Members/Ron As I get PUP in digest form, I snuck into the archives file to see Ron's reply/rebuke. Yes I called Ron a "Dickhead" in a post sent at 16.42 pm AUS EST after his Manolo Blanich comment, but after getting another explanatory e-mail from him at AUS 19.57 EST, I was more conciliatory and friendly due to its explanation content. So this is how it happened, timing differences, so please Ron accept my apology for shooting from the hip 3 hours earlier. Georgs runs a tight ship I agree, so the next dickhead that writes drivel will be referred now to as a Richard Cranium from me, particularly if it is about hurting someone, or something, unfairly. In the recent archival postings I saw a comment about solid dinghy's v's inflatable's. I have just come from croc territory and went fishing every night with my 12' inflatable after anchoring. I asked myself every night on deploying, why I didn't have a rigid dinghy instead. If I had my time over again I would order a high freeboard aluminium or composite dinghy with inflatable gunwales to save any banging against the davit, railings, or hull. I would also have a model with a casting platform at the bow and stern, and a foldable bimini to keep out the sun. I would also have an electric motor for trolling, auxiliary to the main power plant, which should be 40 hp at least. Apart from a depth sounder, I would have a chartplotter, and built in VHF. If you're not into fishing in remote areas this is not so important of course. On the other hand this will be some mother to get up on a beach, so I will have to get a good system for anchoring it safely and conveniently. Where I have just come from over the past two months has the second highest tidal ranges in the world after Nova Scotia (30') Also I would get a buddy to do the retrieving in croc territory. Cheers to everyone Peter *****************************************

Peter, We are having a LOT of fun with your posts. Keep them up and keep up the good work out there. Rick and Debbie Heiniger N7617 Eliana On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Peter Sheppard wrote: > Members/Ron > > As I get PUP in digest form, I snuck into the archives file to see > Ron's > reply/rebuke. > > Yes I called Ron a "Dickhead" in a post sent at 16.42 pm AUS EST after > his Manolo Blanich comment, but after getting another explanatory e- > mail > from him at AUS 19.57 EST, I was more conciliatory and friendly due to > its explanation content. So this is how it happened, timing > differences, > so please Ron accept my apology for shooting from the hip 3 hours > earlier. > > Georgs runs a tight ship I agree, so the next dickhead that writes > drivel will be referred now to as a Richard Cranium from me, > particularly if it is about hurting someone, or something, unfairly. > > In the recent archival postings I saw a comment about solid dinghy's > v's > inflatable's. > > I have just come from croc territory and went fishing every night with > my 12' inflatable after anchoring. I asked myself every night on > deploying, why I didn't have a rigid dinghy instead. > > If I had my time over again I would order a high freeboard aluminium > or > composite dinghy with inflatable gunwales to save any banging against > the davit, railings, or hull. > > I would also have a model with a casting platform at the bow and > stern, > and a foldable bimini to keep out the sun. I would also have an > electric > motor for trolling, auxiliary to the main power plant, which should be > 40 hp at least. Apart from a depth sounder, I would have a > chartplotter, > and built in VHF. If you're not into fishing in remote areas this is > not > so important of course. > > On the other hand this will be some mother to get up on a beach, so I > will have to get a good system for anchoring it safely and > conveniently. > Where I have just come from over the past two months has the second > highest tidal ranges in the world after Nova Scotia (30') Also I would > get a buddy to do the retrieving in croc territory. > > Cheers to everyone > > Peter > > > > > ***************************************** > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.