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Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-08-2008, 06:54
Replies: 42
Views: 5,183
Posted By Holding Pattern
The Cats Got Nervous

7 years of paying off debt and accumulating THE original kitty...
We put price tags in everything in the house...pay me, take it off the wall, never to be seen again. We also put a price tag on the...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 23-06-2008, 19:17
Replies: 12
Views: 2,562
Posted By Holding Pattern
Grounded Boat & Unexpected Twist

Several weeks ago a sailboat went ashore in a storm. It was anchored in an area unfortunately known for abandoned/derelict/unloved boats to be left...but it was decked out with solar panels, dinghy,...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-06-2008, 05:27
Replies: 9
Views: 18,074
Posted By Holding Pattern
Up The Mast

I have painted several boats/masts (mainly for the Annapolis show) and going aloft isn't really a big deal. A climbing harness is very comfortable (maybe because I did competitive climbing in the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 17-06-2008, 05:21
Replies: 28
Views: 8,595
Posted By Holding Pattern
Alarms

The PO's put a switch-type alarm system onboard for their circumnavigation (never had to use it but that is beside the point.) The switch is connected to both the onboard alarm (red fire bell that...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 23-05-2008, 05:08
Replies: 31
Views: 4,312
Posted By Holding Pattern
Wow, this is great! Never before have I seen...

Wow, this is great! Never before have I seen such helpful discussion without so much as a single negative post...I like it!
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 23-05-2008, 05:06
Replies: 19
Views: 3,012
Posted By Holding Pattern
The VHF track screen showed the beacons at Cape...

The VHF track screen showed the beacons at Cape Fear, Wrightsville Beach, and I think Wilmington...it was amazing to watch the blue/reg/green lines intersect whenever the VHF squawked... there were...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 23-05-2008, 04:13
Replies: 19
Views: 3,012
Posted By Holding Pattern
Coast Guard Tour/Hassle

USCG Station Oak Island, NC does tours on Wed. from 10-2. We got together with another boat and decided to go over for a look-see.

The first thing the CG officer does is lower his voice and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-05-2008, 04:01
Replies: 36
Views: 5,260
Posted By Holding Pattern
We just took a tour of Oak Island, NC CG station...

We just took a tour of Oak Island, NC CG station and according to them (which is BS) they will not board unless it is for a law enforcement operation...they deny doing safety checks.
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 19-05-2008, 06:22
Replies: 39
Views: 7,790
Posted By Holding Pattern
Lots of duct tape, lots of sedatives for them and...

Lots of duct tape, lots of sedatives for them and more for you...

But then again, what do we know? We never had 'em, so it's like a sportfish telling us how to sail...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 16-05-2008, 05:26
Replies: 48
Poll: Davits
Views: 15,959
Posted By Holding Pattern
Davits are great but you've got to have your head...

Davits are great but you've got to have your head about you... take the dink down offshore...even the best forecast can turn.
Just a couple of days ago we overnighted it from Charleston, SC to Cape...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-05-2008, 05:11
Replies: 89
Views: 8,277
Posted By Holding Pattern
Personally, I enjoy the cultural differences......

Personally, I enjoy the cultural differences... it can be fun to try and tease out the meaning of a phrase.
When I was on the So. Pacific it was always dangerous to get drunk and hang out with any...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-05-2008, 04:56
Replies: 24
Views: 4,922
Posted By Holding Pattern
Did you see this??? It sounds as if you don't do...

Did you see this??? It sounds as if you don't do it 'their way' and mitigate the bidding process for a straight sale transaction, then they will strip the electronics and sell them separately.... ...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 10-05-2008, 04:15
Replies: 38
Views: 4,895
Posted By Holding Pattern
It's easy for us...with no other home than the...

It's easy for us...with no other home than the boat. Originals are kept in the ditch bags, color copies are kept with family. HP is never unattended for more than a few hours and really, what is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-05-2008, 04:45
Replies: 20
Views: 3,057
Posted By Holding Pattern
We are slower than most. We wait patiently for...

We are slower than most. We wait patiently for our weather windows and go like hell for a couple of days then we'll sit for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. We've not been off board for 2...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 07-05-2008, 15:21
Replies: 45
Views: 11,253
Posted By Holding Pattern
We've made them price match multiple times.... we...

We've made them price match multiple times.... we saved several hundred on a nice EPIRB... we check multiple sources and then either go to West (if one is near) or call the 1-800 and ask them to...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 03-05-2008, 04:54
Replies: 55
Views: 10,098
Posted By Holding Pattern
I know this is no good in OZ but here in the US,...

I know this is no good in OZ but here in the US, onboard Holding Pattern, we have an Air Card from Sprint (our cell carrier.) The publishing company I contract for pays for it, I believe it is $49 a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-05-2008, 04:44
Replies: 8
Views: 4,907
Posted By Holding Pattern
We have both windscoops and hella fans... both...

We have both windscoops and hella fans... both have been fantastic uses of kitty kash.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-05-2008, 04:41
Replies: 55
Views: 12,050
Posted By Holding Pattern
I think this is the first unanimous discussion I...

I think this is the first unanimous discussion I have seen... I will chime in... I would not leave without a dodger... there is little less tolerable than 3am, 42 degrees, rain, 25kt and 6' seas......
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 01-05-2008, 04:06
Replies: 12
Views: 3,125
Posted By Holding Pattern
Wallet, wallet, wallet... how many cruisers (not...

Wallet, wallet, wallet... how many cruisers (not weekend cruises) carry their wallets in the back pocket? My wife and I have one combined billfold with everything necessary....sometimes she has it...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-04-2008, 03:23
Replies: 12
Views: 3,125
Posted By Holding Pattern
This is the safest assumption you will ever make...

This is the safest assumption you will ever make in your life... a tatou on the tally is, has been, and will always be out of the question.

This fellow was so deeply in love that just before he...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 28-04-2008, 04:35
Replies: 5
Views: 18,659
Posted By Holding Pattern
HAH! The anchorage in front of the USCG station...

HAH! The anchorage in front of the USCG station sucks... the percentage of local/abandoned boats is extreme (2/3 of the anchorage at least) and many of them are on wicked scope.
We gave in and...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 28-04-2008, 04:23
Replies: 12
Views: 3,125
Posted By Holding Pattern
I have popped off a med-alert bracelet on a...

I have popped off a med-alert bracelet on a shroud and the bruise it left looked like I attempted suicide...and I'd hate to have my neck stuck on sonething that would not break away... same reason we...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-04-2008, 15:01
Replies: 8
Views: 13,051
Posted By Holding Pattern
For example, some yacht clubs in Florida want...

For example, some yacht clubs in Florida want only membership in another Florida yacht club that offers reciprocal benefits... then again, there are the "Welcome, y'all" places too.
The yard we...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 27-04-2008, 14:55
Replies: 12
Views: 3,125
Posted By Holding Pattern
Allergy/Emergency Information Help

I am allergic to penicillin and iodine, two pretty big ones. I cannot wear a bracelet or necklace like the MedicAlert, they either snag or get in the way, break off at the least opportune time, etc....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-04-2008, 05:06
Replies: 80
Views: 47,951
Posted By Holding Pattern
I'm a Challenger 40, 1974 ketch rig owner......

I'm a Challenger 40, 1974 ketch rig owner... Holding Pattern has circumnavigated and I would not hesitate to take her anywhere. From FL to the Chesapeake we only run outside and we've surely put her...
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