Tuesday, 28 October 2008
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| Re: Wee Lassie strip canoe form free Steve_Nack 21:48:44 |
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corvid;650418 Wrote:
I have two building forms I used to build two canoes. The canoes turned out great and now I need to get rid of the building forms. The formsare for building Mac Macarthys wee lassie model canoe. The forms are sturdy and well constructed from high quality plywood. They are set up for building using the "no staple" method. I am located in central vermont and could possibly help with delivery. I need the space for my next project and these are to nice to add to the scrap pile. Thanks for your interest.
I am interested in the forms. Please pmail me at steve_nack at gmail
dot com.
Thanks,
Steve
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Steve_Nack
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| Republicans lead by example Nomen Nescio 21:38:07 |
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The Republicans have an extremely valid point about this election.
America can't afford to have one party domination of the Congress and
the Executive branch. If the Democrats run the show they will go hog
wild with reckless spending and force their social agenda upon the
American people.
We do not have to look very far to see the validity of their point.
When the Republicans ran everything, they spent like drunken sailors,
went after gaysand there was no restraint.
The Democrats have control of Congress and will tighten their grip
this election. There is but one thing we can do:
USE YOUR BRAIN -- VOTE MCCAIN!!!
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| Need RADAR advice Steve Lusardi 19:51:10 |
| | I have just purchased a used FURUNO antenna and gearbox. I have not received
it yet. It was made in 2005 and has been used on a commercial ship. It is
probably safe to say heavily used, but the price was right and it is sold as
functioning well. I will, disassemble it, repaint and mechanically inspect
and repair as necessary, but my question is about the magnetron. Furuno
states the magnetron is rated for 2,000 to 3,000 hours. I have no
maintenance history, but is to safe to think that without recent
replacement, the magnetron is used up? Should I just replace the magnetron
as just a general service replacement? It is an RSB0074-0062 12KW.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
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| Rachel Carson trip update Roger Long 01:25:54 |
| | Thanks for all the interest in the long thread below.
We left Weatley able to hear the wind howl and the surf as we boarded the
boat. We were almost immediately in a very snotty Lake Erie heading
straight into it. Although we experienced zero G's a few times that boat
did great and conditions steadily improved. She is very quiet and smooth.
Once the the wind got down to a bit under 20 and we used up some of the long
fetch, she felt like a much larger vessel with the engines sounding a long
way behind us.
We made it through the Welland Canal in record time with every lock and
bridge opening just as we reached it. In view of a rough forecast for Lake
Ontario, we decided to use the time saved to rest up. The forecast was
wrong and we had a great run down the lake arriving mid day. We spent the
afternoon lowering the mast, taking off the tops off the exhaust stacks for
bridge clearance, and refueling.
We're now tied up in front of Best Western and got rooms for the night and
are about to go out for dinner.
The weather report is for heavy, steady rain and possible snow for the next
few days. It isn't going to be much fun standing out in this stuff tending
lines as we go through the locks.
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Roger Long
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Monday, 27 October 2008
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| Black Baptist Churches in Chicago Nomen Nescio 23:38:33 |
| | Back in the late 70's it was like this before Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5N4KrZ0pw&feature=related
Check out what is said at 3:12 into the segment. That's right folks,
you heard it correctly.
Now today during Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH5ixmT83JE
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| New generation of anchors Denis M 15:31:10 |
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While the CQR is still very popular amongst the blue water cruisers, the
Delta (Lewmar), Kobra (Plastimo) and Quickset (Kingston) are getting
interesting reviews. Delta and Quickset are claiming that their anchor can
be self launched.
Plastimo with their Kobra are not yet making that claim?
Is there someone that has used any one of these anchor and can offer
comments
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Sunday, 26 October 2008
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| Re: Reason to Panic Larry 19:07:42 |
| | Nomen Nescio <nobody@duzim.com> wrote in
news:o1q3g41cf7b66r8fsk83ltn0d6mfhfto8g@hex.xeh:
a_panic__133374.htm
You don't really believe it makes any difference which one of the
Illuminati Freemasons controlled by the Illuminati bankers gets elected in
the show election for the masses, do you?
Barack is a good boy, or he wouldn't have been asked, and will do exactly
what the bankers expect of him, serving them at their whim, just like
George Bush and all the other President Freemasons except John Kennedy, of
course, which they handily "took care of" after he got out of control.
