On Oct 19, 3:07*pm, Tosk wrote:
In article ,
says...





On 10/19/2009 1:23 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 1:03 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:56 -0400, H the K

*wrote:
You certainly seem to have your problems with boats, caves, campertops,
et cetera.

Don't take up golf...you'd be hit by lightning or eaten by a gator.

On Oct 19, 4:04*pm, Tosk wrote:
In article a936614b-dd5f-4841-a4ae-dde9b56ea369
@a6g2000vbp.googlegroups.com, says...





On Oct 19, 3:42*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/19/09 1:23 PM, Frogwatch wrote:

On Oct 19, 1:03 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:56 -0400, H the K

*wrote:
You certainly seem to have your problems with boats, caves, campertops,
et cetera.

Don't take up golf...you'd be hit by lightning or eaten by a gator.

Maybe it is because I actually do stuff Harry. *I do agree though, I
am convinced that if I ever golfed I'd get hit by lightning.

I "do stuff," too, Froggy. I just don't seem to have all the problems
you do with your "stuff."

You probably have newer stuff and take it back to the dealer when it
breaks.

Harry, I do all that stuff too but I prob push things further than
most people would. Most of boat trips, nothing noteworthy happens
unless you go someplace unexpected and I like to explore. My install
of a 3600 gph pump on my 20' Tolman Skiff may seem odd and result in
some wiring problems but will give me peace of mind. *In sailing, I
dont know of anybody else who I think is capable of climbing my mast
so I will do it. In caving, I am a safety fanatic;cavers are supposed
to carry 3 independent lights, I carry 8. *It is simply the
otherworldly nature of caving that makes most trips so unusual.
Really now, how often do you find yourself in a tight passage where
the wall has thousands of flattened dead bats on it as if they were
all hit by a massive fly swatter and you realize, uh-oh, that was done
by a flash flood....or you find the way out of the cave is blocked by
an angry water moccassin. *How many people build their own campers or
boats. *If you expect zero problems, buy instead. *I like to
understand what I am using so I build.
I also like solving problems. *This is the first time in two years I
have not been able to use the sailboat when I wanted so I cannot
complain too much. *If I had the solar panel hooked up, my batteries
would have been ok but I suspect something odd about the wiring at my
slip or that my panel has gone bad somehow causing corrosion so it has
been taken off. *I gotta get the panel home to measure its resistance
over time.

I've installed bilge pumps on boats, and even with my limited knowledge
of electricity, I didn't encounter "wiring problems." Wiring in a new
pump seems pretty straightforward, no?

I'm sure it is quite enjoyable to be among thousands of dead bats and
live poisonous snakes.

As for your project building, you seem to enjoy making your life as
complicated as you can. I don't.

--
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are
conservatives. - John Stuart Mill

A few weeks ago when we were dragging the canoes and kayaks thru the
muck to see these cool springs, I saw a guy happily fishing while we
were having a bitch of a time getting our boats through the dense
weeds. *I thought, "Dang, that sure looks relaxing, maybe I should try
it", a few seconds later, my daughter and I are happily up to our
necks in mud draggin the boats and I think, "Yeah, I'll do that when
I'm 80 and can't deal with cool stuff"

Or a 300 pound slob like Harry...

or a FAGGOT PRINCE like SCOTTY INGERSOLL........

On Oct 19, 4:11*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/19/09 4:04 PM, Tosk wrote:



Or a 300 pound slob like Harry...

Speaking of slobs, here's a short, fat little freak with a doo rag
around his head:

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...l/?action=view....

Yep...Scott Ingersoll. That's him.

--
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are
conservatives. - John Stuart Mill

does that license plate say ASSWIPE???? Sure fits him. Later he'll get
one that says FAGGOT.

On Oct 19, 4:23*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/19/09 4:17 PM, Don White wrote:



"H the *wrote in message
om...
On 10/19/09 4:04 PM, Tosk wrote:

Or a 300 pound slob like Harry...

