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Forum: Cruising News & Events 12-07-2011, 19:24
Replies: 195
Views: 20,458
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Human Slobs

Just sailed from Annapolis to Norfolk and hardly saw any litter at all out on the water, maybe a soda bottle and... well, that's about all that comes to mind. Maybe a little more near marinas on the...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 12-07-2011, 19:15
Replies: 195
Views: 20,458
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Human Slobs

Up here in VA it is much the same - we put a few peels in our own veg and flower gardens near the plants under the mulch. They are always gone to nothing within a few weeks during the summer. We...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 12-07-2011, 16:58
Replies: 195
Views: 20,458
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Human slobs

Please correct me if I'm wrong. You just called all mankind, including Gord, me and everyone in this forum, a "pestilence" and said you are "hoping" that significant portions of us should be...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-07-2011, 10:57
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

The reality is, despite what anyone, from the comfort of their keyboard, speculates will or might happen, I actually used lashings of this type to hold up a mast in very dynamic conditions, in storm...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-07-2011, 09:22
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

I'm with you on this - joining a piece of 1/4" wire rope to a chain plate, be it on a 39' Columbia, a home-built plywood catamaran, or a third world fishing boat, need not be rocket science. A...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-07-2011, 10:55
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Thanks much Adelie - many good points, well presented, and very educational for me. I guess they will rig with what they have, mostly motor the boat the 120 miles home (nearly new Yanmar 3), then...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-07-2011, 10:41
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Thanks GordMay! Pointing out the difference tween 316 and 304, and your emphasis on the word 'approximate' clears up what I found online. I'm adding those gems to my rigging notes.

Just returned...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-07-2011, 08:35
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Your 'lashed eyes' suggestion has sparked an idea that maybe eye-to-eye lashings can be made after the turnbuckles are installed - a sort of belt AND suspenders approach giving an added measure of...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-07-2011, 08:12
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Yeah, very good stuff, and many thanks for the reminder. After a marine mechanic recommended it to me years ago I use it on all marine nuts and bolts and have never had a seized bolt where it has...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-07-2011, 06:12
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Yes, although many builders have gone to SS turnbuckles and it now seems to be somewhat of an industry standard, especially in the smaller sizes. This note I saw on a mfg spec page for SS turnbuckles...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-07-2011, 05:56
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Thanks for the replies thus far.

I had considered cross-checking against the working load of the wire, and will go to the marina later this morning, when I can, with a digital caliper, a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 09-07-2011, 21:12
Replies: 31
Views: 5,983
Posted By Whimsy
Sea Scouts Seek Advice On 1/2" SS Turnbuckles

Met some Sea Scout folks this afternoon (seems to be 3 adults and one teen) prepping a newly acquired 1969 36' Columbia sailboat for delivery back to their home port. The boat is on stands in the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-05-2011, 05:27
Replies: 7
Views: 2,818
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Mainsail Refurb

A minor point, maybe, but I use a different color thread than the original to restitch. This clearly indicates where it has been restitched making the work easier.

Most of my sails have wanted...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 14-04-2011, 14:04
Replies: 4,794
Views: 1,068,760
Posted By Whimsy
Re: The Joke Thread

I always liked Clemmon's take on the difference:

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
-- Mark...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-04-2011, 13:25
Replies: 13
Views: 2,865
Posted By Whimsy
Re: What will we be sailing thru, in the years to come?

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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 13-04-2011, 13:06
Replies: 108
Views: 16,049
Posted By Whimsy
Re: I was just boarded by the FWC at anchor.

Why would they conceal them? I never minded seeing "open carry" of a nice pair of 38 Specials. :D
Forum: Classifieds Archive 13-04-2011, 12:43
Replies: 10
Want To Buy: Edson Wheel 22 - 24"
Views: 1,544
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Edson wheel 22 - 24"

Ha ha! And what is it about gals, always generalizing about guys?

Guess we are all just trying to do what we can with what we have.

Oh. Just realized that's what your post was about......
Forum: Classifieds Archive 13-04-2011, 11:37
Replies: 10
Want To Buy: Edson Wheel 22 - 24"
Views: 1,544
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Edson wheel 22 - 24"

I have an extra 36" wheel of same type you have pictured, and it has the suede leather covering in a light gray-tan color. Wheel and cover both in excellent condition. It's not the 22-24" you...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 13-04-2011, 05:56
Replies: 108
Views: 16,049
Posted By Whimsy
Re: I was just boarded by the FWC at anchor.

I guess it doesn't help, and that's an important point - the only benefit is to the politician who can then SAY he is helping... What amazes and saddens me is the irony within the mechanism of how...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 12-04-2011, 15:59
Replies: 108
Views: 16,049
Posted By Whimsy
Re: I was just boarded by the FWC at anchor.

You do realize it was the cop that boarded endoftheroad's boat, and not visa versa?
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 12-04-2011, 15:00
Replies: 108
Views: 16,049
Posted By Whimsy
Re: I was just boarded by the FWC at anchor.

Dude, I think you are allowed to be as angry as you like, or to experience any other emotion that happens upon you, or that you call up. As I understand it, as an adult in civil society, its how...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 12-04-2011, 14:14
Replies: 108
Views: 16,049
Posted By Whimsy
Re: I was just boarded by the FWC at anchor.

What is "Charlie Sheen"? Sounds like one of a variety of designer paint finishes:

Salesman: "Well, that particular line is available in Freddie Flat, Shelia Satin, Edie Eggshell, Sandy...
Forum: Meets & Greets 12-04-2011, 14:00
Replies: 22
Views: 12,306
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Suggested Destinations for Trailer Sailer

I remembered Bahia Honda State Park as one of my favs from the early 70s (I was ~12) when we camped as a family in the 18' travel trailer, pulled by the big station wagon, with the 12' jon boat on...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 12-04-2011, 13:29
Replies: 108
Views: 16,049
Posted By Whimsy
Re: I was just boarded by the FWC at anchor.

:confused: Of all the silly stuff you said, your out-of-the-blue crack on religion was never mentioned in my reply to you - I don’t care about it. I rely on education, science and common sense to...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2011, 12:51
Replies: 16
Views: 4,827
Posted By Whimsy
Re: Black or White?

While I agree with Herreshoff for my own boats, you should do whatever you want. And I'll not call you a fool, either way.

Function seems much more important than appearance to me. Its not as if...
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