Dear nautical terminologists: "Chock-a-block" - a tackle hauled so tight that the blocks are touching. "By and large" or "full and by" - sailing close hauled. ...
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Richard Gooderick
rg@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx
Jun 1, 1999 11:34 am
Hear, hear. In message <E10ol7C-0004CD-00@...>, Roger Barnes <rogerbarnes@...> writes ... -- Richard Gooderick phone: 0181 560...
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Alan Collins
alan@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Jun 1, 1999 5:31 pm
And another couple: 'Sheets to the wind' generally used now to describe someone a little worse the wear for drink, and so a touch out of control. And of course...
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Richard Gooderick
rg@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx
Jun 2, 1999 7:48 am
Does anybody have a good design for a friction brake for the tiller ie one that can be adjusted incrementally. thanks Richard -- Richard Gooderick phone: 0181...
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Steve Marsh
steve.marsh@xxxxxx.xx...
Jun 2, 1999 9:03 pm
Jobst Vandrey describes a cheap and easy tiller tamer using shock-cord, line and a jamming cleat, taken from "The Handbook of Trailer Sailing", on his website...
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Kirk Coleman
kcoleman@xxxx.xx.xxx
Jun 3, 1999 1:29 am
<Johnny wrote: <While we're on the subject of land camping, I'm still searching for <inflatable boat rollers, so that I can pull my boat above the <tideline or...
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Jerry Atchison
jerrya@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jun 3, 1999 1:59 am
Richard I don't have a version of my own but there is a commercial version available here in the states. It is sold under the name "Tiller Tamer". Don't know...
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Edward L. Zeiser
e.zeiser@xxxxxxxx.xxx...
Jun 3, 1999 3:34 am
The full URL for Jobst Vandrey's tiller tamer is: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/2727/photo.html#tiller . I was pleased to hear Steve's comment that...
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Richard Gooderick
rg@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx
Jun 2, 1999 10:46 pm
Thanks Steve. I've looked at the site and can't find it. Can you point me in the right direction. Having said that, I can pretty much guess how it works. best ...
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Bluemel, Mark
Mark.Bluemel@xxxxxxx....
Jun 3, 1999 9:13 pm
1) The Saga of the Centreboard continues:- After two tries and three careenings, having written off a hacksaw blade and abused a kitchen palette knife, we...
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Mike Furbee
furbee@xxx.xxxx
Jun 3, 1999 9:25 pm
Mark, If your Wayfarer weighs half a ton might i suggest you rename your boat to "Lignum Vitae"? Hopefully you are exaggerating a little bit? (:-) I just...
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Hoddinr@xxx.xxx
Jun 3, 1999 9:25 pm
In a message dated 6/2/99 9:23:50 PM, you wrote: << I often use logs on the beach for this purpose. I find that logs about 4-6 inches in diameter work well....
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Richard Gooderick
rg@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx
Jun 4, 1999 10:29 am
Mark Thanks for an entertaining write up of your weekend. As for the outboard, we covered this topic in the list recently but essentially you need a spark,...
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Bluemel, Mark
Mark.Bluemel@xxxxxxx....
Jun 4, 1999 10:36 am
... Yep - mind out of gear. ... We certainly should have - Gavin on Fiddle and Guitar (that I know of), Johnny on Fiddle, keyboards, squeezebox, etc, your...
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Graham Thompson
grahammarkthompson@xx...
Jun 4, 1999 1:12 pm
Inflatable boat rollers are available for £12.95 each from Force 4 Chandlery, 30 Bressenden Place, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1E 5DB, telephone number...
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Alan Collins
alan@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Jun 4, 1999 5:38 pm
Mark, for a discussion on the merits of Seagulls I'd suggest you look at the practical Boat Owners forum, http://www.ybw.co.uk/cgi-bin/forums/pbo.cgi where...
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Hugh Dignon
hd@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jun 4, 1999 9:22 pm
... I'd have replied earlier, but I've been out sailing my (traditionally rigged) boat. So at the risk of prolonging this off-topic thread I should say you...
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Steve Marsh
steve.marsh@xxxxxx.xx...
Jun 4, 1999 11:21 pm
When I bought my old Seagull that apparently hadn't run for many years, it wouldn't start immediately because it had no spark. All it needed was a new plug and...
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Andy Morley
andy@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx...
Jun 5, 1999 8:12 am
Richard, You recognised the boat in my picture - yes, it is a wherry. I didn't mean to throw you off the scent by the reference to Holland, I just typed out...
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chell
chell@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Jun 5, 1999 4:55 am
Hello My name is Michelle (or chell) and I live in Seattle, Wa. I have approx 6 years experience in sailing El Toros and a couple of years with Pelicans. The...
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Johnny Adams
rippo*netmatters.co.u...
Jun 5, 1999 9:05 pm
... Hello Mi(chell)e and welcome to the list. .......and welcome to anyone else who's joined recently while I've been busy in academia or away sailing! ... I'm...
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chell
chell@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Jun 5, 1999 4:55 am
Hello My name is Michelle (or chell) and I live in Seattle, Wa. I have approx 6 years experience in sailing El Toros and a couple of years with Pelicans. The...
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j.adams@xxxxxxxxxx.xx...
Jun 5, 1999 8:20 pm
Hello My name is Michelle (or chell) and I live in Seattle, Wa. I have approx 6 years experience in sailing El Toros and a couple of years with Pelicans. The...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jun 5, 1999 8:17 pm
Hey folks, I just started listening in on this list and it sounds quite valuable. I live on a lake in north central Florida. I do both fresh and salt water...
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Edward L. Zeiser
e.zeiser@xxxxxxxx.xxx...
Jun 5, 1999 10:33 pm
Hi Michelle - One boat that would fit your needs is the West Wight Potter. It is not an open boat, but has a small cabin that will sleep two. Sleeping is...
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Gavin
gmatkin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jun 4, 1999 9:19 pm
Hi Chell: As far as I know, the Internet's best source of information on currently available is Chuck Leinweber's index, which is part of his Duckworks e-zine ...
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Gavin
gmatkin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jun 4, 1999 9:21 pm
Hi David... you here as well!?!! Welcome! Gav PS Mark Bluemel might be interested to know that David's a musician too......
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Gavin
gmatkin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jun 4, 1999 9:31 pm
I saw the following post and reply on rec.boats.building today, and it made me laugh so much (there's surely some truth in it), that I felt I should share it...
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Ken Atkins
atkins@...
Jun 6, 1999 2:46 pm
Hi chell, welcome to the list. I live just to the north of you between Burlington and Woolley. Have you attended any of the wooden boat festivals in the area?...
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Hoddinr@xxx.xxx
Jun 6, 1999 5:25 pm
Hi Chell, I'm Ron Hoddinott from Largo, Florida. I have a Sea Pearl 21 which I feel is the best beach and camp cruiser available. I've had Whisper for three ...
