I kept the matchhead bombs outside of cub scouts - but we made one once with a Quaker Oats box packed full, and wrapped tight in many, many layers of duct tape. It was the kind of explosion that would bring the Homeland Security folks running these days. Ahhh... The 60's.
I'm a big believer in bowlines, and I've used clove hitches for 30 years to put fenders on lifelines with nary a lost fender - am I doing something wrong? Chris - currently in Portugal and feeding off of Henry the Navigator's aura ------Original Message------ From: tim ford Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Sent: Sep 10, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Ralph's Hitch...(was...winch stuff) i got kicked out of cub scouts for making matchhead bombs in my den mother's basement.... but I'm pretty sure I can tie a bowline blindfolded while standing on my head. any takers? this will be easier to solve than the "jump off and climb back on routine," which I'm ashamed to admit has not yet happened, although still game while the water temps are high, for any of the bay boys with boats in the water....would need to be a weekday afternoon. tf pushing limit since the mid-1950s Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
