the world trades with Cuba. All it does is punish American citizens who'd like to travel to Cuba as tourists. If anything is going to overthrow the dictatorship it's Cuban citizens who become more affluent because they can get ahold of dollars. Exactly! Looks like freedom is on the march in the middle-east! Maybe you can claim to be a journalist? I think there's an exception for that. I also heard that things are a bit less restrictive these days, but it might just be for sending money. I don't really follow it much... wrong coast. Cuba, itself, is kind of a pain in the ass to cruise because you have to clear into and out of each and every port of call. They need to change that aspect before they can attract cruisers in any kind of significant numbers. In the Bahamas, for example, you clear in at one port and get a cruising permit good for six months and you can go anywhere in the country without having to clear in and out of whatever port you might happen to visit. I don't know about most people, but I often change my mind as to destinations depending on the winds and, if I clear out of one port and declare I am to arrive at another port at such and such a date and the wind shifts and I can't get there so I have to go someplace else, then I get a bunch of bureaucratic crap when I arrive there for not sticking to the plan then who the hell needs that kind of hassle. Ah.. yes... you wouldn't want to go against that particular government. I don't think their jails are nice. :-} I took it in high school, but it's been a while. I took French but I wish I would have taken Spanish. Dos Cervesas? That's about it these days. |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:12:44 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:34 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip Oftentimes things don't work out for love and romance and living happily ever after but that's no reason to dislike somebody. Exactly. I try to be kind to my former romantic partners, but I'm not too successful. snerk I can see where they might have a difficult time letting go. Fortunately, no stalkers... |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:18:03 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . sniP. That term... ground tackle... I guess because on the bottom is ground, but it seems like it should be called boat tackle or water tackle. lol The bottom is often referred to as "holding grounds" for anchoring purposes so I guess calling the anchor/rode "ground tackle" makes sense. Ok... I guess so... I was thinking stomping grounds, but that's a different context. |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:28:39 -0500, "Waldo" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:13:26 -0500, "Waldo" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message m... On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:19:38 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Jessica B wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:27:05 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Jessica B wrote: Ok, so I have a sailing question about anchors... obviously there are different anchors for different situations, but you don't necessarily know what you're going to find when you go someplace? So, how do you decide what anchor to take with you? Clearly, as you said, you can take two (or three?) but they must eventually get kind of heavy... I guess there must be guides, but what if you're going to visit several places and they're all different? Hopefully, this question is good enough for Justin! Sheesh... Take them all! And in the end, weight counts. Hi Richard, Well, I guess I was concerned that it would be alot of space and weight. Aren't there anchors that overlap as far as use goes? Yes on space and weight. The Rodes especially. I have three now - 250 to 300 feet each. AND chain (need more of that still) That's ALOT of rope!! You must have a pretty big boat! Do tell... Not really for the overlap... A Danforth is good with mud and sand. But it's not great in rocks. Like Wilbur pointed out, a Herrschoff pattern (and a heavy Navy pattern) work well in rocky crags. Fishermen use a mushroom type, but I have no use for that on a sailboat. I was just looking up anchor types... How about a Bruce... but then you'd have to import it from Thailand! LOL (sorry Bruce...) Geeze woman. Weren't you paying attention when the guy on rec.boats was trying to teach you about anchors? I've only looked at that section. There's way to many posts to sort through. I thought I was Capt. Wil??? We know you are Nom De plume. If you think you are Capt. Wil, then maybe you are him too. Waldo I think you're over thinking this stuff. Believe what you want! Nom De Plume is an author's pseudonym, so I have no idea who you think I am. You are the little flat chested girl that plays hide the banana when you aren't infesting the internet with your dribble. -- Waldo |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! I heard a joke like that... What do you call a white guy driving a Cadillac... middle class. What do you call a black guy driving a Cadillac... a pimp. What do you call a Mexican guy driving a Cadillac... grand theft auto You racist little bitch. Where do you hide your banana whilst typing. -- Waldo |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message Dos Cervesas? That's