Speaking of slobs, here's a short, fat little freak with a doo rag around
his head:

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...l/?action=view....

Yep...Scott Ingersoll. That's him.

Speaking about the Freak.....
I could have sworn I saw a picture of him with bigstyle ponytailed hair in a
salt& *pepper colour.
In that rescue video, it appears that his hair is that mousy brown colour
from one of the mens hair dye products.
Is he dying his hair now...and if so, why not pick a half decent colour?

He wears it pink in the golf course shower room.

--
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are
conservatives. - John Stuart Mill

Most guys only see the bald spot on the top of his head as he's
SUCKING THEM OFF LIKE THE FAGGOT HE IS.

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Oct 19, 2:03 am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message

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On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:



"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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At last, temps in the 60s, wind, real wind out of the north. ?So,
tommorow, I sail my 28' sloop 36 miles west to get her bottom painted
in prep for sailing southward. ?Everybody else is in school or working
so I am taking the day off and going alone. ?I got an EPIRB, Hand held
VHF, VHF, phone, etc.
See y'all tomorrow night.

Stay safe... wear your lifejacket!

--
Nom=de=Plume
Single handing is always a risk, don't forget your tether even if it
doesn't look bouncy starting out...
I am envious, I gotta work tomorrow, while your're having fun. Bah
Humbug!
Mike... !

If you have a tether, then I guess you don't need a lifejacket.

--
Nom=de=Plume

Did not go. Got to the coast and tried to start the engine, nothing,
even with compression relieved, she would barely turn over. Brought
both batteries back to town, had em checked, both refused to charge.
Replaced em, may try again tommorow if the tides are right.
BTW, I am a safety fanatic. If someone is on my boat, they are wearing
a life jacket unless they are below. I always wear a tether when
alone or at night. Also have an EPIRB w GPS on my auto-inflate jacket
and a strobe.


REPLY: what do you do if you have to take off the jacket? does the harness
stay with you... sounds like it.?

--
Nom=de=Plume

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:51:31 -0400, wrote:

I don't know much about these new fangled digital phones but with a
good marine antenna you could get out on an AMPS66 phone all the way
from Marathon to Naples and not lose service. If I went very far
offshore I would be looking into a digital phone with provisions for
an external antenna. The last time I tried it my old analog phone was
still working anyway. They just wanted some ridiculous amount per
minute to use it.

Yeah, but they work and work well.

Wayne has used APRS - an amateur radio tracking system to great
success - combined with Google Maps and Earth (the only thing Google
is good for in my opinion). If you did run into trouble, folks
tracking you using the service would have a recent position report to
work off of. I plan on using it on the Grady when we move south.

Then again, I also have sat phone backup. It may be expensive to use
per minute, but what's expense when you're in trouble.

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:59:15 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:51:31 -0400, wrote:

I don't know much about these new fangled digital phones but with a
good marine antenna you could get out on an AMPS66 phone all the way
from Marathon to Naples and not lose service. If I went very far
offshore I would be looking into a digital phone with provisions for
an external antenna. The last time I tried it my old analog phone was
still working anyway. They just wanted some ridiculous amount per
minute to use it.

Yeah, but they work and work well.

Wayne has used APRS - an amateur radio tracking system to great
success - combined with Google Maps and Earth (the only thing Google
is good for in my opinion). If you did run into trouble, folks
tracking you using the service would have a recent position report to
work off of. I plan on using it on the Grady when we move south.

Then again, I also have sat phone backup. It may be expensive to use
per minute, but what's expense when you're in trouble.

Another choice has become available in the last year or so, the SPOT
device. The SPOT is a handheld unit that combines a GPS with a
satellite uplink transmitter. You can use it to send "help" messages
or to send position reports every 10 minutes which can be displayed on
a web site. Priced at $150 or so, it's not really a replacement for
an EPIRB but can be used that way in an emergency.

http://www.findmespot.com/en/

We used one to track our trip to the Bahamas last June and it worked
well. There are a few operational tricks that need to be learned but
by and large it is easy to use and does what it is supposed to.

