Production Mono's - Any to avoid?

[Exile]

Originally Posted by wingssail

Now I sail across oceans on a old raceboat. Crazy I guess. Wonder what'll kill me?

Certainly not sailing the world on your old raceboat -- heck, that's what's keeping you alive! Maybe it'll be your bolt-on keel, your shallow sump, your absence of a dodger or bimini, or . . . I know! No MFD in the cockpit!! Yea, that'll do it!

The only problem is you've been doing it this way for 30 years (according to your blog), so best to keep on doing it. Nice pic, btw.

[Training Wheels]

Originally Posted by wingssail

Skagit City Huh? I spent quite a few years living in that area, including right up on Hickox road across the freeway from you. Used to play with a speed boat on Skagit bay, up the slough, before Shelter Bay, all around the river, rode a motor cycle every where in that county, and drove like a maniac on every road, straight or curvy in that valley. Worked the bulb fields and washed the dust off by waterskiing in Skagit Bay. Once I had a state parolman say, after he pulled me over at the Hickox road exit, that it took him 5 miles to catch up to me, but I'm still alive.



Now I sail across oceans on a old raceboat. Crazy I guess. Wonder what'll kill me?

Say it’s not so, you’re not sailing indoors! I thought everyone sailed indoors now[emoji1]

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by Exile

Certainly not sailing the world on your old raceboat -- heck, that's what's keeping you alive! Maybe it'll be your bolt-on keel, your shallow sump, your absence of a dodger or bimini, or . . . I know! No MFD in the cockpit!! Yea, that'll do it!

The only problem is you've been doing it this way for 30 years (according to your blog), so best to keep on doing it. Nice pic, btw.

We have a dodger and several awnings which we select from to put up while sailing in hot sun. The dodger is essential for cruising.

We're not totally stuck in a 30 year time warp. We now place a ruggedized, waterproof, daylight viewable tablet in the cockpit for certain digital information from the instrument system and OpenCPN, including charts, but we'd rather look at the big screen down below for the chart.

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by Training Wheels

Say it’s not so, you’re not sailing indoors! I thought everyone sailed indoors now[emoji1]

Never trust a man who is OK sailing without the wind in his face.

Or a musician who plays sitting down.

Never trust a woman who uses the term "prenup" in her every-day conversation.

[SV Melody]

Originally Posted by wingssail

Never trust a man who is OK sailing without the wind in his face.

Or a musician who plays sitting down.

Never trust a woman who uses the term "prenup" in her every-day conversation.

Alright now... I'm a musician and I play sitting down pretty much all the time due to spinal and neck nerve damage. 11lb basses don't make it easier, I'll admit, but I'm good for about two medium-length songs standing up before it's time to take a break. On a stool or something to sit on while playing, two or three hours non-stop other than quick beer breaks. Totally trustworthy here .

[Jim Cate]

Or a musician who plays sitting down.

The only pianists that play standing up tend to work in brothels or sleazy bars... and those would not, in general, rank highly in the trustworthy scale. But perhaps your experience is different!

Jim

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by SV Melody

Alright now... I'm a musician and I play sitting down pretty much all the time due to spinal and neck nerve damage. 11lb basses don't make it easier, I'll admit, but I'm good for about two medium-length songs standing up before it's time to take a break. On a stool or something to sit on while playing, two or three hours non-stop other than quick beer breaks. Totally trustworthy here .

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

The only pianists that play standing up tend to work in brothels or sleazy bars... and those would not, in general, rank highly in the trustworthy scale. But perhaps your experience is different!
Jim

OK I knew I'd take some flack for that. I don't really mean they have to stand up, it's just an extreme way of saying what kind of energy I like to see from a musician.

SV Melody, I'll make an exception for you, otherwise they have to prove themselves by the music they play.

Mr. Cate, pianists that work in brothels or sleazy bars? That's exactly who I trust will play some wild ass music.

Jerry Lee Lewis set his piano on fire, actually!

[Eder]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

So do the full keelers consider their keel sump “the bilge” or do they have a 5’ deep bilge at the waterline? How far below waterline is the floor? You quickly come to an 8’ draft before counting the keel!

The bilge on my Island Packet measures 43"...floor is 15" below waterline...I draw 60"...


I think a64pilot's bilge would measure about the same.

[Jim Cate]

Mr. Cate, pianists that work in brothels or sleazy bars? That's exactly who I trust will play some wild ass music.

Yeah, but would you trust them with your daughter?

Jim

[SV Melody]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Yeah, but would you trust them with your daughter?

Jim

But what if it IS your daughter?

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Yeah, but would you trust them with your daughter?

Jim

You know, the honesty and ethics of a person have little to do with where they have found work.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by wingssail

You know, the honesty and ethics of a person have little to do with where they have found work.

Aw come on Fred.... I was only trying to inject a wee bit of humour into a kinda boring thread. I'm sitting in the boarding area in Sydney airport and looking for some amusement...

Jim

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Aw come on Fred.... I was only trying to inject a wee bit of humour into a kinda boring thread. I'm sitting in the boarding area in Sydney airport and looking for some amusement...

Jim

Yeah, but I didn't know how to answer it. I suppose I should just let things slide. but you know me, by now.

[Exile]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Aw come on Fred.... I was only trying to inject a wee bit of humour into a kinda boring thread. I'm sitting in the boarding area in Sydney airport and looking for some amusement...

Jim

Of course, we know that your extensive knowledge of the musical entertainment offered at brothels & sleazy bars is strictly based on what you've HEARD, right Jim??