about it these days. And don't forget your banana. You'd be lost without it. -- Waldo |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:12:44 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:34 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip Oftentimes things don't work out for love and romance and living happily ever after but that's no reason to dislike somebody. Exactly. I try to be kind to my former romantic partners, but I'm not too successful. snerk I can see where they might have a difficult time letting go. Fortunately, no stalkers... Who needs men when you have your banana? -- Waldo |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! I heard a joke like that... What do you call a white guy driving a Cadillac... middle class. What do you call a black guy driving a Cadillac... a pimp. What do you call a Mexican guy driving a Cadillac... grand theft auto That's what makes a joke funny - a core of truth or reality. LOL! Wilbur Hubbard |
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"Waldo" wrote in message
eb.com... "Jessica B" wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:12:44 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:34 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip Oftentimes things don't work out for love and romance and living happily ever after but that's no reason to dislike somebody. Exactly. I try to be kind to my former romantic partners, but I'm not too successful. snerk I can see where they might have a difficult time letting go. Fortunately, no stalkers... Who needs men when you have your banana? First it was boobs and now it's bananas. What are you smoking, boy? Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:21:26 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Waldo" wrote in message web.com... "Jessica B" wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:12:44 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message m... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:15:34 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: snip Oftentimes things don't work out for love and romance and living happily ever after but that's no reason to dislike somebody. Exactly. I try to be kind to my former romantic partners, but I'm not too successful. snerk I can see where they might have a difficult time letting go. Fortunately, no stalkers... Who needs men when you have your banana? First it was boobs and now it's bananas. What are you smoking, boy? Wilbur Hubbard I guess I'm quickly acquiring my very own Internet stalker. Sigh... |
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:19:50 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message ... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! I heard a joke like that... What do you call a white guy driving a Cadillac... middle class. What do you call a black guy driving a Cadillac... a pimp. What do you call a Mexican guy driving a Cadillac... grand theft auto That's what makes a joke funny - a core of truth or reality. LOL! Wilbur Hubbard That's what makes a joke funny... I guess except for slapstick, which just doesn't do anything for me. The Three Stooges are interesting for a while, the choreography is amazing, but after it while it just wears on me. Obviously, there are stereotypes about races, but if you can't laugh at yourself... that joke was actually told to my by my parents' gardener. |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:21:26 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Waldo" wrote in message aweb.com... snip Fortunately, no stalkers... Who needs men when you have your banana? First it was boobs and now it's bananas. What are you smoking, boy? I guess I'm quickly acquiring my very own Internet stalker. Sigh... And Waldo sounds like a very k00ky one at that. LOL! Wilbur Hubbard |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:19:50 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message m... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! I heard a joke like that... What do you call a white guy driving a Cadillac... middle class. What do you call a black guy driving a Cadillac... a pimp. What do you call a Mexican guy driving a Cadillac... grand theft auto That's what makes a joke funny - a core of truth or reality. LOL! Wilbur Hubbard That's what makes a joke funny... I guess except for slapstick, which just doesn't do anything for me. The Three Stooges are interesting for a while, the choreography is amazing, but after it while it just wears on me. So, you must have watched the Stooges since a couple weeks ago when you said you'd not seen them. We used to love watching them when we were kids. I see an episode from time to time and I still think they are a riot. They act so juvenile - just like a lot of Usenet subscribers (i.e. Waldo) Obviously, there are stereotypes about races, but if you can't laugh at yourself... that joke was actually told to my by my parents' gardener. Too many people these days are way so sensitive about everything that hurts their 'wittle' feelings. Stupid liberals cry like a baby with diaper rash 24/7/365. Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:02:44 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:19:50 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message om... snip I hope something is done... I'm truly shocked by the number of Hispanics who are working and can't speak English. I don't know if they're legal or not, but whatever. The only good I can see coming from it is the fact that Blacks rarely marry Hispanics. I guess it's because they're afraid their children would be too lazy to steal. ROFLOL! I heard a joke like that... What do you call a white guy driving a Cadillac... middle class. What do you call a black guy driving a Cadillac... a pimp. What do you call a Mexican guy driving a Cadillac... grand theft auto That's what makes a joke funny - a core of truth or reality. LOL! Wilbur Hubbard That's what makes a joke funny... I guess except for slapstick, which just doesn't do anything for me. The Three Stooges are interesting for a while, the choreography is amazing, but after it while it just wears on me. So, you must have watched the Stooges since a couple weeks ago when you said you'd not seen them. We used to love watching them when we were kids. I see an episode from time to time and I still think they are a riot. They act so juvenile - just like a lot of Usenet subscribers (i.e. Waldo) Youtube... there are a bunch there. I think it's a guy thing. Obviously, there are stereotypes about races, but if you can't laugh at yourself... that joke was actually told to my by my parents' gardener. Too many people these days are way so sensitive about everything that hurts their 'wittle' feelings. Stupid liberals cry like a baby with diaper rash 24/7/365. It's not like we're dressing up in white hoods... I don't want to be intentionally mean to anyone, and I probably wouldn't tell that kind of joke in mixed company (I think I said a Mex. guy told it to me). But, people need to lighten up. Wilbur Hubbard So, what's been new with you? Were you sailing someplace? Most of the posts are from a while ago... I hope I'm not the only reason you hang out here!! lol I've been thinking more and more about taking a break from all of this for a while... I mean work of course. I just hope nothing else happens... brother and car (see email). Don't know if Mr. Gas Can is going to work out.... lol... I love that nickname. He'll probably figure out I'm pretty independent and that will kill the deal. I mean the running out of gas sort of goes against my usual nature.. |
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"Jessica B" wrote in message
... snip So, what's been new with you? Were you sailing someplace? Most of the posts are from a while ago... I hope I'm not the only reason you hang out here!! lol You're the main reason. The other folks who post seem so paranoid and delusional. You seem to be the only REAL person here lately. I haven't been sailing in the past week or so. The wind has been quite brisk (25 knots with gusts up to 40 for quite some time). There is a pressure gradient between a high pressure system north of us and a low south of us that funnels the winds in from the northeast and east. Can't even paint some more until the wind drops off some at least. Paint would be splattering all over the place. I've been thinking more and more about taking a break from all of this for a while... I mean work of course. I just hope nothing else happens... brother and car (see email). Yes, I got your email, thanks. It sounds like you could use some quiet time and a nice neck and shoulder rub. Don't know if Mr. Gas Can is going to work out.... lol... I love that nickname. He'll probably figure out I'm pretty independent and that will kill the deal. I mean the running out of gas sort of goes against my usual nature.. Sure! I believe it. LOL! Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:20:20 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . snip So, what's been new with you? Were you sailing someplace? Most of the posts are from a while ago... I hope I'm not the only reason you hang out here!! lol You're the main reason. The other folks who post seem so paranoid and delusional. You seem to be the only REAL person here lately. I haven't been sailing in the past week or so. The wind has been quite brisk (25 knots with gusts up to 40 for quite some time). There is a pressure gradient between a high pressure system north of us and a low south of us that funnels the winds in from the northeast and east. Can't even paint some more until the wind drops off some at least. Paint would be splattering all over the place. That's very sweet... I'm sure you enjoy smacking down some of these guys. I know it's sort of like shooting fish in a barrel. Wow... that's pretty high wind! I've been thinking more and more about taking a break from all of this for a while... I mean work of course. I just hope nothing else happens... brother and car (see email). Yes, I got your email, thanks. It sounds like you could use some quiet time and a nice neck and shoulder rub. I need a glass of wine and a hot tub! Don't know if Mr. Gas Can is going to work out.... lol... I love that nickname. He'll probably figure out I'm pretty independent and that will kill the deal. I mean the running out of gas sort of goes against my usual nature.. Sure! I believe it. LOL! Hey! :-) How many times have you run out of wind?? Huh? How many? lol |
