... Ah - but I'm not talking about when on the boat. That's when the impositions of others usually isn't a problem. That's one of the joys of boats - and for...
Hey Alex, Sorry that I missed you this summer on Vancouver Island We are back on Rainy Haida Gwaii now. I'm very interested in your 36 for sale when i started...
With a good shock cord holding the block up toward the top lifeline there should be no flailing. With the bottom shackles encased in plastic tubing and...
The other guy suggested the sporting activity amoung consenting adults. I merely offered the use of our ring and gloves for the event. For us boxers , a...
I took a single strand from a piece of 1/4 inch stainless 1X19 rigging wire , wound it thru the hole joining the two halves of the tranny, then bent a 90 on...
They send divers down and if you bottom looks like it hasn't been painted in two years , you are ordered to spend $700 on haulout and are allowed to use only...
Hello All Well finaly got back after it again, hadnt touched the boat in a few months, Spot blasted a few areas little grinding here and there, changed the...
I think the politically correct sites have bored all their people away. Brent Yep This one is kinda interesting, never know whats going to come up next. Tom...
... OK, I understand the point you're trying to make now. Yes, I agree that things like Google Groups are inherently less 'free' than the Usenet groups. Most...
... I'm with you, there. Some groups, like comp.lan.perl.misc, have always had a vetting mechanism; they're still around and fully functional, with nearly zero...
That's Customs and Immigration everywhere. In the UK they have less legal constraint than the police. Especially when dealing with non European Union citizens....
... A couple of months ago I discovered by chance that New Zealand has relaxed it's entry procedure and that visas are no longer required (for UK folk). In...
There is a 29'4" mast with 8'8" boom for sale by bid on ebay right now. Don't know whether it would work with the BS 26 but thought I would let BS 26 builders...
New Zealand , being asmall conveniently located country has a lot of boat related businesses that have become quite dependent on cruisers. A few years ago when...
Any time you can still see the weld pattern on any steel boat paint, it aint thick enough. Brent ... months, Spot blasted a few areas little grinding here and...
Measure from the bottom of the bulwark pipe , along the bow plate to where 4 ft 6 inches crosses the stem. That is the foreward waterline empty. At the stern I...
... ARCHIMEDES is my favourite in the big boats. Lotta displacement there. One of these days, I'll either commit to building a ... Having bought Alex's DVD I...
... I suspect that these regs (or the enforcement of them) depend on where you enter Australia. Down here, things are pretty laid back. WRT visas and the like,...
Hi Harvey &al Thank you very much for the lovely story about the Chinese lady. It is going to a close friend of mine who is battling depression; it is just the...
Demand for boats, especially sailboats has pretty much dried up. With the CDN$ above par, and the aging population moving away from sail to power, you can...
For the first 20 years most of my boats were built with me , Evan , or Ken helping people build boats in their own backyards. We provided the experience, the...
It used to be 12 months Visa. Now the max they give you is three months , not enough to get thru the hurricane season. You have to fly out of the country,...
At some point or another, I think we'll all discover that Life IS a contest, a 'fight' if you will. I had the good/mis 'fortune' to attend Harvard Law School...
I have found that if you look behind most of the rules and bureaucracy someone is making a lot of money. The offshore category 1 rules in NZ and the haulout...
