The Top 10 Dead Horses

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by captainKJ

without getting personal I think that the Scoobert Threads take the cake,,,can I put extra tanks on this boat,,,,what is the MPG,,,,will it cross the ocean,,,,,I am getting a loan,,,I am going bankrupt,,,I am getting a new loan after starting a new business,,,,I want a monohull,,,no a catamaran,,,no a trawler,,,no 99 percent sure I want a tug,,,,,,still have not bought yet but think i found the boat,,,is this a good deal if i put airplane wings on it and will it fly,sail,power across the ocean

You know I jousted with that guy. He had a quarter of a mil to spend right? And I wonder about that circumcision. Was he the first in his country to get one? Could well be. But my least fav are the guys George mentioned that come on strong telling us what they're going to do. And when. And for how much as if those issues had simple answers.

I started with Sailnet but didn't last long when I realized that Mr Sailing Dog is the big guru over there with thousands of posts... like 30 thou in 3 years. When does he go to work? And what is he thinking? He's a sharp cookie but come on.

[VirtualVagabond]

Originally Posted by GeoPowers

Another horse beaten into submission waiting to ascend to the top ten list:

"Hi! I'm new to sailing, boats, and water in general. In fact, I've never even seen a boat. BUT, I have a dream to (fill in): [circumnavigate in a year/liveaboard/sail solo nonstop around the world]. I've had this dream since before birth. Can anyone tell me briefly what I need to leave? Like what boat should I get, how to make money, and how sails work, and what laws and rules there are and stuff? I plan on leaving in 2 weeks. Oh, by the way I'm a fill in: [middle-aged divorced man/soldier in a war zone/23-year old single girl/as cluseless as they come]."

That's not a horse... it's a HERD!
But you gotta love it

[David_Old_Jersey]

Anything with "What's the best" in the thread title.........

[sarafina]

Heh...

Then horses are NOT dead... if they were they would stay peacefully buried.... Those nags are ZOMBIE horses... undead and always haunting us and raising their unwelcome specters! No matter how many times we try ta put em ta rest!

>; -}>

[VirtualVagabond]

Originally Posted by sarafina

Heh...

Then horses are NOT dead... if they were they would stay peacefully buried.... Those nags are ZOMBIE horses... undead and always haunting us and raising their unwelcome specters! No matter how many times we try ta put em ta rest!

>; -}>

Beware the horse with the raised specter...

[Target9000]

Wait wait wait. Are you telling me zombies aren't dead?

[sarafina]

That's right... them suckers are UnDead! Just like these topics!

lol

[ahnutts!]

Originally Posted by Nateman

Not even close to being dead on SailNet! It's a wonderfully thoughtful thread over there! LOL

these days their the babypicfuzzles. how friggin boring, like we never seen a baby before

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by sarafina

Heh...

Then horses are NOT dead... if they were they would stay peacefully buried.... Those nags are ZOMBIE horses... undead and always haunting us and raising their unwelcome specters! No matter how many times we try ta put em ta rest!

>; -}>

Yes sarafina…..It’s good to know that my sextant will react if severely beaten….. but will it ever again feel loved and appreciated and rise to the occasion of it’s own accord? ….

we must never forget that our dead horses once served a noble purpose..

[Amgine]

I've been laughing too much in this thread to remember: is one of the undead horses an electric drive?

[sarafina]

naw those electric drives aren't even in the top 50...

[avb3]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

Anything with "What's the best" in the thread title.........

Guilty, at least once.

But I learned my lesson.

[sarafina]

It is kind of interesting that there are some topics that seem to generate universal interest and endless controversy.

I get that in politics that it is pretty much the nature of the beast, but I am surprised, often, by how obstinately passionate we can be about our boating issues.

I am trying to think of other communities I have participated in where personal opinion and experience would lead to such strong positions and to be honest I can't think of one.

Is it the forum environment? Do you all experience the sailing community as holding the same strength of opinion when on the dock instead of online?

[Amgine]

Honourable mention mostly-dead horse: the [mastaft/ketch/cutter/gaff/brigantine/junk/dynarig/sprit/crab-claw] rig is superior in [repairability/cheapness/upwind/downwind/sinking/required runway]

[wingNwing]

OMG! Can I submit Cetol vs varnish vs teak oil vs (whatever) for stall #12? I can't believe no one's mentioned it yet!