A Thread for Jim and Anne Cate Including Boat Porn

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by carstenb

yes it is. There's no question. We have had this discussion and it seems most americans have never seen a cone, much less flown one.

Carsten, what are you on about???

Of course I have seen a cone: there are ice cream cones, traffic cones, cone heads, the "Cona" coast of Hawaii, hell, I've seen a lot of cones!

Just not one hanging from a yacht's spreaders!

Cheers,

Jim

[carstenb]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Carsten, what are you on about???

Of course I have seen a cone: there are ice cream cones, traffic cones, cone heads, the "Cona" coast of Hawaii, hell, I've seen a lot of cones!

Just not one hanging from a yacht's spreaders!

Cheers,

Jim

LOL - Jim I've told you - I'm a nerd about these types of things

I'm really just surprised at how few americans recognize a motorsailing inverted cone.

Maybe I'm just a "conehead"

[s/v Beth]

Motoring- doesn't that mean we just blast on the horn once when starting?

No seriously, were do we order those ball things? (He states while the bouncers carry him out of the bar)

[JPA Cate]

Our anchor ball is a child's basket ball, painted black, and can be taken ashore for ball games, and then re-painted as needs be.

So, knowing that everything on a boat ought to have more than one purpose, what are the other purposes for anchoring cones?

[StuM]

Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate

Our anchor ball is a child's basket ball, painted black, and can be taken ashore for ball games, and then re-painted as needs be.

So, knowing that everything on a boat ought to have more than one purpose, what are the other purposes for anchoring cones?

If you use a real cone rather than a folding one, it can double as a "seethebottomoscope" aka bathyscope.

[Scott Berg]

Jim Buoy sells folding models of all day shapes

http://www.jimbuoy.com/pages/marine/...rk_signals.htm


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[Pelagic]

http://chinatota.com/wp-content/uplo...-hats_tota.jpg

Makes great party hats

[sailful]

When I bought my boat it came with an "I STEAM CONE". I had to google it in order to find out what it was. So far it has only been a locker filler. Being that it is a Swedish boat perhaps it was a factory supplied accessory. I have not seen a lot (any) of them in use in the Pacific North West.

[Pelagic]

On a more serious note..... I have the metal steaming shape but never display it.

Perhaps that is why commercial ships tend to ignore modern sailors 'sailing rights' until up close.....as we often motorsail without indicating our true status until they see the prop wash.

[delmarrey]

Originally Posted by Scott Berg

Jim Buoy sells folding models of all day shapes

Jim Buoy


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Those might make a good drogue if strong enough.

Originally Posted by Pelagic

http://chinatota.com/wp-content/uplo...-hats_tota.jpg

Makes great party hats

Do they have any witches hats?

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by delmarrey

Do they have any witches hats?

Already comes in black

[carstenb]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Perhaps that is why commercial ships tend to ignore modern sailors 'sailing rights' until up close.....as we often motorsail without indicating our true status until they see the prop wash.

This may be more true than we want to admit.

[s/v Beth]

We have a lot of round fenders here. I am going to get one in black. It will double as a bumper. I don't know what I'd use a black traffic cone for.

[Ex-Calif]

margaritas...

[Hudson Force]

Acually we keep a couple of balls aloft fulltime. They are just forward of our mizzen and out of the way of all our running rigging. One is red and one green. They are just for fun and not abiding any rules,-



I don't find a photo of the red one. 'just glass fishing floats that we put up to catch the light! .... and maybe breaking a rule by default!
('that would be d'fault of the capt'n!)