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Tales of Woe (was) Lost Halyard
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... On Jun 3, 7:58 pm, jeff wrote: Molesworth wrote: In article lutions, ... It sounds like a fairly simple task, and that's what I thought it'd be, until I started to do it. I go through at least one such episode every year... So here I am at home in more AC and I'm quite pleased with myself for actually doing it despite the quad bypass four years ago! Part of the reason I've resisted getting A/C for the boat - I would probably get 10 minutes into a job, then give up and retreat below. My Tale of Woe (for today) was really a simple brain-fart that could have been a disaster. I was taking my brother out for a spin around the harbor. We're on the end of the dock, so leaving is just a matter of removing the lines in the proper sequence, and then, if necessary, springing off. The only real problem is that from my helm seat, I'm 15 feet from the dock, so its hard to work lines and engines at the same time. I calmly gave my brother the whole sequence, removed lines, hopped on, and headed out. Only one problem: I had forgotten the shorepower cable! Of course, my brother was not familiar with the workings of the cable, and then when he finally got it off, he tossed it in the water! Fortunately, I was back to back up to the dock so he could flip the power switch and retrieve the cable. Around here the radar caint see the skeeters due to the clutter caused by the flying cockroaches. I always wondered why we didnt have mice like they do up north till I saw a roach run across the yard carrying a dead mouse. That's nothing. I saw a roach attempting to drag a moose across a small road. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Hmm, I thought maybe it was just me and my boating experiences, but
these stories are full of dripping sweat too! What really gets me is when I pop up from somewhere and one my my kids looks at me and says, "Is that sweat?" Like they can't imagine how all this vacationing could be making me sweat. Stephen |
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Tales of Woe (was) Lost Halyard
"Scooter" wrote in message ... "Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... That's nothing. I saw a roach attempting to drag a moose across a small road. Still having those flashbacks, eh? Ha ha ha! Good one! Wilbur Hubbard |
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