Boat Forum / Sailing / November 2003

I rent a movie at Blockbuster and copy it to my hard drive.
What program do you recommend for compressing it and
burning it to a CD ROM. And, where can I get a copy of
this free software?

I am looking for a career change, and all I want to do is sailing.
I have no experience whatsoever, and I would really need some
experienced input.
Few questions related to this:

http://www.schlatter.org/liquor_officer.htm
Definitely has the courage of his convictions. I can't understand why he
wasn't out there trying to kill as many of those Commie atheists as he
could.

http://www.local6.com/health/2650224/detail.html
Very interesting that having a stroke results in talking
with a British accent. I think this means Brits are
retarded . . .

I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and
symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed?
I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I am
too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch (augmented

just bought a used boat with an RAYNAV 575 Loran. Unit appears operational
but the antenna coupler, part # AW-575R is missing. Where can I get another
coupler for this discontinued Loran?

http://arc.worldcruising.com/en/default.asp?pg=/en/home.asp?
Which boat is half way across the Sahara already?
Some confusion with the Paris-Dakar race or what?

Well, we had a great day! Food was excellent and the weather in PA was actually
pretty nice. We loaded up the car with friends who couldn't get home this year
and my parents cooked a 24 lb bird that was perfection. Stuffing, veggies,
salad and apple pie/Jr.s Cheesecake closed the ...

Just came back from a 3 mile run...and in the damn rain. I felt like I was
carrying 20 extras pounds. Glad these holiday meals are just a few times a
year! I'm not touching th leftovers my father sent us home with.
RB

  I   picked up a chart of Bahama and Cuba, and was AMAZED at the extent
and shallowness of much of water off the Bahamas; just a few fathoms for an
area the size of Florida.
 Has anyone experience with sailing across (not just up to and around)

Does anyone know anything about a Greek built yacht, popular with
charter companies called an "Atlantic 31"? Any recommendations?
advice? views?
thanks

Just a comment re Dave Moore's reply on an earlier thread
As an in-experienced wannabee yachty, I find it hard to believe, well
actually easy to believe but incredulous, that as he descibed earlier....
........he'd assisted the coastguard in the Portsmouth (UK) area, when he

OK guys, here is one to sink your teeth into.
I was advised that the best option for cleaning growth off the bottom of a
fibreglass hull is Oxalic Acid. Apparently it does not damage the glass or
gel coat, but it literally strips any foreign matter on the hull clean off.