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Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: h18catsailor] #172231 03/18/09 09:02 PM 03/18/09 09:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 807 Hillsborough, NC USA I Isotope235 old hand
Isotope235 old hand I Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 807 Hillsborough, NC USA	(1) Freshly waxed decks may look good at a boat show, but sliding off your boat isn't fast on the racecourse (actually, you can ask me how I know that). (2) On windy days, glassy spots mean shallow water. Don't ask me how I know.

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Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: Isotope235] #172233 03/18/09 09:19 PM 03/18/09 09:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 216 Lakewood, Colorado MUST429 enthusiast
MUST429 enthusiast Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 216 Lakewood, Colorado	When sailing down wind up a narrow channel, it really pays to know how long until the next ebb tide. Don't ask me how I know. Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: MUST429] #172246 03/18/09 11:43 PM 03/18/09 11:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 917 Issaquah, WA, USA H17cat old hand
H17cat old hand Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 917 Issaquah, WA, USA	When the seagulls are walking on the water, and you can see their knees, It is getting shallow. Don't ask me how I know.

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: waterbug_wpb] #172247 03/19/09 12:05 AM 03/19/09 12:05 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 337 Arizona AzCat enthusiast
AzCat enthusiast Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 337 Arizona	If you buy a 21 year old Cat and dont know if the stays have been replaced recently, don't expect to keep the square side of your new mylar main pointing up when it turns 22. Dont ask me how I know. Auscat MKV 444 A class NACRA I-20- 440/CATHATKA

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: AzCat] #172272 03/19/09 07:59 AM 03/19/09 07:59 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 246 Kiel, Germany Baltic enthusiast
Baltic enthusiast Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 246 Kiel, Germany	Make sure you always have sufficent tension on your diamonds. Don't dare to ask me how I know. Attached Files IMG_1570.jpg (328 downloads) F18: C2 / A-Cat: Minelli

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: Baltic] #172336 03/19/09 02:39 PM 03/19/09 02:39 PM
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DUH Unregistered D	Squirrels like to keep their hair. Don't as me how I know

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: ] #172337 03/19/09 02:40 PM 03/19/09 02:40 PM
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DUH Unregistered D	Noodles like to dance with trash cans Don't.....

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: ] #172340 03/19/09 02:47 PM 03/19/09 02:47 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... Mary Carpal Tunnel
Mary Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH...	It's not a good idea to sleep naked when you are anchored in an unfamiliar area and might get run over by a freighter. Don't ask me how I know.

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: Mary] #172342 03/19/09 03:04 PM 03/19/09 03:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 216 Lakewood, Colorado MUST429 enthusiast
MUST429 enthusiast Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 216 Lakewood, Colorado	Originally Posted by Mary It's not a good idea to sleep naked when you are anchored in an unfamiliar area and might get run over by a freighter. Don't ask me how I know. I won't ask you how you know ........ but I'll bet I'm not the only one that wants to know "The Rest of the Story" Especially if Mary is telling it ! Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: MUST429] #172343 03/19/09 03:07 PM 03/19/09 03:07 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams Carpal Tunnel
John Williams Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California	ONLY if Mary is telling it... seriously, do you want to hear it from Rick? John Williams - The harder you practice, the luckier you get - Gary Player, pro golfer After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: John Williams] #172559 03/22/09 08:58 PM 03/22/09 08:58 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 586 Hobart, Tasmania, Oz. Dazz addict
Dazz addict Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 586 Hobart, Tasmania, Oz.	When your miles ahead of the competition don't cut too close the A buoy snagging its anchor line on your very deep centerboards and causing the most spectacular cartwheel Don't ask me how I know.... C2 AUS 222 by Goodall design "Darph Bobo"

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: Dazz] #172578 03/23/09 05:59 AM 03/23/09 05:59 AM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,383 Kingston SE South Australia JeffS veteran
JeffS veteran Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,383 Kingston SE South Australia	When a whirlwind comes at you on the water sucking you towards it, teabagging you dont point down opening yourself up for the broadside slam, take the teabag Don't ask me how I know Jeff Southall Current boats Nacra 5.8 1703 Animal Scanning Services Nacra 5.8 1667 Ram Raider Nacra 18 Square Arrow 1576

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: JeffS] #172836 03/25/09 12:49 PM 03/25/09 12:49 PM
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andrewscott Unregistered A	If you lose a twist shackel... be sure to look in your centerboard wells..... Don't ask me

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: ] #172890 03/25/09 08:59 PM 03/25/09 08:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... catman Pooh-Bah
catman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus...	When standing on your spreaders while the boat is sailing have the person sailing the boat roll up the jib first before climbing down it. Don't ask me how I know. Thank god it was before spin poles Have Fun

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: catman] #172930 03/26/09 10:46 AM 03/26/09 10:46 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 162 Dunedin Causeway, FL hobiephil member
hobiephil member Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 162 Dunedin Causeway, FL	Make sure the shackle that connects the bridles to the forestay is safety-wired. Don't ask me how I know.

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: hobiephil] #172941 03/26/09 12:10 PM 03/26/09 12:10 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 39 Dallas, TX L lonestarcat newbie
lonestarcat newbie L Joined: May 2005 Posts: 39 Dallas, TX	Don't leave your crew with a drill in his hand anywhere near the mainsail. Don't ask me how I know.

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: lonestarcat] #172950 03/26/09 12:34 PM 03/26/09 12:34 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 125 Clinton, Mississippi rattlenhum member
rattlenhum member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 125 Clinton, Mississippi	If you go to a friends house who does sail repair, and you lay your main out on his lawn for inspection....before you go inside for the customary drink/chat, make damn sure that he doesn't have one of those robotic lawn mowers that automatically starts itself up. Don't ask my friend Gray how he knows! Jerome Vaughan Hobie 16 Clinton, Mississippi

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: rattlenhum] #172952 03/26/09 12:41 PM 03/26/09 12:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine T ThunderMuffin Carpal Tunnel
ThunderMuffin Carpal Tunnel T Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine	oh no... oh no no no...

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: rattlenhum] #172957 03/26/09 12:53 PM 03/26/09 12:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake Carpal Tunnel
Jake Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina	Originally Posted by rattlenhum If you go to a friends house who does sail repair, and you lay your main out on his lawn for inspection....before you go inside for the customary drink/chat, make damn sure that he doesn't have one of those robotic lawn mowers that automatically starts itself up. Don't ask my friend Gray how he knows! HOLY CRAP. Jake Kohl

Re: Don't Ask Me How I Know [Re: Jake] #172962 03/26/09 01:50 PM 03/26/09 01:50 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 182 Appleton, WI blockp member
blockp member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 182 Appleton, WI	Ugh. And I thought I had a sick feeling the day a neighbor showed up in my back yard and informed me that he didn't think I wanted my main sail in the middle of our street, so he put it back on my lawn for me.

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