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sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
"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 |
sailign season is here
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... ! |
sailign season is here
"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 |
sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
On 10/19/09 11:36 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 2:03 am, wrote: wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, wrote: 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. 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. |
sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 11:42*am, H K wrote:
On 10/19/09 11:36 AM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 2:03 am, *wrote: *wrote in message .... On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, *wrote: *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. 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. |
sailign season is here
On 10/19/09 12:32 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 11:42 am, H wrote: On 10/19/09 11:36 AM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 2:03 am, wrote: wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, wrote: 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. 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." -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill |
sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 12:37*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/19/09 12:32 PM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 11:42 am, H *wrote: On 10/19/09 11:36 AM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 2:03 am, * *wrote: * *wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, * *wrote: * *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. 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." -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill Well, why do anything if nothing unusual happens? Many trips are so ho-hum I forget them. Don't you like to solve problems? If things always went well all the time I'd be bored to death. |
sailign season is here
On 10/19/09 12:54 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 12:37 pm, H the wrote: On 10/19/09 12:32 PM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 11:42 am, H wrote: On 10/19/09 11:36 AM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 2:03 am, wrote: wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, wrote: 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. 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." -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill Well, why do anything if nothing unusual happens? Many trips are so ho-hum I forget them. Don't you like to solve problems? If things always went well all the time I'd be bored to death. Indeed. I guess I'll give up checking the air pressure on my trailer tires, the status of grease in the bearings, loose bolts here and there, battery charging, oil changes, et cetera, so my boating can be as exciting as yours. -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill |
sailign season is here
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sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 12:37*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/19/09 12:32 PM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 11:42 am, H *wrote: On 10/19/09 11:36 AM, Frogwatch wrote: On Oct 19, 2:03 am, * *wrote: * *wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 8:53?pm, * *wrote: * *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. 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." -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Bull****. If you do stuff, you'll certainly have things go wrong. You're afraid to go camping, afraid of anything fast, you're too fat to fit into a cave, and too afraid of doing anything other than hiding behind your desk being a fat, nasty prick. |
sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
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. 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. Any bets of the type of reply you'll get? 8) |
sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 1:46*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
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. 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. Any bets of the type of reply you'll get? *8) Hk doesn't bother me. He's just a grumpy old guy with nothing to do. |
sailign season is here
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:46:46 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
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. What's odd about the install? Should be pretty straightforward. You got a secret you're not letting out? --Vic |
sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 1:55*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:46:46 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: 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. What's odd about the install? Should be pretty straightforward. You got a secret you're not letting out? --Vic Nothing odd really. HArry was saying I had all these problems with boats and this was the last thing I remember posting about the Tolman he could be referring to. Going to use 10 guage wire and a dedicated deep cycle battery for it. It will have its own housing at the transom with smooth walled hose going up to a straight thru-hull for max flow. Roughly a 3' rise. I figure it'll get rid of water fast. |
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sailign season is here
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
... 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. If you have a tether, why do you need a lifejacket? Seems like the tether would keep you with the boat. Well, I guess if it sinks, then you would. Do you have a satelite phone? I think I'd want one of those if I was out of cell service. -- Nom=de=Plume |
sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 3:12*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... 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. If you have a tether, why do you need a lifejacket? Seems like the tether would keep you with the boat. Well, I guess if it sinks, then you would. Do you have a satelite phone? I think I'd want one of those if I was out of cell service. -- Nom=de=Plume Cell phone service on the coast here is so spotty as to be useless or at least not reliable. Later in the year when I sail across the Gulf of Mexico, I'll rent a sat phone. The auto-inflate jacket has a built in harness and is comfy to wear. |
sailign season is here
On Oct 19, 3:18*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 3:12*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message .... 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. If you have a tether, why do you need a lifejacket? Seems like the tether would keep you with the boat. Well, I guess if it sinks, then you would.. Do you have a satelite phone? I think I'd want one of those if I was out of cell service. -- Nom=de=Plume Cell phone service on the coast here is so spotty as to be useless or at least not reliable. *Later in the year when I sail across the Gulf of Mexico, I'll rent a sat phone. The auto-inflate jacket has a built in harness and is comfy to wear. Last time I did this, having a cell phone got me in trouble due to bad reception. When I got back to within sight of land, I managed to call my wife to tell her my engine had crapped out and I was sailing in and would be late and I'd call her. She somehow misheard this and thought I was having trouble. So, a few hours later while I was pulling the boat down the canal by rowing the dinghy (a pain in the ass), the Marine Patrol shows up asking me if I was David OHara. Yes, Why I ask. Wife was worried, "You said you'd call me". No reception makes that difficult. It is best not to call until you are tied to the dock. |
sailign season is here
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 |
sailign season is here
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" |
sailign season is here
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sailign season is here
On 10/19/09 3:57 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 19, 3:42 pm, H the 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" Doubt you'll make it that far... -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill |
sailign season is here
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. -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill |
sailign season is here
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:57:44 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: 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" Different strokes. To me fishing *IS* the cool stuff. Exercise is for healthy people who don't know better. --Vic |
sailign season is here
"H the K" wrote in message m... 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? |
sailign season is here
On 10/19/09 4:17 PM, Don White wrote:
"H the wrote in message m... 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? He wears it pink in the golf course shower room. -- Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. - John Stuart Mill |
sailign season is here
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... Trips where things go wrong are always good in retrospect because they are memorable. We've been on too many camping, backpacking, canoeing, sailing, caving, etc trips to remember. The ones where nothing happened you barely remember. I can look through my journal and find we have slept in our Eureka backpacking tent over 375 days total over the years but cannot remember most of the trips, they were uneventful. I can remember having to drag a crashing hot air balloon away from it in CO. I can remember the flood in MO where the tent became a boat and still did not leak. Can remember the near miss by a waterspout in FL at night. We are now up to tent #3 and are going back to the old Eureka tent as the kids no longer go with us. Tent #3 we have probably spent only about 50 nights in and it is worn out too. Only a couple memorable nights in it. I met my wife on a crazed canoeing trip where it rained like hell for 48 hours and the river flooded so much we were not sure where it was, we still joke about it 29 yrs later. We spent our honeymoon camping up in the CO mountains for 70 days. She got hurt in a rock climbing accident (broke an arm, fractured hip and broken toe) but we kept camping till the snow was collapsing the tent during the nights. She thinks I am a wimp for wanting a camper instead of the tent. Overcoming minor adversity is what makes life fun, makes you wonder if HK has any fun. I figure that if everything goes according to plan, you are not trying hard enough to have fun. Ya gotta have some adversity, otherwise you're just a crotchedy old man like HK. When you get to be 95 and think back that "Everything went according to plan", will it matter if you have alzheimers? |
sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
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........ |
sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
... 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 |
sailign season is here
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sailign season is here
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. |
sailign season is here
"nom=de=plume" wrote in message ... "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... 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. |
sailign season is here
"John H." wrote in message ... 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'! |
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