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Old 05-03-2011, 21:51   #181
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Is that a personal admission Zee?
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Old 05-03-2011, 22:28   #182
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Is that a personal admission Zee?
i admit nothing--i drink only very rarely--but i know many who drink a lot and some of those make their own.... i guess it keeps their costs down....
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Old 06-03-2011, 04:05   #183
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Striped knickers and a black lace bra, right Z?

Soulmate bait.
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Old 06-03-2011, 08:56   #184
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Striped knickers and a black lace bra, right Z?

Soulmate bait.

you have a gooood memory-- tool box has some good stuff in it....
soulmate fodder?? we will see......
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Old 06-03-2011, 09:03   #185
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Easterly has the right idea. Social drinking in a marina is wonderful. I only had one bad experience when a guest had a snootful and took exception to a black sailor coming aboard my boat. People can completely change with a few drinks in them. But that was a once in a life time exception to a series of warm and welcoming evenings.

Now the other side of the coin. Drinking at sea is not to be winked at. Cruising is a team sport and the safety of everyone is dependent on the capabilities of each. So, as a rule, no alchohol consumption when under way. No illegal substances aboard at any time. Sorry to be a wet blanket. That's just the way it is on my boat.
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Old 06-03-2011, 09:45   #186
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I only had one bad experience when a guest had a snootful and took exception to a black sailor coming aboard my boat. .
Would have thrown the snoot off the bow and given him an anchor for good luck.
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Old 06-03-2011, 10:08   #187
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Isn't it amazing how common sense seems to prevail when the penalty for being even a little tipsy could VERY likely be costly or tragic. This reflects the challenge involved in operating a boat and is what makes it such a great thing to do. You know you need to be firing on all cylinders all the time. Even the prospect of trying to set sail the next day with a hangover is enough to dissuade me from popping too many.
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Old 06-03-2011, 10:19   #188
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have seen drunken sailors run irremovably aground as they slept it off......prefer to have ability to function on board boat.....
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Guess it all boils down to moderation in all things, but... it is sorta traditional.. punishments too

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Historically what united the Brits as a Nation was a fondness for alcohol and a distrust of foreigners. We built an Empire on that.

Apparently not very PC nowadays

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See the dangers of being intoxicated--
popcorn for the movie?
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Never drink before an anchor watch, 'cause it's really hard to shoot a dive tank at 50 meters when it's in the mouth of fast moving shark.
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i always thought alcohol was developed so ugly wowen could have sex.
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We make our own alcohol on board.
Sugar and water plus yeast, leave it a week and run it through a reflux still. (our alternative water maker?)
Then run it through activated charcoal 3 times and no hangover (honest) your legs won't work, but you won't have a hangover.
We mix our with orange juice or coconut juice, plenty of ice, never before 3 pm and not while underway.
Cost $1.00 a 1 liter bottle.
Works for me.
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We make our own alcohol on board.
Sugar and water plus yeast, leave it a week and run it through a reflux still. (our alternative water maker?).
??? I've never understood how these work... What's a reflux still?
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