Re: Stus-List boat names

I looked through the codes and didn’t find ANY that started with Alpha; all the three-letter codes started with Bravo (the first one is “BCD”, abandon). The Alpha flag by itself means “diver down.” Maybe “AMF” means “diver down, M^%$*& F%$#@!” :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis

Re: Stus-List boat names

I guess I was looking at an older IFC book; I found another dated 1917 (“International Code of Signals, American Edition”), in which “AMF” means a compass bearing of 88° West. Of course, in this one, “MGF” means “an equal number of” and “MIT” means “every”; so there must be a newer code now,

Re: Stus-List boat names

David — not apocryphal; the owner died last year: http://sailinganarchy.com/2014/05/12/fujimo/ Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Sep 18, 2015, at 1:45 PM, David via CnC-List wrote: > > FUJIMO. > > The story goes an active

Stus-List Looking at a C 33-2.... known issues?

I'm looking at a mid-80s C 33-2. Overall, boat looks great, but would love to know if there are known issues with these boats that I should pay attention to. I know about the potential for wet core, and will be getting a full survey if I go forward, I'm more wondering about items peculiar to this

Stus-List Recovering MOB

The Admiral and I have mastered the art of hoisting the inflatable 9+ foot dinghy and putting it on the foredeck for transits. We use a halyard and a cabin top winch. It's fairly simple. I've even done it by myself. Unless the wind is really honking, it's a simple matter to attach a halyard to

Re: Stus-List boat names

not to spoil the fun, but the International Flag Code is hardly ever used to spell anything. Each combination of flags has its own meaning (very seldom in any way related to the letters used). I don’t have handy the full IFC manual to decode “AMF”, but I bet it has a meaning and it is

Re: Stus-List boat names

I saw that boat at a Chi-Mac race; it was beautiful.  Red hull with black letters that looked asian sticklike.  Floated on the water like a cork; must have been really light for its length.Frers 50 I think.RonWild CheriC From: David via CnC-List To: CNC CNC

Re: Stus-List Recovering MOB

You would need a sling or bridle. Paul. :) > On Sep 18, 2015, at 3:15 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List > wrote: > > The Admiral and I have mastered the art of hoisting the inflatable 9+ foot > dinghy and putting it on the foredeck for transits. We use a halyard and a >

Re: Stus-List boat names

FUJIMO. The story goes an active racer on the Great Lakes wanted a new boat. His wife, Jane, said no. "You buy a new boat and I'm outta here". FUJIMO. _ _ _K You Jane Im Moving Out Apocryphal? Perhaps. David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List boat names

Make sure the name makes sense when calling on VHF. Ask me how I know! Patrick Wesley The Boat Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 18, 2015, at 12:18 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List > wrote: > > Take your last boat name and throw a 2 after it ... > > -Original Message- >

Re: Stus-List Looking at a C 33-2.... known issues?

It's a deathtrap, run away. Seriously, all that sounds normal. It was designed as a RACER/cruiser, some systems are hard to reach. Maybe the rig has been cranked down for a while. The old adage was to grind in the backstay until the head door doesn't work, then back it off a turn. The windows

Re: Stus-List Recovering MOB

Or a bowline. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 18, 2015, at 4:15 PM, Paul Fountain via CnC-List > wrote: > > You would need a sling or bridle. > > Paul. :) > > >> On Sep 18, 2015, at 3:15 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List >> wrote: >> >> The Admiral and

Stus-List MOB - Lifesling

We have a lifesling, that if the person in the water can get into it, he/she can be lifted aboard..the line from the lifesling will run through a block attached to the end of the boom and from there to another block on the toe rail, then to a winch.The boom can be positioned so that

Stus-List MOB - Lifesling

Practice with it, before you need it. You might discover it would take too long doing it the way you described. Or you might think of a better way. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR We have a lifesling, that if the person in the water can get into it, he/she can be

Re: Stus-List boat names we don't like

My boat was named "Sea Swan", I couldn't handle it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd1Byw98JRc don't ask me about the renaming ceremony, we almost sunk the boat! Also, seems like great news when your girlfriend is willing to help out but it seems like whenever she's around we get a lot more

Re: Stus-List boat names

Local Boat: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot WTF? Joel On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 10:18 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My favorite boat name story comes from a situation I would not recommend > for anyone. A fried of ours bought a boat and arranged for a mooring. > When he

Re: Stus-List Signal Flags

Someone once advised me never to rely on the loops in the signal flags to recover the halyard. I always use a messenger line attached directly to the shackle "just in case". For years I used two halyards - one for bow and one for stern - then saw some folks at Stamford YC use a single halyard

Re: Stus-List Signal Flags

Stu, No pictures, sorry. One of the loops on a signal flag came apart in the overnight blow, dropping a few to the deck and the others streaming off the halyard. We loosened the halyard completely in hopes that the breeze and movement would work the flags some of the way down, inch by inch.

Re: Stus-List boat names

If I were going to use signal flags, it would be on the stern of a racing sailboat: Alpha Mike Foxtrot (Look it up) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log

Re: Stus-List boat names

Saw that name on a power boat in Annapolis a couple weeks ago on vacation.  Had the signal flags; looked kinda cool.RonWild CheriC 30-1STL From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Cc: Joel Aronson

Re: Stus-List boat names

Funny: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Alpha+Mike+Foxtrot Joel On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > If I were going to use signal flags, it would be on the stern of a racing > sailboat: Alpha Mike Foxtrot (Look it up) > >

Stus-List Signal Flags

Edd Did you get your signal flags down after the blow? Any pictures? Tell the world what happened. Stu___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at:

Re: Stus-List Reboarding - was Re: - Inflable life jacket - inflation

Hi, I was looking into the reboarding solution as described earlier: Lifesling 2, attached to the snapshackled main sheet blocks on the boom, which can swing out over to the victim. We tested this on our 30' MKI and found that this construction doesn't lift the POB high enough over the life

Re: Stus-List Reboarding

I guess all these discussions point out that the best (and, more than likely, only) solution is to make sure that you never leave the deck. This means that you have to be attached with short enough tether that it won't let you go overboard. As usual (and regardless of the environment) security