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... On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:20:20 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. snip So, what's been new with you? Were you sailing someplace? Most of the posts are from a while ago... I hope I'm not the only reason you hang out here!! lol You're the main reason. The other folks who post seem so paranoid and delusional. You seem to be the only REAL person here lately. I haven't been sailing in the past week or so. The wind has been quite brisk (25 knots with gusts up to 40 for quite some time). There is a pressure gradient between a high pressure system north of us and a low south of us that funnels the winds in from the northeast and east. Can't even paint some more until the wind drops off some at least. Paint would be splattering all over the place. That's very sweet... I'm sure you enjoy smacking down some of these guys. I know it's sort of like shooting fish in a barrel. Bruce in particular! I don't think he's managed to win the first debate or argument yet. Like the way I smacked him down on his igorance of pitons. Wow... that's pretty high wind! That's read at the masthead where the anemometer is mounted. The gusts tend to be more up there than at the surface. It's been howling - it's a real workout training on the bike. The bridges are especially rough. The sides of the bridges tend to funnel the wind straint down the bridge. It's like trying to go upwind (and up hill) in a wind tunnel that's blowing in your face around 30-35 mph. It'll grow hair on your chest. LOL! I've been thinking more and more about taking a break from all of this for a while... I mean work of course. I just hope nothing else happens... brother and car (see email). Yes, I got your email, thanks. It sounds like you could use some quiet time and a nice neck and shoulder rub. I need a glass of wine and a hot tub! Go for it. Maybe the gas can guy has a hot tub and he sure has some wine. Everybody in California is a wino, it seems. They don't seem to care a whole lot for beer like us real men. ;-) Don't know if Mr. Gas Can is going to work out.... lol... I love that nickname. He'll probably figure out I'm pretty independent and that will kill the deal. I mean the running out of gas sort of goes against my usual nature.. Sure! I believe it. LOL! Hey! :-) How many times have you run out of wind?? Huh? How many? lol I never run out of wind, people don't call old Wilbur a blowhard for nothing. LOL! -- Gregory Hall |
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:41:28 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:20:20 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message ... snip So, what's been new with you? Were you sailing someplace? Most of the posts are from a while ago... I hope I'm not the only reason you hang out here!! lol You're the main reason. The other folks who post seem so paranoid and delusional. You seem to be the only REAL person here lately. I haven't been sailing in the past week or so. The wind has been quite brisk (25 knots with gusts up to 40 for quite some time). There is a pressure gradient between a high pressure system north of us and a low south of us that funnels the winds in from the northeast and east. Can't even paint some more until the wind drops off some at least. Paint would be splattering all over the place. That's very sweet... I'm sure you enjoy smacking down some of these guys. I know it's sort of like shooting fish in a barrel. Bruce in particular! I don't think he's managed to win the first debate or argument yet. Like the way I smacked him down on his igorance of pitons. Wow... that's pretty high wind! That's read at the masthead where the anemometer is mounted. The gusts tend to be more up there than at the surface. It's been howling - it's a real workout training on the bike. The bridges are especially rough. The sides of the bridges tend to funnel the wind straint down the bridge. It's like trying to go upwind (and up hill) in a wind tunnel that's blowing in your face around 30-35 mph. It'll grow hair on your chest. LOL! Not on my chest!! lol I've been thinking more and more about taking a break from all of this for a while... I mean work of course. I just hope nothing else happens... brother and car (see email). Yes, I got your email, thanks. It sounds like you could use some quiet time and a nice neck and shoulder rub. I need a glass of wine and a hot tub! Go for it. Maybe the gas can guy has a hot tub and he sure has some wine. Everybody in California is a wino, it seems. They don't seem to care a whole lot for beer like us real men. ;-) There's a common hot tub in the building where I live, but I have friends who have them... Hey, I like a beer now and then. I don't like all the foam though. Also, red wine is supposed to be good for you. lol Don't know if Mr. Gas Can is going to work out.... lol... I love that nickname. He'll probably figure out I'm pretty independent and that will kill the deal. I mean the running out of gas sort of goes against my usual nature.. Sure! I believe it. LOL! Hey! :-) How many times have you run out of wind?? Huh? How many? lol I never run out of wind, people don't call old Wilbur a blowhard for nothing. LOL! I think they just can't stand the heat! I'm goingto send you an email... got a couple of questions... I'll do that when I get back from the gym. |
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message anews.com... Things I don't like a 3) no mast steps (it shouldn't take a committee to ascent to the masthead) Wilbur Hubbard I thought you were one of the ones complaining about how nasty mast steps were for tangling lines... L8R Skip, still looking for that one Pace-Edwards mast step -- 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 "Believe me, my young friend, there is *nothing*-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing, messing-about-in-boats; messing about in boats-or *with* boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not." |
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