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| mickeymarley |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
So I may have just bought a 26' sailboat and am wondering if anyone here sails, any advice, experiences, etc...
Also anyone who knows the laws of pilotage of sailboat in Flordia, or within the US, very interested. |
What is your budget for the boat? |
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| Kaidreas |
oke people you can pm me for a bet on how this dude is going to die.
-eaten by sharks
-lost in the bermuda
-tied himself to death with knobs
-raped and left for death by a tunafish
-lost his boat to pirates
-raped and left for death by pirates
-lost his navigation, had to drink urine for several months and then he hits a large piece of northpole ice
-raped and left for death by polarbears |
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| L.E.N. |
| What does this boat look like? |
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| mezzir |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
I know to face the boat into the wind when raising the main then the jib(s) (ha I said jib(s))
I know that a wind direction ditector or film cassette film can be used for that. I know I'll get a little luff but can't get too much ---
Although I seem to get some level of discouragement on this.
I may stick around florida for a week learning the ropes before I head up the coast.
when have I said viola? |
You're justifying your sailing knowledge by citing devices to tell what direction the wind is blowing :wtf:
(called tell-tale's btw) |
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| Cpt.Cocaine |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kaidreas
oke people you can pm me for a bet on how this dude is going to die.
-eaten by sharks
-lost in the bermuda
-tied himself to death with knobs
-raped and left for death by a tunafish
-lost his boat to pirates
-raped and left for death by pirates
-lost his navigation, had to drink urine for several months and then he hits a large piece of northpole ice
-raped and left for death by polarbears |
Loses his navigation in the first week of sailing in the bermuda, drifts off into the atlantic for several months (while surviving on his own urine) where he encounters several other boats that could potentially have helped. Believing them to be pirates, he attempts to steer in the opposite direction. Frantically messing with the ropes, he entangles himself in an awkward position - his lower body dipping into the water, where it successively gets raped by tunafish. Finally, he drifts into arctic waters, where he is raped by polar bears. After floating on the surface for no less than ten minutes, his battered carcass is gulped down by hungry sharks. |
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| L.E.N. |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
when have I said viola? |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
L.E.N.
its not complex
you raise the sails in the right order, put the boat in the right direction .. go in the right direction and whala.. protect the sail.
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
You're justifying your sailing knowledge by citing devices to tell what direction the wind is blowing :wtf:
(called tell-tale's btw) |
Chris, I love you like the best-internet-friend that I never had, but for God sakes would you stop? Don't you get it, man? Provide him encouragement! Steer him in the right direction to get him out there on his own, sailing, being one with the vast emptiness that is the ocean. Support him! HE CAN DO THIS.
Because if you do all of that, he builds a significant amount of confidence in himself, will go ahead and do it and probably get ed up. As a result, we won't have to read his posts anymore. SUPPORT HIM. |
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| mickeymarley |
| quote: | Originally posted by ********
I know to face the boat into the wind when raising the main then the jib(s) (ha I said jib(s))
I know that a wind direction ditector or film cassette film can be used for that. I know I'll get a little luff but can't get too much ---
Although I seem to get some level of discouragement on this.
I may stick around florida for a week learning the ropes before I head up the coast.
when have I said viola? |
Would you not consider a motorboat? Would make things a lot easier. And invest in a decent life raft.
Just go for it I say, dont let people try and put you off, it just swim |
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| Omega_Blue |
| regardless on if he never posts again or dies or whatever i say do it for the experience |
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| Rose |
| I hope you get lost in the bermuda triangle and make a thread using your blackberry asking how to get the out. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rose
I hope you get lost in the bermuda triangle and make a thread using your blackberry asking how to get the out. |
... he'd be in the Bermuda Triangle, where electronics are known to go bat haywire and not function. A Blackberry would be worthless. |
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| Kaidreas |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
... he'd be in the Bermuda Triangle, where electronics are known to go bat haywire and not function. A Blackberry would be worthless. |
maybe he could make some sort of blackberry with just a rope and a large stone. (bermuda dundee) |
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