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"Bruce" wrote in message
... On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:43:31 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Jessica B wrote: On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:20:12 -0600, CaveLamb wrote: Jessica B wrote: On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:47:36 +0700, Bruce wrote: On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:39:35 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message ... snippage Given that I have lived for more than half of my life in Asia I wonder where you came up with your misconception that I ever intended to go further. You expect me to believe your goal was a Bangkok backwater? Yah, right! But of course you don't have misconceptions you simply make it up, unfortunately your blathering is simply "ignorance in action'. Wilbur: The proper length for your dinghy oars is short enough to fit inside the boat. ONE of the attributes of a proper-length dinghy oar is that it fits into the length of the dinghy. Get a clue and stop twisting my words. I hadn't believed that you were actually as stupid as you just proved yourself. I guess that proves that you should never underrate your opponents abilities. The "attribute" of an oar is that it reaches the water..... (Oars originated for, and are still used today, as a devise to propel a boat (through the water). Certainly it may have other attributes such as weight, shape of blade, material of which it is made, etc, but fitting inside the boat is not one of them. Your argument is about as logical as saying that the mast should not be longer then the length of the cockpit....because that is where you want to keep it when you aren't using the sails. Cheers, Bruce Ok... dumb question time... if the oar doesn't fit in the boat, what the heck do you do with it when you're done using it? If you just leave it hanging out, it seems to me it would get torn off or damaged. Mine are in the oar bag. Ok.. so, what happens when you get to the beach or where you're going? Seems to me that you'd want to keep them in the boat and not sticking out? Why does a couple of feet of oar sticking out of the boat matter? Best to lay them lengthwise and sticking out the bow. that way when you go visiting they sort of fend your dinghy off that hard ol' fiberglass. Cheers, Bruce Wrong again, Brucie Poo. I'll repeat a previous post lest you ignore the original which proves you to be a pretend sailor. Do you know of the highly-respected cruising sailor named Eric Hiscock? Certainly, you would have to admit that Sir Eric knew a thing or two about dinghies and dinghy oars. Here is what he had to say about them in "Cruising Under Sail" page 498: "Oars ought to be as long as possible, provided they will lie within the dinghy when not in use . . ." Now, run along and attempt to impress the ignorant dock types and bar types because you fail to impress those of us who actually sail and remain sober enough to think straight. Wilbur Hubbard |