--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00001 Date: 11/06/96 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 10:22pm \/To: ANNEKA VAN MAURIK (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Crewing? Season's Greetings Anneka, AH>I'll certainly never go anywhere without a AH>princess on my boat! AVM> Okay, okay, I'll bite. What's a princess? ------------------------- Well... a princess is the person on board who does absolutely nothing. "Sounds like rail meat.", you say, but no, the princess is not at all rail meat unless he/she just happens to coincidently be sitting on the lee, although it is possible that this position evolved over the years from rail meat. A princess generally does as he/she pleases and will even from time to time request that the skipper alter course if the ride is too unconfortable or too windy - it makes no difference if the yacht is in the middle of a race or out for a criuse, the princess is never concerned with such banal matters. Added to the princess' duty of doing nothing, is the unmistakable persona of royalty (ie: a princess) and this should give you the jist of things. The importance of having a princess position cannot be overstated. Without him/her, the crew has nothing but their own wits to overcome any anxiety or stress which can be common in yachting. But with a princess on board, the crew has a souvreign figure to look up to from which they can draw internal strength, tranquility, and balance. He/She's like the queen bee in a hive where the world is centred around one concern: the survival of comfort and whim! It's something I've learned from west coast sailing (and I must say, I've apprenticed with the best :^), The purpose of the princess is very difficult to properly convey in a post, but I feel it is my calling to impart this new found realization of the princess position to all the world of sailing and would be most enchanted to return to Toronto when sailing season opens next to teach the fundamentals of the princess position to all yachts persons... certain conditions must first be met of course, namely: I require a competent galley chef on board; my own stateroom; a colour television; and a saline jaccuzzi. Cheers, Augustin~~~=== National Yacht Club, Toronto - S2STOR - S2SVCR ... Zen master to tofudog vendor: "make me one with everything". * Q-Blue 1.9 [NR] * --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00002 Date: 11/05/96 From: HANS JOHNSON Time: 09:40pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Trailerable Boat Hello everyone... Looking for Ideas on what type of boat we should get... It has to meet the folowing though.. Trailerable, and towable behinde a 6cyl Toyata 4runner. (We can put on electric brakes if the need arises). Preferable with a keel, and fairly easy to sail (we are planning on taking the Canadian Coast Guard Sailing course). Thanks for any help, Hans Johnson --- FMail 1.02 * Origin: The Gamma Quadrant (604)853-2665 V.34 (1:153/547) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00003 Date: 11/05/96 From: MARTIN ISCHEBECK Time: 11:05pm \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Hello? Hey Geno, Du meintest: > Either everyone's busy sailing or hauling their boats or this echo has > had a bunch of links cut..... > > Anybody home? Yeah me, but i'm from Germany... Greetings.... Ische m.ische@t-online.de --- CrossPoint v3.1 * Origin: PROHUMANISIERUNG (2:244/1153.18) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00004 Date: 11/12/96 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 04:56pm \/To: RICHARD WHEET (Read 2 times) Subj: Hello? RW> > Either everyone's busy sailing or hauling their boats or this echo has RW> > had a bunch of links cut..... RW> > Anybody home? RW>Still coming off of Planet Connect... That's a surprise. RW>may be due to all that cold weather up there ... What cold weather? It was a balmy 14 C here today. RW>here in Texas, sailing season for the larger boats (10+ knot RW>winds and less than 95 degree weather) is just beginning... I hate it when you rub my nose in it..... :) --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00005 Date: 11/12/96 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 04:57pm \/To: MARTIN ISCHEBECK (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Hello? MI>Yeah me, but i'm from Germany... What kind of sailing you doing over there? Cruising? Racing? --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00006 Date: 11/12/96 From: ED RAMPONE Time: 05:28pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: electrolysis Does anyone know if there exists a system which may be wired on board a metal hulled boat, to monitor the flow of current caused by galvanic current? --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00007 Date: 11/12/96 From: RICHARD TOMKINSON Time: 05:28pm \/To: ED RAMPONE (Read 2 times) Subj: electrolysis Yes there are galvanic current flow monitors. I don't believe they are specific to metal hulled vessels. If you really want one I suggest you talk with a marine surveyer and also with knowledgeable folks at your local (ro maybe distant ) Marine Store. I think Amole Power have a product. You will also find the subject covered in marine electronics texts at the library. Arild Jensen may also be helpful. Fluke ( meter people ) have a data sheet specifically on measuring stray currents and gal;vanic flow. The solution involves a specific acombination of metals in the probes to very accurately determine current flow. The bigger question is, so what? If it is a problem on your vessel you should get professional advice on the fix because it is not necessarily straightforward in getting a solution. You could make it worse. Have fun. Watch your welds. --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00008 Date: 11/12/96 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:18pm \/To: HANS JOHNSON (Read 2 times) Subj: Trailerable Boat HJ>Trailerable, and towable behinde a 6cyl Toyata 4runner. (We can put on HJ>electric brakes if the need arises). HJ>Preferable with a keel, and fairly easy to sail (we are planning on taking t HJ>Canadian Coast Guard Sailing course). How big a boat you want? Have you looked at Catalina 22's or 27's? A Martin 242 might work as well. --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: DFJ00009 Date: 11/12/96 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:20pm \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 2 times) Subj: Quiz AH> Okay everybody, show me your seamanship. What are these and AH> where are they normally found? No wrong answers please... unless AH> tagged with "guessing" :^) AH> i) FlG AH> ii) GP FL(3) 12s 34Feet 13M (U) AH> iii) Mo(A) 6s AH> iv) (VQ(6)+LF1) 10s AH> v) Oc (2) 20s They're LIGHTS. The descriptions above are normally found on a chart or light list but the actual light is usually visible from the water... :) --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064)