On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:17:57 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"H the K" wrote in message
om...
On 10/19/09 4:04 PM, Tosk wrote:


Or a 300 pound slob like Harry...


Speaking of slobs, here's a short, fat little freak with a doo rag around
his head:

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...-fat-freak.jpg


Yep...Scott Ingersoll. That's him.



Speaking about the Freak.....
I could have sworn I saw a picture of him with bigstyle ponytailed hair in a
salt & pepper colour.
In that rescue video, it appears that his hair is that mousy brown colour
from one of the mens hair dye products.
Is he dying his hair now...and if so, why not pick a half decent colour?


Hey Don, have you ever asked Harry why he keeps the picture of Scotty
if he's so down on him?

I have pictures of my kids, grandkids, etc, but damn, I sure don't
keep a picture of 'guys' I dislike to flash around.

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Oct 19, 2:03 am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message

...
On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:



"Frogwatch" wrote in message

...

At last, temps in the 60s, wind, real wind out of the north. ?So,
tommorow, I sail my 28' sloop 36 miles west to get her bottom painted
in prep for sailing southward. ?Everybody else is in school or
working
so I am taking the day off and going alone. ?I got an EPIRB, Hand
held
VHF, VHF, phone, etc.
See y'all tomorrow night.

Stay safe... wear your lifejacket!

--
Nom=de=Plume
Single handing is always a risk, don't forget your tether even if it
doesn't look bouncy starting out...
I am envious, I gotta work tomorrow, while your're having fun. Bah
Humbug!
Mike... !

If you have a tether, then I guess you don't need a lifejacket.

--
Nom=de=Plume

Did not go. Got to the coast and tried to start the engine, nothing,
even with compression relieved, she would barely turn over. Brought
both batteries back to town, had em checked, both refused to charge.
Replaced em, may try again tommorow if the tides are right.
BTW, I am a safety fanatic. If someone is on my boat, they are wearing
a life jacket unless they are below. I always wear a tether when
alone or at night. Also have an EPIRB w GPS on my auto-inflate jacket
and a strobe.


REPLY: what do you do if you have to take off the jacket? does the harness
stay with you... sounds like it.?

--
Nom=de=Plume
Should wear a PDF as well as the harness. If a person is incapacitated when
they hit the water, or is otherwise incapable of getting themselves back on
board, all the harness and tether is going to do is keep the corpse with the
boat. The good thing about this would be it would save CG funds since they
wouldn't have to mount a wider search.
It would be hard to pull against the +/- 6kts (approximate hull speed) for
anyone. I guess optimum would be for the harness to be long enough so that
the victim ends up in the right position to reach a ladder that can be
deployed from the water.

"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:17:57 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"H the K" wrote in message
news:fbudnWnO3aabVUHXnZ2dnUVZ_uP_fwAA@earthlink. com...
On 10/19/09 4:04 PM, Tosk wrote:


Or a 300 pound slob like Harry...


Speaking of slobs, here's a short, fat little freak with a doo rag
around
his head:

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...-fat-freak.jpg


Yep...Scott Ingersoll. That's him.



Speaking about the Freak.....
I could have sworn I saw a picture of him with bigstyle ponytailed hair in
a
salt & pepper colour.
In that rescue video, it appears that his hair is that mousy brown colour
from one of the mens hair dye products.
Is he dying his hair now...and if so, why not pick a half decent colour?


Hey Don, have you ever asked Harry why he keeps the picture of Scotty
if he's so down on him?

I have pictures of my kids, grandkids, etc, but damn, I sure don't
keep a picture of 'guys' I dislike to flash around.

You'll have to ask him...but I'd guess that 'a picture is worth a thousand
words'!