It goes further than a matter of terminology! TRAINING! EDUCATION! Does Doc Elk know navigation rules, etc. It's scary being out on the water with other boat around. Paul mv Serendipity NJ -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Doyle [mailto:cigr@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 6:17 AM To: trawler-world-list Subject: TWL: Rope??????? First, let me say that the following is all in fun! Why has'nt someone crawled all over this "rope" terminology? I remember when boating with my retired Navy dad and made a "rope" inquiry that a lecture about line, wire, rodes etc. soon followed. Where is our discipline? Kevin Doyle Key Largo

> > First, let me say that the following is all in fun! > > > > Why has'nt someone crawled all over this "rope" terminology? > > I remember when boating with my retired Navy dad and made a "rope" inquiry > > that a lecture about line, wire, rodes etc. soon followed. > > > > Where is our discipline? *************************************** WHERE IS THE FUN ??? Bob Clinkenbeard Twin Screws Enterprises To accomplish a great task you must act....and dream. TWIN SCREWS 1964 Chris Craft Roamer 56 Photos http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=163724&a=1673119 STEELAWAY a project * 1958 Chris Craft Roamer 35 Photos http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=163724&a=1194899

arider@bellsouth.net writes: >WHERE IS THE FUN ??? Bob, I thought about it, especially considering I frequently had been on the receiving end of that "discipline" in an earlier life. But the person asking the question is obviously so new and green, that we might easily scare him off list and perhaps even off trawler-crawling. Be this our first act of kindness this year.....George