Marshall Banana wrote:

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"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Marshall Banana wrote:

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Marshall,

You should feel honored!

Your clever wit broke down his defenses; Jax just shared with you the sum
total of what he knows about physics, ropes and how that relates to towing.

Mark Browne

"Mark Browne" wrote thus:

[snip the unimportant stuff]


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(JAXAshby) wrote in message ...
heeeeeeey, gene, I like breasts too, but I never confuse them with physics.


On 01 Jun 2004 00:21:14 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

no, hoary, gene has lost any contact with reality on that one. maybe he was
watching the fat lady next hoping she would bend over towards him and give
him
a flash of upper breast.

JAXAshby wrote:

gene, WTF are you talking about?


Jax,

How do broken ropes fly in JaxWorld?

Mark Browne

"for each force there is an equal and opposite force"

So...... if you are towing with an undersized chain, which deck gets
ripped off and which direction does it fly?


It's a Jax Gotcha, Jax.


For someone who is supposedly so astute in high school physics and
should have *some* short term memory left...... your cluelessness
shouts volumes....

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Jax understands neither physics nor engineering. Marks analysis is
correct. If you do not believe him, do the experiment.

parallax (da whora), did you learn that while getting your Electrical
Engineering degree in Physics?

From: (Parallax)
Date: 6/4/2004 12:24 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

(JAXAshby) wrote in message
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heeeeeeey, gene, I like breasts too, but I never confuse them with physics.


On 01 Jun 2004 00:21:14 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

no, hoary, gene has lost any contact with reality on that one. maybe he
was
watching the fat lady next hoping she would bend over towards him and
give
him
a flash of upper breast.

JAXAshby wrote:

gene, WTF are you talking about?


Jax,

How do broken ropes fly in JaxWorld?

Mark Browne

"for each force there is an equal and opposite force"

So...... if you are towing with an undersized chain, which deck gets
ripped off and which direction does it fly?


It's a Jax Gotcha, Jax.


For someone who is supposedly so astute in high school physics and
should have *some* short term memory left...... your cluelessness
shouts volumes....

--



Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillageinn.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC
is located.
http://www.southharbourvillageinn.linksysnet.com Real Time
Pictures at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats
Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide








Jax understands neither physics nor engineering. Marks analysis is
correct. If you do not believe him, do the experiment.

Also Sprach Mark Browne :

Your clever wit broke down his defenses; Jax just shared with you the sum
total of what he knows about physics, ropes and how that relates to towing.

Towing? He doesn't think there are locks on the Shinnecock canal. He
thinks Manhattan is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. He thinks a 1957
Johnson 35 hp, 1954 Johnson 25 hp, and 1961 Johnson 40 hp do not use the
same magneto coil. He thinks the Algae-X corporation does not have a
published street address, city, state, phone number, or owner. He thinks
he looks sexy in a Speedo. What could he possibly know about towing?

Sincerely,

Vicoroy of Mexico, Don Juan Vicente de Guemez, Pacheso de Padilla,
Orcasitas y Aguayo, Conde de Revilla Gigedo.


--
The Creation of the Universe was made possible by
a grant from Texas Instruments.

-from "The Creation of the Universe" on PBS

"Marshall Banana" wrote in message
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Also Sprach Mark Browne :

Your clever wit broke down his defenses; Jax just shared with you the
sum
total of what he knows about physics, ropes and how that relates to
towing.

Towing? He doesn't think there are locks on the Shinnecock canal. He
thinks Manhattan is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. He thinks a 1957
Johnson 35 hp, 1954 Johnson 25 hp, and 1961 Johnson 40 hp do not use the
same magneto coil. He thinks the Algae-X corporation does not have a
published street address, city, state, phone number, or owner. He thinks
he looks sexy in a Speedo. What could he possibly know about towing?

Sincerely,

Vicoroy of Mexico, Don Juan Vicente de Guemez, Pacheso de Padilla,
Orcasitas y Aguayo, Conde de Revilla Gigedo.


--
The Creation of the Universe was made possible by
a grant from Texas Instruments.

-from "The Creation of the Universe" on PBS

It's not some much "learning something" from his posts, as you have no doubt
learned that physics in JaxWorld is not consistent with the know universe;
nothing he says has any relevance to this planet

The real value is the considerable entertainment value; I don't know how he
does it; maybe he read one too many "Bizarro" Superman comics. I don't even
have the mental flexibility to come up with this stuff from scratch. This is
just good stuff!

You missed his contributions of the topics on gyro compasses, dead
reckoning, hull speed, and of late, anchor rodes.

I may have missed a few of his rants; Google for them, it's worth the
effort.

Sadly, this entertainment may be coming to an end. Perhaps it is starting
to filter in to him that not everybody is playing with the same cards dealt
to him. Of late, no mater how you bait him, Jax keeps his colorful
explanations to himself. The heart troubles may have weakened him; instead
of the odd "profound statements," He is reduced to feeble personal attacks.

Mark Browne
P.S. The only saving grace in JaxWorld is that there does not seem to be any
politics. Thank God for small miracles.

The worst case with a tow line is when the cleat pulls out. That will come
back
like a missile and can punch a hole in your boat.
It can certainly spoil your day.

I figured that a cleat coming back on a nylon rope was a bad thing. Nylon
is good for towing, since it has some stretch and will even out the strain
of waves and uneven pulling. I haven't done much heavy towing, but I
thought that if I ever did I would tie a fender at the middle of the tow
line. if the line broke or a cleat pulled out the fender would act as a
brake to absorb some of the snapback of the whole line. Of course if the
break was at the fender both ends would snap back towards the vessels.
BTW, you're not supposed to tow with or from a cleat. Use the bow eye and
the stern rings. Rig up a yoke to even out the pull between the two stern
rings, which then share the load and help keep the towboat straight(assuming
that you don't use a slip knot).

the towed boat is supposed to use a tying arrangement (I forget the name) that
allows quick release should the towing boat start to move to fast.


I figured that a cleat coming back on a nylon rope was a bad thing. Nylon
is good for towing, since it has some stretch and will even out the strain
of waves and uneven pulling. I haven't done much heavy towing, but I
thought that if I ever did I would tie a fender at the middle of the tow
line. if the line broke or a cleat pulled out the fender would act as a
brake to absorb some of the snapback of the whole line. Of course if the
break was at the fender both ends would snap back towards the vessels.
BTW, you're not supposed to tow with or from a cleat. Use the bow eye and
the stern rings. Rig up a yoke to even out the pull between the two stern
rings, which then share the load and help keep the towboat straight(assuming
that you don't use a slip knot).