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Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 03-05-2008, 05:18
Replies: 16
Views: 3,396
Posted By Knottygirlz
Funny thing about our neighborhood...people seem...

Funny thing about our neighborhood...people seem to move and think nothing of leaving their animals behind - particularly cats. Every spring at least one finds it's way to our house. Some we are able...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 07-03-2008, 17:44
Replies: 9
Views: 2,089
Posted By Knottygirlz
Hi Thomas! I've been around quite a bit lately...

Hi Thomas! I've been around quite a bit lately (On a medically dictated time out) and have been busy catching up. Travel is probably out for 3-6 months and I can't work my usual 60 hour weeks for a...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 07-03-2008, 17:38
Replies: 9
Views: 2,089
Posted By Knottygirlz
Rick found a site in one of our boating mags for...

Rick found a site in one of our boating mags for bedding. Have alook at Quality Custom Linens: Boat & Yacht Linens Designed to Fit Your Ship! Locatedin Covington, Kentucky....
Forum: Polar Regions 07-03-2008, 17:33
Replies: 4
Views: 3,005
Posted By Knottygirlz
Trade ya! In Eastern Ontario we have 15 cm...

Trade ya! In Eastern Ontario we have 15 cm tonight and 45 cm on Saturday...Is it Spring yet?

Lori
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-03-2008, 16:57
Replies: 31
Views: 9,526
Posted By Knottygirlz
When we first got our boat it was named "Lazy...

When we first got our boat it was named "Lazy Susan" Right away we started calling it Knottybuoyz II and everything was going wrong. Systems were failing and we changed out alot of parts that first...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 07-03-2008, 16:15
Replies: 9
Views: 2,089
Posted By Knottygirlz
As far as bedding, our aftcabin uses a standard...

As far as bedding, our aftcabin uses a standard double sheet so I can buy them at any discount store. However, Rick and I do not sleep in the aft cabin as it is very closed in. Instead we use the...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 25-02-2008, 17:51
Replies: 37
Views: 5,703
Posted By Knottygirlz
We are in the process of gathering materials to...

We are in the process of gathering materials to build our next boat and the alcohol stove is out and we will be going with propane. Yes, it is similar, but with propane we can build in some safety...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 22-02-2008, 16:00
Replies: 1
Views: 2,446
Posted By Knottygirlz
Meet Squirt

I thought it was about time that I introduced our newest crew member, Squirt.

Squirt is one of several abandoned cats that somehow find their way to our doorstep. We think his owners thought he...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 22-02-2008, 15:32
Replies: 37
Views: 5,703
Posted By Knottygirlz
We had a fire the first or second season with our...

We had a fire the first or second season with our current boat. The fire was confined to the galley aroud our alcohol stove. We keep 3 or 4 fire extinguishers on board one of which is in the galley...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 27-11-2007, 17:13
Replies: 20
Views: 8,539
Posted By Knottygirlz
Jim, the owner of the boat is a highly...

Jim, the owner of the boat is a highly experienced sailor, but the approach to our marina is challenging. First you have to sail down our narrow reach which is only approximately a nautical mile. You...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-11-2007, 19:37
Replies: 29
Views: 58,225
Posted By Knottygirlz
Yep! ya got that right, dear! Rick...

Yep! ya got that right, dear!



Rick definitely started it. I love the water and was thinking along the lines of a cottage when we started to talk about boating. To me it made perfect sense....
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 04-11-2007, 18:52
Replies: 66
Views: 7,746
Posted By Knottygirlz
Sheez, I said the electrical part was my weak...

Sheez, I said the electrical part was my weak area. Apparently we share that! :D

I just put an additional fire extinguisher under your work bench, dear.:D

Lori
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 04-11-2007, 06:13
Replies: 66
Views: 7,746
Posted By Knottygirlz
Score One For the Girl!

I got an 86! The electrical stuff was definitely my weak area.

Lori
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 10-10-2007, 06:07
Replies: 25
Views: 3,421
Posted By Knottygirlz
Sheez, I hope not! , this one scared the heck out...

Sheez, I hope not! , this one scared the heck out of me! I think the hospital had a sense of what I'm dealing with, though. The head injury sheet that they sent us home with began with "when your...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 05-10-2007, 16:10
Replies: 1,325
Views: 438,554
Posted By Knottygirlz
Slow day at work, Dear? :D

Slow day at work, Dear? :D
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 04-10-2007, 17:44
Replies: 33
Views: 30,496
Posted By Knottygirlz
Of course he was kidding! Shadow just looked hung...

Of course he was kidding! Shadow just looked hung over....We would never share our drinks with her.....although she does seem to fancy Kahlua & Milk or Sangsters Cream Rum. I can't set one of those...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 08-08-2007, 19:42
Replies: 725
Views: 96,481
Posted By Knottygirlz
I, too, went looking for more balanced reporting...

I, too, went looking for more balanced reporting of this incident. I founf these 2 articles:

https://lakeconews.com/content/view/964/554/ (https://lakeconews.com/content/view/964/554/)
...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 06-08-2007, 15:43
Replies: 25
Views: 4,113
Posted By Knottygirlz
Oh the mechanic does not want to deal with me. I...

Oh the mechanic does not want to deal with me. I have had all the same frustrations as Rick, PLUS had to live with him over the past couple of weeks.....;) I am much worse to deal with when I'm...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 31-07-2007, 18:34
Replies: 23
Views: 4,121
Posted By Knottygirlz
Mark, I was trying to figure out how to say...

Mark, I was trying to figure out how to say something similar...well no mention of growth hormones, but the majority of women might not need sanitary napkins.....and if it is a day trip they likely...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 28-07-2007, 19:47
Replies: 725
Views: 96,481
Posted By Knottygirlz
Having just read this thread from top to bottom,...

Having just read this thread from top to bottom, I think there are alot of holes in the information that has been presented.

For example, did the accident happen close to shore with alot of...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-07-2007, 05:42
Replies: 7
Views: 1,551
Posted By Knottygirlz
Hi Mudnut! The screens are bound all the...

Hi Mudnut!

The screens are bound all the way around with leather (or leather-like material) and I was concerned about it falling appart with all the stitching, ripping and restitching but it held...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-07-2007, 05:03
Replies: 7
Views: 1,551
Posted By Knottygirlz
I might add that he is pretty handy with that...

I might add that he is pretty handy with that tool.

The actual job was to remove old zippers from our screens and put in new ones. The person who put the old zippers in was very concerned with...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 21-05-2007, 05:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,316
Posted By Knottygirlz
....And in we go...

It is the Victoria Day long weekend here and the traditional start of the boating season. Saturday was warm - 25C or around 73F and sunny. Yesterday was cloudy, about 7C or 46F, windy and...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 22-04-2007, 04:59
Replies: 22
Views: 4,444
Posted By Knottygirlz
Ohhh ya! It seems the momma mouse climbed on...

Ohhh ya! It seems the momma mouse climbed on board and had her babies. One night we had been ashore with friends and came back. Rick was holding Shadow and giving her scratchies when we entered the...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 21-04-2007, 10:07
Replies: 22
Views: 4,444
Posted By Knottygirlz
Hi Alan, This happened to us 3 years ago. That's...

Hi Alan, This happened to us 3 years ago. That's when we found out our cat was a factory reject. Anyhow, I found the same signs, dutifully reported them to the captain and was scoffed at. Three weeks...
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