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Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-01-2011, 01:04
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
I was very cold in London yesterday-- the temp...

I was very cold in London yesterday-- the temp was 34, but it felt much bitter than that. I worked in the garage with my son for an hour in the morning, and then I never recovered from the chills. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-01-2011, 10:48
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Didn't get to sail today, but here's a pic from...

Didn't get to sail today, but here's a pic from our last sail to Cowes, Isle of Wight:

https://www.photos.sailingvoyage.com/d/8959-2/IMG_0279.JPG


Serafina, I almost went to look at another...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-06-2008, 12:56
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
fun...

We had another great daysail on the Solent last Saturday--

https://www.photos.sailingvoyage.com/d/4863-2/IMG_4715.jpg

Solent Daysail (https://www.photos.sailingvoyage.com/v/album_028/)
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-05-2008, 15:19
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Hey, I started this thread back in Jan 2006. ...

Hey, I started this thread back in Jan 2006.

Our last day sail was last Saturday-- my brother and I took out my Rival 34 on the Solent out of Gosport.
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-12-2006, 15:17
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
What? We're supposed to close the hatch? :) ...

What? We're supposed to close the hatch? :)

Basically the kids are popping up and down through the companionway so much that they'd just bash their heads if we tried to close things up much. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-12-2006, 17:56
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
We had another excellent winter sail on Saturday....

We had another excellent winter sail on Saturday. 39 degrees, debris everywhere in the Columbia River, 5-15 East winds, occasional 20 degree heel as we beat into the wind and current, heater going...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-12-2006, 17:51
Replies: 8
Views: 1,534
Posted By Jim H
What's on the Holiday Gift List?

So what's on the holiday gift list this year?

For my wife: rigging knife, knife halyard, small snap shackle for halyard, three extra sail ties, extending brush for cleaning the hull of slime (but...
Forum: Forum Tech Support & Site Help 07-12-2006, 09:42
Replies: 40
Views: 6,609
Posted By Jim H
I think you're right here. If you do a Google...

I think you're right here. If you do a Google Search on the words "USE OF MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY YOU," you will find a stock paragraph in the user rules of many bulletin boards that states that they...
Forum: Forum Tech Support & Site Help 07-12-2006, 08:35
Replies: 40
Views: 6,609
Posted By Jim H
The power of the presss belongs to he who owns...

The power of the presss belongs to he who owns the press...

Actually, I'm going to disagree a little with you here. Public forums exist because public users post to them. Some boards repost...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-12-2006, 17:27
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
We also had a most excellent sail on Saturday...

We also had a most excellent sail on Saturday (Columbia River, Portland, Oregon).

39 degrees when we started, no wind, but soon built to a solid 15 knots from the west and we had a fun time...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-11-2006, 11:38
Replies: 158
Poll: bumfuzzle
Views: 51,654
Posted By Jim H
I respectfully disagree. If there are users on...

I respectfully disagree. If there are users on CF that find inspiration from the Bums, why should they be told to "Stop this NOW?"

I'm not a fan of the Bums, mostly because I find the writing on...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-11-2006, 20:06
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Thanks for the sail report-- sounds like a good...

Thanks for the sail report-- sounds like a good time. I've been following the reports and pictures over at Lat 38...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 27-11-2006, 20:52
Replies: 62
Views: 12,093
Posted By Jim H
Just a quick note. As you've probably seen, the...

Just a quick note. As you've probably seen, the KiwiProps site has a page with four benchmark installations of the kiwiprop on the 2QM20, with suggested pitch, diameters and max rpms for four...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-11-2006, 20:01
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Thanks for the reports, everyone. I got out...

Thanks for the reports, everyone.

I got out for a nice Cal 20 sail with my son last weekend. Only problem-- I was the crew...

https://www.photos.sailingvoyage.com/v/album_002/
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-09-2006, 16:18
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
We were very happy to help him-- I'm sure we'll...

We were very happy to help him-- I'm sure we'll need a hand from someone else in the future. I had to borrow wrenches to remove the battery, and that inspired us to buy a good toolkit to have aboard...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 18-08-2006, 13:56
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Nice to see this thread pop back for awhile. ...

Nice to see this thread pop back for awhile. We've been doing weekend trips on our C&C 27, and we chartered for a week in the San Juans.

Last weekend, we spent two nights at Government Island on...
Forum: The Library 27-04-2006, 13:47
Replies: 14
Views: 8,243
Posted By Jim H
Tanya's book was also excellent. She had a...

Tanya's book was also excellent. She had a Contessa 26:

https://sailquest.com/market/models/cont26.htm

In "My Old Man and the Sea," they had a 25 foot English-made Vertue (but fiberglass hull,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-04-2006, 20:31
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Dawn, it gives me hope when I hear of experienced...

Dawn, it gives me hope when I hear of experienced sailors occasionally making mistakes (or close to). So much to remember...

Michael, if anyone around here deserves some nice weather SOON, it's...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2006, 08:01
Replies: 18
Views: 3,602
Posted By Jim H
Stars, Admins, Moderators and Cliques

I think Larry is exactly right about this. Handing out special titles, and making a small platoon of system admins and moderators might be motivational for them, but for the standard user this site...
Forum: Forum Tech Support & Site Help 11-04-2006, 07:45
Replies: 31
Views: 57,785
Posted By Jim H
With respect, I find this a troubling change. I...

With respect, I find this a troubling change. I just did a quick check, and I can still edit my old posts at Sailnet and Lats and Atts discussion boards.

Is the lost of continuity really a...
Forum: Forum Tech Support & Site Help 09-04-2006, 19:33
Replies: 31
Views: 57,785
Posted By Jim H
A quick question-- is there a time limit now for...

A quick question-- is there a time limit now for editing your own posts after you post them? For post I've done lately, it seems like the edit button is there for making changes for awhile, and then...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-04-2006, 18:15
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Mantra? No-- I'm just lekking...

Mantra? No-- I'm just lekking (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_%28animal_behavior%29).

So who hit the water today?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-04-2006, 14:32
Replies: 283
Views: 44,904
Posted By Jim H
Giving, Instead of Receiving

Sometimes, it's better to give than receive.

Yesterday a friend from work drove out to the marina to join me about 3 p.m. The weather was pretty terrible-- rain most of the day, and not a lot of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-04-2006, 08:36
Replies: 119
Views: 17,018
Posted By Jim H
Common Themes

This thread is interesting in many ways-- it's uneven, but there's many interesting points being touched on.

Gord, thanks for the "dance floor" image and example.

Wendy V, I agree strongly with...
Forum: Forum News & Announcements 04-04-2006, 14:49
Replies: 98
Views: 61,167
Posted By Jim H
It's a private site for my employer, but in the...

It's a private site for my employer, but in the end it should be relatively impressive in terms of galleries, discussions, file exchanges.

We didn't even look at the VbGallery system, since the...
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