Jim, Why does somebody need to scale the mast to put up your main? I have that problem because the roller furling on my jib has bearings up there which became jammed the second time I used it, but my main works fine. I have no motor and live in a windy marina with the open end of the slip facing right into the prevailing winds (well a little South of the wind actually) so getting out under sail is impossible...
I used to at least have an inflatable dinghy with a 3 HP outboard I would put around in, but the motor's water pump died, then the dinghy started leaking air, etc. Considering I love boating so much I only get to do it when I go on other peoples boats... I guess I shouldn't gripe too much. Living on my "paid for" boat is the only way my measly 1300 bucks a month income allows me to even have a roof over my head, so to speak... Eric Thompson S/V Procrastinator South San Francisco [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:10 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Birthday > Damn, I knew I liked you for some reason other > than you are a sailor. > It's my birthday too! And I've got the same > problem. I can't get > anyone to go up the mast and help me put up my > main. I can motor around > all I want and run with a mizzen and genny, but > that's not much fun. We > had hoped to spend the winter in warmer > climates, but it'll be after the > first of the year before that happens, I'm > afraid. In the mean time > I'll just have to rely on Gene for vicarious > pleasure. > > I'm the worst trick that anyone ever played on > my Mom! > > Jim. > capteric36 wrote: >> Well it is now my birthday (October 31). >> I am now 56 years old and I STILL can't move >> my >> boat! >> Maybe next year, but I doubt it... >> >> :-( >> >> Eric Thompson >> S/V Procrastinator >> South San Francisco >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The archives are at >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