Money Changers run the government and have since they took control of the
money and printing presses in 1913. Obama and McCain and the rest of them
are just the hand-picked front men/women for the public show.
Still not convinced? The "employees" just voted to give their banker
bosses $700,000,000,000.00 and are about to give them $250,000,000,000.00
more just because there were no riots in the streets from the irate goyum.
As long as Barack doesn't try to pull anything off by himself, they'll let
him win another term by running another Republicrat complete idiot against
him.
One must admire the planning and presentation for the masses to digest.
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| Around the world with NO instruments Gordon 16:02:40 |
| | Interesting two part interview with a gentleman who circumnavigated
with no compass, no sextant, and no clock!
http://furledsails.com/
Gordon
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Saturday, 25 October 2008
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| Sharp LCD as monitor Gordon 17:01:26 |
| | I have some used sharp LM64P89L lcd panels that I would like to use as a
monitor on my boat. anyone know what I would need to connect these
panels to my computer. The connection from the panels looks like a 32
pin female socket with about 20 of these being used. Any ideas??
thanks
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| Skippy Sycophants Wilbur Hubbard 15:12:43 |
| | Dear Skippy Sycophants,
While poor, hapless Skippy certainly has a lot to learn about sailing I give
him credit for at least trying to learn something about sailing by doing it.
My beef with him is not that he's doing it but that he's doing it rather
poorly. He seems to lack the basics. He seems to be going about it for all
the wrong reasons. He's got too big a boat and it's too overloaded with
frivolous crap. Something or other is always breaking down and the repairs
occupy most of his time. It seems he has his boat so stuffed full that he
lacks room for basics like a real spinnaker, cruising chute and probably
storm sails. In other words his priorities are all out of whack.
And then there's Lydia - but that's a whole new story entirely. Suffice it
to say she seems to be about as much trouble as his constantly failing
systems only she's less predictable and, if she's like today's typical
woman, probably ten times more expensive to keep up to operating standards.
I certainly would not sleep well if she was on watch. Why, she doesn't even
keep to the proper side of a navigational aid.
With these things in mind please consider that it's not my desire to attack
Skippy or his chattel. But, I must define THEM in order to define YOU Skippy
and Lydia sycophants. In doing so I can more easily prove my point which is
as lacking in experience, know-how and competence as Skip et al are they
have risen almost to the Lhotse face summit of sailing proficiency compared
to you Mariana Trench dwellers who constantly slobber all over them and the
most mediocre of their dubious accomplishments.
You wannabes demonstrate your hopelessness by quickly running to the defense
of a couple of cruising noobs you seem to think exemplify sailing expertise
just because they manage to blunder from port to port in a mostly haphazard
and lubberly fashion. It goes to show that you wannabes don't have anything
but a lubber's frame of reference to go by or your attitude would be quite
different.
Every time Skippy posts one of his tome-like trip logs there are always too
many mistakes to count with respect to proper seamanship but you Rubes don't
recognize any of them. Perhaps I expect too much from all of you. It's
difficult for me, who notices every unseamanlike blunder they make, to come
to the realization that I am perhaps the only one here who is aware of them
all. I suppose this is due to my many long years of cruising and voyaging
experience. I am also an avid reader so I supplement my experience with the
wisdom of other notables of sailing fame. I am definitely an expert and I
know of which I speak probably to a much greater extent than the lot of you
combined.
So, spare me the platitudes and sarcasm when attempting to disparage my
wealth of expertise. Try listening to me with understanding for once as you
could learn ten times what you know now in less time than it takes for
Skippy to run aground again.
Wilbur Hubbard
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| Rachel Carson SPOT link Roger Long 01:22:00 |
| | Now public at:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/gogl.jsp?glId=0GnSFlbF7FafC9rBPX1NKg6dUecbqTJzn
right now, it shows where we had breakfast but should be on the boat later
this morning.
ETD now Thursday morning.
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Roger Long
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Friday, 24 October 2008
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| Zealous Obama Supporter Nomen Nescio 23:45:55 |
| | It's really uplifting to hear of enthusiatic Obama supporters doing
what it takes for their guy to get elected:
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html
Such enthusiasm!
Acorn signing up thousands!
More registered to vote than there are voters!
