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Danny,

Unfortunatly I am periously close to Poopie (love the spelling.) Last
year I bought a bunch of land in Nova Scotia, a 20 year old 33' custom
steel cutter, and moved one to the other. Never sailed before but lots
of time on stink pots. Anyway I got there, after about a week. A
little over 400 miles, on the chart.

I think you are right that he is trolling for amusement. But it IS
amusing. Not only his posts but the dead serious answers intermixed
with the others who have "outed" him.

And, you gotta admit, he must have the hide of a rhino. Or is it
brain. Either way, for now he does make me laugh, if only at myself.

Howard


Howard:

You and I are tracking. It is indeed amusing and the answers have been
informative. It's a good group.

How's the sailing in NS in the winter? My brother in-law lives in
Portland, Maine. The combination of the ridiculous fog and the rocky
shore make the case for your steel hull.
Danny


I am enjoying the banter. I find it enlightening that folks can
absolutely confidently say things that are so wrong. I wonder if they are
embarrassed when caught or if it is always a troll.

Gaz

I have to admit, Poopie is far and away the best troll I've seen. If he is a
troll.
If he's serious, he needs to take up something safer like Motocross. Some of
the advice has been awful and ill informed. But there are some gems. When
I'm flummoxed, I ask the older salts in my club because I can see the
position of their tongue when they answer.
Poopie asks lamo questions in a way that stimulates good dialog. As Howard
pointed out, Poopie has the hide of a Rhino! He comes back for more and with
more. Most trolls just sling meaningless threats, insults and non sense.
I've learned a few things reading the serious replies.

Danny wrote:
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Danny,

Unfortunatly I am periously close to Poopie (love the spelling.) Last
year I bought a bunch of land in Nova Scotia, a 20 year old 33' custom
steel cutter, and moved one to the other. Never sailed before but lots
of time on stink pots. Anyway I got there, after about a week. A
little over 400 miles, on the chart.

I think you are right that he is trolling for amusement. But it IS
amusing. Not only his posts but the dead serious answers intermixed
with the others who have "outed" him.

And, you gotta admit, he must have the hide of a rhino. Or is it
brain. Either way, for now he does make me laugh, if only at myself.

Howard


Howard:

You and I are tracking. It is indeed amusing and the answers have been
informative. It's a good group.

How's the sailing in NS in the winter? My brother in-law lives in
Portland, Maine. The combination of the ridiculous fog and the rocky
shore make the case for your steel hull.
Danny



I am enjoying the banter. I find it enlightening that folks can
absolutely confidently say things that are so wrong. I wonder if they are
embarrassed when caught or if it is always a troll.

Gaz


I have to admit, Poopie is far and away the best troll I've seen. If he is a
troll.
If he's serious, he needs to take up something safer like Motocross. Some of
the advice has been awful and ill informed. But there are some gems. When
I'm flummoxed, I ask the older salts in my club because I can see the
position of their tongue when they answer.
Poopie asks lamo questions in a way that stimulates good dialog. As Howard
pointed out, Poopie has the hide of a Rhino! He comes back for more and with
more. Most trolls just sling meaningless threats, insults and non sense.
I've learned a few things reading the serious replies.


I think he is genuinely soliciting advice.

I think he is genuinely soliciting advice.

I have been wondering about this person and just how much
experience he has. If he is just looking for a live aboard in
Thailand, why not buy some roomy dock queen and have it shipped
to one of the ports in the Gulf of Siam or Andaman sea and the
move it to where the dock or mooring chains are located. I don't
believe he could make the trip under sail no matter which boat
he bought.

Leanne

"Leanne" wrote:
I think he is genuinely soliciting advice.

I have been wondering about this person and just how much
experience he has. If he is just looking for a live aboard in
Thailand, why not buy some roomy dock queen and have it shipped
to one of the ports in the Gulf of Siam or Andaman sea and the
move it to where the dock or mooring chains are located. I don't
believe he could make the trip under sail no matter which boat
he bought.

I don't plan on sailing across the Pacific before 2007 or 2008.
I'm going to build a house on Lanta Island and may want to live
aboard while the house is under construction.

I've read the book "The Voyage of the Northern Magic" about
a Canadian family's circumnavigating the globe. Their entire
sailing experience before they departed was six afternoons on
the Ottawa River. So there's no reason why I couldn't make it
across the Pacific with 1-2 years sailing experience.

wrote:
"Leanne" wrote:

I think he is genuinely soliciting advice.

I have been wondering about this person and just how much
experience he has. If he is just looking for a live aboard in
Thailand, why not buy some roomy dock queen and have it shipped
to one of the ports in the Gulf of Siam or Andaman sea and the
move it to where the dock or mooring chains are located. I don't
believe he could make the trip under sail no matter which boat
he bought.


I don't plan on sailing across the Pacific before 2007 or 2008.
I'm going to build a house on Lanta Island and may want to live
aboard while the house is under construction.

I've read the book "The Voyage of the Northern Magic" about
a Canadian family's circumnavigating the globe. Their entire
sailing experience before they departed was six afternoons on
the Ottawa River. So there's no reason why I couldn't make it
across the Pacific with 1-2 years sailing experience.

Read John Caldwell's book "Desperate Voyage" and see what an
inexperienced sailor went through sailing from Panama to Australia.
krj

krj wrote:
I've read the book "The Voyage of the Northern Magic" about
a Canadian family's circumnavigating the globe. Their entire
sailing experience before they departed was six afternoons on
the Ottawa River. So there's no reason why I couldn't make it
across the Pacific with 1-2 years sailing experience.

Read John Caldwell's book "Desperate Voyage" and see what an
inexperienced sailor went through sailing from Panama to
Australia.
krj

So how many years or miles of experience would you suggest
I have before taking such a trip ?

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:26:14 GMT, wrote:

Read John Caldwell's book "Desperate Voyage" and see what an
inexperienced sailor went through sailing from Panama to
Australia.
krj

So how many years or miles of experience would you suggest
I have before taking such a trip ?

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Work your way up to it with shorter trips closer to landfall. Once
you've spent a few days with the boat heeled over 25 degrees and
punching through solid waves, you will realize that it's not just the
strength of the boat that is at issue. The romance goes out of it
pretty quickly in tough conditions.