Boat Forum / Sailing / August 2007

Ya know....it's funny how some sockpuppets here feel there's something
wrong with parents who've found a way to stay home full time for their
child. I work from home (four hours a day) and Suzanne works just
three nights. Thomas has a great time all the time and so do we.

Or he likes it. He's fond of saying it and does so quite a bit.
So what's the problem with that? Well, while everyone talks about
being too materialistic, folks like Scotty, Sloco and Jeff are more
interested in plugging their boats like rising porn stars than

Scotty Potty has indicated that cost was not a factor in choosing his
current Siedelmann 30 over a C&C 30. He PREFERED the Siedelmann and
now says he LIED when he said he couldn't afford the C&C boats.
I'm very familiar with the C&C line and have been aboard many of the

You have a pair of triple blocks.
One of these has a becket and a cam cleat.
The other is a plain triple block.
Question:  Given that you start at the

Are the wheels falling off?  "Rough" wing...err, ride, Boobie?
http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/Thomas35s5/?action=view&current=Subwhee
ls.jpg

Last week, July 18th, at around 2pm my nephew and a girlfriend lost their
lives in the sea off Isle of Wight.  Their boat was a Humber rib.  They wore
no life jackets but the boat, once they were out of it, was still making way
and was eventually found about a half mile away ...

Whoa, is booby having period sympathy pains, or what?

Even after I expose Doug again about IOR influence on the 35s5 hull,
he's still got enough chip on his shoulder to bring it up again.
For those who think Doug should be trusted as a reliable source,
please read the following link:

What is a "Fractulator"?
How is it used?
What types of boats have them?
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Yup, even Thomas has a nicer car that poor Sloco or Scotty Potty!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/Thomas35s5/Car5solo.jpg
Honestly, it cost more than Scotty's boat!
Disc breaks, radio, rack and pinion steering system, carries two, 3

I need to buy a new Handheld GPS for my sailing boat, does anyone have one
to recommend. I have a Garmin 126/128 Marine Navigator fitted to the yacht.
Mick K

2 or 3 weeks ago I motored up the Itchen from Hythe to buy some
diesel. On returning down river and wishing to go up to Marchwood I
turned right at Southampton dock head. There was a ferry leaving the
Town Quay so I kept right pass close to the QM2. Whereupon I was

Just returned from a spectacular sailing trip to Spitsbergen. Great
photo-conditions, with both snowfall, midnight's sun and high pressure!
A small selection of the results is on my website at
http://www.thijsheslenfeld.com/frame.php?catId=2827