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Wind/Weather forecast for 2015 WICR via 'Windfinder'
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 11 Jan '15

11 Jan '15

FYI - T-shirt weather and light to moderate breezes (maybe a bit rowdy first thing in the morning) ? http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/lake_pleasant_north Site at 'Balance Rock Island' North end of Lake http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/lake_pleasant_south Site at Visitor Center Scenic Overlook South end http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/pleasant_valley_airport Airport/Sailport 2.5 miles South of Dam If you have not yet registered - Please sign up ASAP - _www.arizonayachtclub.org_ (http://www.arizonayachtclub.org/) Birthday Regatta page. We will have WrinkleBoat Headquarters set-up near 'Hospitality Tent' - http://arizonayachtclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-BDR-LCR-Site-Map .pdf (parking is closer at North Ramp) Shuttles will be available - see 'Freq. Asked Questions' page and save the phone number for shuttle) TransLoch Course for MAP ONLY - This will be Sunday's Race: http://arizonayachtclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2015-TransLoch-SI.pdf Web page for event General Information: http://arizonayachtclub.org/2014/12/next-event-2015-birthday-regatta/ See links for NOR, SI, Course Chart etc - IF you have questions - we will meet for dinner on Friday at Wild Horse West and go over local information, course charts, questions regarding start sequence, where the 'holes and bumps' are located - etc. IF you are not able to make Friday Dinner e mail or call me 602 703-7245 - _gilasailr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:gilasailr@aol.com) I believe we have placed the folks wanting/needing crew at various boats - we have one space left if someone wants a ride - contact us here or at _www.wrinkleboat.webs.com_ (http://www.wrinkleboat.webs.com) and we will see if we can get you on a boat. For those coming from out of town - Motor Safe ! We look forward to greeting you all and a great weekend !. For those that can't make it out here - we will have photos posted at the wrinkleboat web page. Still working on my boat...SEE you soon! GO

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cracked pintle
by Tyler Backman 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

Any suggestions for fixing this cracked Pintle on my M15? I'm hoping to meet you guys in person for the first time at the Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan but can't unless I fix this. I'm in the Sacramento area. I e-mailed some TIG welders on Craigslist and nobody will reply to me- I guess they don't want the work or can't do this sort of thing. I found the patent for Kurt Pfahl who invented this type of locking pintle in 1977 but can't find any record of if he's still alive or still making them new. Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"

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Re: M_Boats: more Great book to read on a winter evening
by Steven C. Gordon 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

I recommend The Sea Wolf by Jack London, a well writen psychological thriller thats hard to put down. Steve M17 #494 Antidote On January 10, 2015, at 5:17 AM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote: Second Steve's Hornblower recommendation. Great stories. And when you've finished them, move on to the long Patrick O'Brien series of Jack Aubrey adventures. I'm not sure if Aubrey is based on a real character, but most of the incidents were taken from British Admiralty records. Also highly recommend the one Aubrey movie, "Master and Commander", with Russell Crowe. Hard to beat. And by then it's Spring! Rick M17 #633 Lynne L On Friday, January 9, 2015, stevetrapp <stevetrapp(a)q.com> wrote: > I will suggest the C.S. Forester series, "Hornblower". Forester used > the history and biography of an actual British naval officer during the > Napoleonic era from Mid-shipman through the wars and ranks to Admiral to > spin the yarns which > also describe the workings and riggings of the ships of that era from > Sloops of War, Frigates, and Ships of the Line. Begin with Midshipman > Hornblower then follow the series in sequence through Admiral, it will be > warm spring sailing weather by the time a reader a completes the series of > several books. Hollywood also did some movies, but I do not recommend them. > Steve > M-15 # 335 > on the cold, foggy, but not Arctic Puget Sound > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Davies" <jdavies104(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < > montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com <javascript:;>> > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Great book to read on a winter evening > > > > Connie reminded me of another great Grand Banks adventure, > > Rudyard Kipling's "Captain's Courageous", which tells the story of a > > spoiled brat who falls overboard from an Atlantic liner, is picked up by > a > > Gloucester fishing schooner, the "We're Here" and becomes a man under her > > hard but fair captain, Disco Troop. Good for another long winter > evening, > > as is the movie with Spencer Tracy. Great sea photography of racing > > schooners, heavy weather, and lots of fish. > > > > Enjoy, > > > > Rick > > M17 #633 > > Lynne L > > > > On Friday, January 9, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > >> If we can't go sailing in this arctic weather at least a good sailing > yarn > >> read in front of a nice fire in a fireplace would make up partially for > the > >> lack of the real thing. > >> > >> As a boy of about 8 my doctor presented me with a copy of "OUT OF > >> GLOUCESTER" by James Connolly. He knew that I built and sailed model > >> boats, so thought that I would enjoy this book > >> I still have the original copy, and reread it every few years again and > >> again. It's a real "keeper" for a sailor. > >> > >> It has a series of stores about the Grand Banks fishermen and their > >> schooners sailing out of Gloucester, and when there holds were full of > cod > >> or mackerel would then race each other to T Wharf in Boston, with the > first > >> schooner to arrive getting the best prices for their catch. > >> > >> Reading these stories is what made a lifelong sailor out of me. > >> > >> The description of the races among the schooners; run-ins with Canadian > >> Authorities who confiscated their boats for fishing in Canadian waters, > and > >> how they escaped, will have you sitting on the edge of your chair; will > >> they make it back to US water or will the Canadian revenue cutters catch > >> them again? > >> > >> In looking at Google, I find that copies of the book can be found on > >> AMAZON, and that you can read the stories on your computer via the text > >> that the New York Public Library copied and made available on the > Internet. > >> > >> Pour some rum into your hot tea, sit in front of the warm fire, and go > >> sailing with the big boys.... It sure beats what's on the Boob Tube. > >> > >> Then you'll also know why my Boucher schooner, that I sailed at the > >> Conservatory Lake in Central Park, New York was named the "LUCY FOSTER" > >> > >> Happy reading > >> > >> Connie > >> > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2014.0.4800 / Virus Database: 4257/8898 - Release Date: 01/09/15 > > >

