Nautical Oddities - Page 2

S/V Elusive · 10-07-2007, 13:27

I'm pretty sure that is how NOT to launch your boat.

Lancerbye · 10-07-2007, 15:45

Isn't this the way you all carry your runabouts. The only problem here is that the truck is too small. Either that or it's a boat trying to mate with a truck. That's how you get those amphibious things.

**TaoJones** · 10-07-2007, 15:53

I don't know what it says about the truck or the boat, but it speaks volumes about the structural integrity of the light pole!

TaoJones

Lancerbye · 10-07-2007, 16:00

Yep that's a damn good pole. They should have made the truck out of that material. LOL

**knottybuoyz** · 10-07-2007, 16:33

what these are?

Neue Seite 1

**knottybuoyz** · 10-07-2007, 16:42

ReallyWantOne » Blog Archive » It’s a car Jim, but not as we know it

I told Lori if I ever wanted to build/fix up a wooden boat she had my permission to whack me upside the head! This kinda project, somehow, might be something I could get away with!

**Pblais** · 10-07-2007, 19:12

[QUOTE]what these are?/[QUOTE]

They look a lot like the light houses we have on the southern Chesapaeke. These are clearly military. Our light houses have a cast iron cylinder base instead of the tripod bases. We have some that the house part is brick too.

They recently sold off a couple near here to private parties. I think a few went cheap but turning them into a habitable place isn't easy or cheap. Some are a few miles from land.

Wolf Trap Light

Wolftrap and Thimble Shoals were sold. The little structure to the right on Wolftrap is the out house. I sailed by it just last Sunday.

**TaoJones** · 10-07-2007, 19:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

what these are?

I'm not sure, but these are their cousins -

TaoJones

delmarrey · 10-07-2007, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

what these are?

Neue Seite 1

Water World????

Lancerbye · 10-07-2007, 21:44

Liveaboard Condos?

GordMay · 11-07-2007, 06:06

Move over Moby Dick. Get out of the water Jaws. There's a new monster from the deep on the radar. Get ready for...Lemmy the Lobster.
Goto: What's that coming over the hill - is it a lobster, is it a lobster..? | Metro.co.uk

Amphibian · 11-07-2007, 07:18

Hi guys! Occasionally drop by to stock up on the abundant words of wisdom here, not often found at altitude (i.e. aviation boards). These days a coupla seaplane forums occupy my spare time, but I still nurse my dream of sailing.

This monster-size lobster made my day!!!

**knottybuoyz** · 11-07-2007, 15:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaoJones

That's one nice lobster, Gord, but here's a truly awesome pair!

Lobster? What lobster? I don't see no lobster!!!!

10-07-2007, 12:57	#16
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10-07-2007, 13:08	#17
knottybuoyz Moderator Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canada Boat: Bateau.com TW28 Modified Posts: 2,335	Just something not right here! __________________ Yours Aye! Rick ~^~^~^^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~~^~^~~^~^~^^~~^~^ "If it breaks, make it stronger." If it's not broke, try harder!" Author unknown.

10-07-2007, 15:45	#19
Lancerbye Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Victoria at present. Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer Posts: 708	Back packing a boat Isn't this the way you all carry your runabouts. The only problem here is that the truck is too small. Either that or it's a boat trying to mate with a truck. That's how you get those amphibious things.

10-07-2007, 15:53	#20
TaoJones Moderator Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre El Río Porciuncula, Alta California Posts: 3,551	I don't know what it says about the truck or the boat, but it speaks volumes about the structural integrity of the light pole! TaoJones __________________ "Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens." Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)

10-07-2007, 16:33	#22
knottybuoyz Moderator Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canada Boat: Bateau.com TW28 Modified Posts: 2,335	Anybody got a guess what these are? Neue Seite 1 __________________ Yours Aye! Rick ~^~^~^^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~~^~^~~^~^~^^~~^~^ "If it breaks, make it stronger." If it's not broke, try harder!" Author unknown.

10-07-2007, 13:27	#18
S/V Elusive Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,454	I'm pretty sure that is how NOT to launch your boat.

10-07-2007, 16:00	#21
Lancerbye Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Victoria at present. Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer Posts: 708	Yep that's a damn good pole. They should have made the truck out of that material. LOL

10-07-2007, 16:42	#23
knottybuoyz Moderator Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canada Boat: Bateau.com TW28 Modified Posts: 2,335	Got termites? ReallyWantOne » Blog Archive » It’s a car Jim, but not as we know it I told Lori if I ever wanted to build/fix up a wooden boat she had my permission to whack me upside the head! This kinda project, somehow, might be something I could get away with! __________________ Yours Aye! Rick ~^~^~^^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~~^~^~~^~^~^^~~^~^ "If it breaks, make it stronger." If it's not broke, try harder!" Author unknown.

10-07-2007, 19:12	#24
Pblais Moderator Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hayes, VA Boat: Gozzard 36 - Bright Eyes Posts: 6,569	[QUOTE]what these are?/[QUOTE] They look a lot like the light houses we have on the southern Chesapaeke. These are clearly military. Our light houses have a cast iron cylinder base instead of the tripod bases. We have some that the house part is brick too. They recently sold off a couple near here to private parties. I think a few went cheap but turning them into a habitable place isn't easy or cheap. Some are a few miles from land. Wolf Trap Light Wolftrap and Thimble Shoals were sold. The little structure to the right on Wolftrap is the out house. I sailed by it just last Sunday. __________________ Paul Blais s/v Bright Eyes Gozzard 36 37 15.7 N 76 28.9 W

10-07-2007, 21:44	#27
Lancerbye Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Victoria at present. Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer Posts: 708	Condos Liveaboard Condos? __________________ The basis of accomplishment is in never quitting Mengzi Meng-tse

11-07-2007, 06:06	#28
GordMay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 12,575	Move over Moby Dick. Get out of the water Jaws. There's a new monster from the deep on the radar. Get ready for...Lemmy the Lobster. Goto: What's that coming over the hill - is it a lobster, is it a lobster..? \| Metro.co.uk Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

11-07-2007, 07:18	#29
Amphibian Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 57	Hi guys! Occasionally drop by to stock up on the abundant words of wisdom here, not often found at altitude (i.e. aviation boards). These days a coupla seaplane forums occupy my spare time, but I still nurse my dream of sailing. This monster-size lobster made my day!!! __________________ "Only one thing in life is better than a seaplane takeoff..."

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