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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 08-07-2007, 16:35
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha Ruby V, The last time in Seattle (2yrs...

Aloha Ruby V,
The last time in Seattle (2yrs ago) my wife and I stopped to watch the Ballard locks and see the salmon go up the ladder. It was Christie's first time there. I can just imagine what...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 03-07-2007, 20:15
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Ruby V, If you care to respond to "Ballard...

Ruby V,
If you care to respond to "Ballard locks backwards" I'd like to hear the rest of the story. I've only been through them once and only one way.
JohnL
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 03-03-2007, 10:24
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha Zephyr4 and Pmartin, Great photos and...

Aloha Zephyr4 and Pmartin,

Great photos and stories. The photo just made me want to say "ouch."

Thanks,

JohnL
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 19-11-2006, 12:29
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
ALoha Cat, "The red marker I hear you ask,...

ALoha Cat,

"The red marker I hear you ask, well that was the tail light reflectors on the fishermans 4x4."

I have on more than one occasion found navigation lights where there really weren't...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 07-08-2006, 01:10
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha Alan, Good save. Thank G your batteries...

Aloha Alan,
Good save. Thank G your batteries didn't fail.
Regards, JohnL
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 04-08-2006, 20:40
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha All, Well, finally some more good...

Aloha All,
Well, finally some more good stories. Thanks Kai, Sea, Chief and Latitude. I have one diesel story and one losing a dinghy story to come but can't take the time right now. Have to get...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 03-08-2006, 17:12
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha All, Obviously we have a forum composed...

Aloha All,
Obviously we have a forum composed of folks who never make mistakes while sailing, anchoring or at dock. Maybe we should label a thread "Lessons Learned."
Kind Regards, --JohnL--
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 23-06-2006, 12:47
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Missing the Dock #1. After partying for a few...

Missing the Dock #1. After partying for a few hours my friends talked me into going for a sail at about 10PM. There must have been 8 of us on my Garden ketch sailing toward the exit of Pearl...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-06-2006, 11:06
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha Mark, I was married to Christie on the...

Aloha Mark,
I was married to Christie on the Mariner 32 True Love in Rainbow Bay with the Arizona Memorial as a backdrop on Armed Forces Day. There was a gun salute from Ford Island because of...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-06-2006, 10:59
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Going aground #1. Got stuck in the mud of...

Going aground #1. Got stuck in the mud of Fiddlers Cove in Coronado in the late '70s in a Lido 14. Aha!! Raise the centerboard and sail off the goo.

Going aground #2. In '81 I bought my first...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-06-2006, 10:34
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha again Thomas, I really enjoyed sailing in...

Aloha again Thomas,
I really enjoyed sailing in Pearl Harbor 81-84 and 89-92. Water was warm like you said and always a good breeze from the direction of Aloha Stadium. Hickam had Widgeons and I...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-06-2006, 10:16
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Aloha Thomas, Check your card. I'm pretty...

Aloha Thomas,
Check your card. I'm pretty certain the O'day Widgeon is 12 or could be considered 13 but definitely not 16. Capsizing was something we taught but when it filled with water between...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-06-2006, 13:46
Replies: 195
Views: 45,188
Posted By SkiprJohn
Capsize #1. I invited some friends to go racing...

Capsize #1. I invited some friends to go racing in a Rebel 16 at the Navy Sail Club, Coronado CA in the mid 70s. We were jockying tothe start and just as we were ready to jibe round the end of the...
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