Mic is a wannabe cruiser standing watch from his rocking chair and
sailing the internet.

Perhaps it is not for nothing that the vast majority of biminis and
dodgers are made from stainless steel tubing and sunbrella fabric. Is
it possible that suitability and durability might have something to do
with it?

wrote:
Mic is a wannabe cruiser standing watch from his rocking chair and
sailing the internet.

Perhaps it is not for nothing that the vast majority of biminis and
dodgers are made from stainless steel tubing and sunbrella fabric. Is
it possible that suitability and durability might have something to do
with it?


Availability, profitability and market mania? -Perceptions; "It's
the best that we offer!"

I used fiberglass chimney rods and sunbrella for my dodger, all home
brew, sturdy, soft, flexible under strain, stowable, cheap, zipper
windows, etc, lashed to the stanctions, complete with gazebo bug
curtain at the open end. It woulda been stapled instead of stitched,
if stainless staples were easy to find.

Of course, there are no craftspersons willing to do this, the margin
on parts would be too small.

Terry K

In article .com,
wrote:

Mic is a wannabe cruiser standing watch from his rocking chair and
sailing the internet.

Quick comment. When I see ad hominem attacks like this, I ignore the
rest of the post as irrelevant.

Debate the ISSUE, don't attack the person. Mic's stock rose several
points when I read yours.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:20:30 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

Debate the ISSUE, don't attack the person. Mic's stock rose several
points when I read yours.

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Jere, I know that you are a serious cruiser after reading your posts
here for many years, and would be happy to debate any issue with you.
I suspect we'd be in agreement on most however, because experience
does count for something.

In article ,
Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:20:30 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

Debate the ISSUE, don't attack the person. Mic's stock rose several
points when I read yours.

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Jere, I know that you are a serious cruiser after reading your posts
here for many years, and would be happy to debate any issue with you.
I suspect we'd be in agreement on most however, because experience
does count for something.

Sorry for snapping like that, but I have a "thing" about ad hominem and
yours struck me in particular for some reason. This list has a pretty
good signal/noise ratio for Usenet and I'd like to keep it that way (or
improve), as it's where I get some of my best info.

We're not as experienced as some, since we're primarily weekend sailors,
but we are out and about about a third of each season (60 days out of
about 180). Only did 460 nm last year, though. We did twice that on our
one 3-week trip down (and reluctantly back up) the ICW.

Still have yet to get into open ocean (except in the BVI), do an
overnight and all sorts of passage-making skills.

In the meantime, I listen real hard, ask questions when I don't
understand, and share what I've learned.

Saddest day of the year was yesterday, giving notice that Xan could be
hauled.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:41:22 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

Saddest day of the year was yesterday, giving notice that Xan could be
hauled.

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Yes, always hated that when we lived up north. Now our only problem
is keeping the boat away from the hurricanes, and timing our trip
south... :-)

You are right about the historically good signal to noise ratio in
this group which is why I dislike seeing a bunch of newbie posts
advocating dubious solutions to traditional issues. I'm sort of
expecting to next see a post about someone who has used recycled
chewing gum for bedding compound. Most of this stuff really belongs
in "rec.boats.building" where they are used to debating and debunking
the use of inferior materials.