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Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-12-2009, 14:57
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Somehow I don't get the feeling that you'd all be...

Somehow I don't get the feeling that you'd all be so 'forgiving', 'caring', and 'friendly' if it happened to be a boatload of Haitians 30 miles off of the US coast that had their boat fall apart...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-12-2009, 12:55
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Yeah, I'm the 'bad guy'...the guy who actually...

Yeah, I'm the 'bad guy'...the guy who actually personally replaces all of his throughhulls, seacocks, and cockpit drains before he puts his 'new' old boat back in the water. That somehow makes me...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-12-2009, 06:33
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
In the USA, that is the same exact reasoning that...

In the USA, that is the same exact reasoning that led to grade schools no longer giving out an 'F' as a failing grade to students, and instead switching to some more arbitrary method that everyone...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-12-2009, 03:47
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Follow the thread. My post was in response to a...

Follow the thread. My post was in response to a post that expressed incredulity (and ridicule) that anyone would possibly venture out in a boat that was less than seaworthy while secure in the...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 14-12-2009, 13:31
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
I've seen similar old brass fittings simply 'fall...

I've seen similar old brass fittings simply 'fall off' when touched, with the break happening where the (thin) threads join the (much thicker) body of the casting. They can split almost all the way...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 14-12-2009, 13:26
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
The bad part of this is, my throughhulls didn't...

The bad part of this is, my throughhulls didn't really 'look' bad at all (other than looking old). It wasn't until I scraped at the old bedding compound on the inside of the hull (which turned to...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 14-12-2009, 13:14
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Well, let's see who would normally get paid in...

Well, let's see who would normally get paid in such a circumstance;
(1) The surveyor who said that the boat was in excellent shape would collect a fee, (and possibly a kickback from any potential...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 14-12-2009, 13:05
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Well, if the 'Lazy Jack' is any indication of the...

Well, if the 'Lazy Jack' is any indication of the 'norm', that is exactly what appears to have happened (nothwithstanding the 'ruse' part and 'lose precious possessions' part, which would be up to...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 12-12-2009, 08:51
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
No 'ax' to grind. Other than having recently...

No 'ax' to grind. Other than having recently spent quite a few hours cramped up in tight spaces personally replacing all of the throughhulls and seacocks on my 'new' 30-year-old boat before I put...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 11-12-2009, 13:35
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Here's the (former? current?) insurer. They...

Here's the (former? current?) insurer. They still have Lazy Jack listed on their 'wall of fame'.
https://www.thepegasusgroup.org/photo-gallery.html
Forum: Cruising News & Events 11-12-2009, 13:00
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Yes, except it was Coast Guard Ensign Peacock who...

Yes, except it was Coast Guard Ensign Peacock who said that the boat had earlier been boarded off Mayport, Fla., by the Cutter Harriet Lane, and not 'the newspaper'.

Hey, if you guys don't care...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 11-12-2009, 12:46
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
Inquisition? Asking an individual to explain...

Inquisition? Asking an individual to explain discrepancies in their story is an 'inquisition', 'veiled accusations' and 'barbed questions'? Gee, and here I thought the purpose of the thread was to...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 11-12-2009, 12:00
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
I'd be interested in hearing exactly how 'off the...

I'd be interested in hearing exactly how 'off the coast of Florida' translates into Beaufort, NC being the 'closest port in nautical miles'. Be specific please.
"Peacock said the boat had earlier...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 11-12-2009, 07:34
Replies: 188
Views: 42,786
Posted By Not Sure
It would seem that the time to be searching for...

It would seem that the time to be searching for the closest port to put in for repairs (or in the least case a reassessment of the vessel's condition) would be immediately after the Coast Guard...
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