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Great book to read on a winter evening
by Conbert Benneck 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

If we can't go sailing in this arctic weather at least a good sailing yarn read in front of a nice fire in a fireplace would make up partially for the lack of the real thing. As a boy of about 8 my doctor presented me with a copy of "OUT OF GLOUCESTER" by James Connolly. He knew that I built and sailed model boats, so thought that I would enjoy this book. I still have the original copy, and reread it every few years again and again. It's a real "keeper" for a sailor. It has a series of stores about the Grand Banks fishermen and their schooners sailing out of Gloucester, and when there holds were full of cod or mackerel would then race each other to T Wharf in Boston, with the first schooner to arrive getting the best prices for their catch. Reading these stories is what made a lifelong sailor out of me. The description of the races among the schooners; run-ins with Canadian Authorities who confiscated their boats for fishing in Canadian waters, and how they escaped, will have you sitting on the edge of your chair; will they make it back to US water or will the Canadian revenue cutters catch them again? In looking at Google, I find that copies of the book can be found on AMAZON, and that you can read the stories on your computer via the text that the New York Public Library copied and made available on the Internet. Pour some rum into your hot tea, sit in front of the warm fire, and go sailing with the big boys.... It sure beats what's on the Boob Tube. Then you'll also know why my Boucher schooner, that I sailed at the Conservatory Lake in Central Park, New York was named the "LUCY FOSTER" Happy reading Connie

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Re: M_Boats: cracked pintle
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15

Tyler, Bring the part down to Phoenix with you when you come - I have a friend who can weld it for you. Gary O. In a message dated 1/9/2015 11:57:49 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, casioqv(a)usermail.com writes: I got ahold of RudderCraft in Idaho and they are sending me a pintle that matches the dimensions exactly, but with a cotter pin instead of the factory locking notch. See you guys next week! Tyler On Jan 9, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Tyler Backman wrote: > Any suggestions for fixing this cracked Pintle on my M15? I'm hoping to meet you guys in person for the first time at the Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan but can't unless I fix this. I'm in the Sacramento area. I e-mailed some TIG welders on Craigslist and nobody will reply to me- I guess they don't want the work or can't do this sort of thing. I found the patent for Kurt Pfahl who invented this type of locking pintle in 1977 but can't find any record of if he's still alive or still making them new. > > Tyler > Davis, CA > M15 #157 "Defiant" > <pintle.jpg>

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When the weather is too cold to work outside on the boat
by Thomas Buzzi 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

Well, the "Blue Norther" finally reached down to south Texas and Rockport. Finally closed the boatyard (my garage and driveway) and decided to explore the OCH website I bought into recently. The acronym stands for "Off Center Harbor" and is a site loaded with boat building and tool care videos. Also included are films about all manner of boating such as trips, fun places to cruise as well as book reviews, all with a nautical theme. Just this morning I learned how to coil a double braid properly ('bout time after fooling around with lines on boats for 40 years) so as not to induce hockles when uncoiling the line. Learned what a hockle was too. A neat site that costs about $30 a year to use. Worth it, especially when it is too cold to go outside but you just can't get away from wanting to do something nautical. I have nothing to do with the site except as a subscriber. I recommend OCH though for the reams of information available. Stay warm, Tom B, Mont.17, #258, 77'. ps, My tip of the month is to remove the 3/8 inch bolt from the cb housing that catches the board as it is lowered and as you replace it, slip a length of nylon thread reinforced 3/8 inch id fuel line over the bolt as you slide it through the two sides of the cb slot. The rubber will act like a bumper when you lower the cast iron board onto it. It does a great job of muffling the impact as well as lessening the abrupt "clunk" of the 160# board onto the bolt.

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Water
by Conbert Benneck 01 Jan '15

01 Jan '15

Hi, and a Happy New Year with lots of good sailing to all. This is off our usual topic, but since it is about the operating medium for our favorite toys, I thought it might give you all a chuckle to start the New Year in proper fashion. H_2 O: Dangerous Chemical! A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide." And for plenty of good reasons, since: 1. it can cause excessive sweating and vomiting 2. it is a major component in acid rain 3. it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state 4. accidental inhalation can kill you 5. it contributes to erosion 6. it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes 7. it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical. * Forty-three (43) said yes, * six (6) were undecided, * and only one (1) knew that the chemical was water. The title of his prize winning project was, "How Gullible Are We?" He feels the conclusion is obvious. ----------------------------------- Enjoy, Connie & Katrina

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