Homes of the opposition shot up and vandalized!
Credit card billings maxed for Obama!
Republicans live in fear!
It's only the tip of a very dark iceberg that isn't going away after
Nov 4.
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| Re: DTOPS - under construction... Wayne . B 20:27:13 |
| | On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:33:51 -0700, "claus" <vogelius@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Recently got a letter from the "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" regarding the "Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System" (DTOPS) program, advising me to go to their new website at The letter mentions that "There will be a delay in accessing DTOPS as it becomes online"... As of today (10/19/2008) the website is still "under construction". The Help Desk number (317) 298-1245 just leaves you hanging burning long-distance $$$. Anyone have any update on this latest "enhancement" from Homeland (In) Security?
Received the notice last week but haven't tried the new system yet.
My current sticker has a while to run.
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| Trans-Atlantic record attempt Gogarty 17:45:00 |
| | Check out the website for Richard Branson's "Virgin Money" attempting to
break the trans-Atlantic record for a monohull sailboat. Spectacular.
http://uk.virginmoney.com/challenge/
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
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| Losing your boat Nomen Nescio 19:47:55 |
| | Obama and the liberal controlled Congress are going to eliminate your 401(k), tax you more and you're going to wind up losing your boat. It's your wealth he wants to spread.
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
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| [OT] Judge denies Democrat Party and Obama's motion to dismiss Gregory Hall 22:42:33 |
| | http://tinyurl.com/4846kf
United States District Court Judge, Honorable R. Barclay Surrick orders
Obama to produce the following:
1. Obama's "vault" version (certified copy of his "original" long version)
Birth Certificate; and
2. A certified copy of Obama's Certification of Citizenship;
3. A Certified copy of Obama's Oath of Allegiance
Obama can't produce them because he doesn't have them. He's a fraud. He's a
Muslim and part of an Al Queda plot to take over the country, soon to be
thwarted.
It appears that Hillary is going to be the new Democrat candidate real
soon....
Perhaps there is a god.
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Gregory Hall
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| Re: Gulfstar 41 Aux Ketch Mmc 18:04:44 |
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"jayhearts" <jayheartsusa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:18d92c0c-079f-4621-bb4d-913e1082477b@k16g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
Hello all. My wife and I have just aquired a 1974 Gulfstar 41 Aux Ketch. We are moving up from our 74 Tartan 30. In many ways I am overwhelmed by to move, and would appreciate contact with folks with similar boats and systems. Thanks to anyone who responds or just says HI. J Might get a better response at GulfstarOwners@yahoogroups.com
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
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| Re: Leave - 3 weeks off! Capt. JG 20:55:28 |
| | "Hoges in WA" <tzhoganzz2@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:s07Ck.188$sc2.184@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Got three weeks off work. Flying to Exmouth tomorrow to the airport that used to service the US Navy station at Learmonth at midday. Joining a Beneteau 43 to bring back down the coast to Mandurah. 4 guys - know two of the others but don't know the Brit yet. 21o57'19"S / 114.08.24.64E down to 32o31'24''S / 115o42'54"E. About 840 miles, though we'll be calling in at Carnarvon, Geraldton, Jurien Bay and Fremantle along the way which will add to it a bit. It's a thankless job but someone has to do it! Back second week of October. Stay safe and happy. Hoges in WA
Have a great trip... take pictures! Remember-for every day you're on a boat
with other people, the boat gets a foot shorter.
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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com
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| Another group of interest Gogarty 18:43:28 |
| | alt.binaries.pictures.tall-ships
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| Delivery trip Roger Long 17:08:13 |
| | I fly out tomorrow (Monday Oct 21) for the nearly 1000 mile delivery trip in
the new research vessel.
Wheatly, Ontario Canada
Lake Erie
Welland Canal
Lake Ontario
Oswego Canal
Erie Canal
Hudson River
Delaware Bay
Delaware Canal
Annapolis, MD
Solomons, MD
I wouldn't normally sign on for such a long trip as passenger/crew but, when
you've designed the boat, it's a different experience.
http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/RVRCpixvid.htm
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Roger Long
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| Solar Panels Manlio 06:11:27 |
| | I would very much appreciate to understand the "state of the art" on
solar panels on board.
Best suppliers and best experience ?
Thanks
Manlio
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