I completely agree with Lee. Have another, or more, cold one and you'll not notice it. Though in the end if you MUST take action then you can always claim you were saving the owners' halyards from unnecessary abrasion against the mast thereby saving him/her money. Who could argue against that?
--- In [email protected], Lee Scott <lsc...@...> wrote: > > I actually enjoy the sound as long as it's not too loud. It's as much a > part of the sea as the sound of seagulls and surf. Think of it as a > sailboat's wind chimes. > I'm not sure what the etiquette is regarding bungeeing another boat's > halyards. If it's absolutely driving you nuts, you can always plead > temporary insanity. > > > > > jm_wilhelm wrote: > > > > > > As I sit here enjoying a cold beverage after a long day at work I > > can't help to notice the racket coming from another sailboat across > > the way. One of his halyards seems to be trying to bang its way > > through the mast. I was just curious if anyone actually enjoys that > > sound even at the slightest levels it drives me and what would appear > > everyone else crazy since my neighbor just commented on it. I'm a firm > > believer in tying halyards away from the mast. Sure you can't always > > completely cure it especially with internal halyards but at least make > > some attempt here. That being brought up is it proper to bungee cord > > someone elses lines...be right back :) > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
