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Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-03-2014, 06:44
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

Of course the difference being that your fictional scoutmaster lives in the same culture as those who doubted him and would obviously be aware of the accusations/doubts, as would all of his family,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-03-2014, 15:07
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

...if he had a refrigerator to keep it in for a long time. In a very warm, moist environment like the one he was in, flesh quickly begins to rot and eating rotten meat will make you sick and that...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-03-2014, 14:16
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

I don't think that being initially very skeptical about what this guy apparently survived was attacking him at all. It was only common sense. The early reports were contradictory and none of us could...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-02-2014, 08:58
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

No need for a compass when every seafaring man knows the way you need to go when your motor breaks down is directly into the wind/waves!:banghead: Oars or no oars, I think you were right, they...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-02-2014, 05:22
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

That's how I feel about this. I can't come up with any alternate explanation that isn't even more far fetched than him drifting all the way across the Pacific in an open boat so I guess the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-02-2014, 12:26
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

I bet that if they put Columbo on the case, he'd figure this one in one 48 minute episode. :popcorn:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-02-2014, 17:09
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

Based on photos of other very similar boat photos that have been posted, chances are the boat appeared to be old and in bad shape with all kinds of algae on it and in it before this voyage ever began...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-01-2014, 11:49
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

I've never tried it myself and hope no to, but from reading the many published stories of survival at sea, they all seem to agree that gathering enough rainwater to drink is extremely problematic. ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-01-2014, 11:34
Replies: 485
Views: 59,183
Posted By jtsailjt
Re: Man Washes up in Marshall Islands 'After 16 Months Adrift'

I'm skeptical. Without regular hydration we quickly die. That's a LOT of turtle blood to keep him from becoming so dehydrated that he couldn't function well enough to catch a turtle or even collect...
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