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06-18-2013, 12:13 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Ahoy, Sooty Tern builders. . . in Building / Repair

There is a great lesson in there Eric. We were found ourselves in a similar spot this weekend, we left Friday afternoon and were going to take the...

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06-17-2013, 08:04 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

One more shot from last weekend. Sometimes I'm surprised at how good iphone photos can be. And another I found of Dick with the cruise ships....

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06-16-2013, 10:58 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

Here is a clip, just because I can. Sparrow moves pretty good in 15 knots and for once the spray was welcome.

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06-16-2013, 10:42 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

Very nice Chip and Skip! It might not be the summer your used to Peter but we may have gotten close this week end. Upper 70s and low 80s, it's...

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06-14-2013, 03:28 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Ahoy, Sooty Tern builders. . . in Building / Repair

Hey, what a coincidence were headed out this weekend too. You head north, we'll head south. I'm sure there is a likely spot for an EBS somewhere in...

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06-13-2013, 03:50 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

I'm not sure Dick has an internet presence. I suggested that he write a trip report or something but he was kinda non committal about it. His stated...

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06-04-2013, 07:36 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Have I missed the 'Happy Birthday TomF' thread? in The Bilge

Happy Birthday Tom!

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06-04-2013, 07:27 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread The PUB light's ON! :D in The Bilge

Progress, it's looking pretty good!

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06-04-2013, 07:12 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

Flip flops are a little thin on the ground but it's a brilliant idea. I like it.

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06-04-2013, 09:54 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

That's Dick, he keeps his boat next to ours at the dock, nice guy. His boat is a 16 foot dory that i think he bought from the dory shop back east. He...

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06-04-2013, 01:11 AM

jsjpd1 started a thread More summertime fun in open boats. in People & Places

Leni and I went sailing on Sparrow yesterday and Leni had a little fun with her iphone.

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06-01-2013, 12:48 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a poll BROTM of June.... VOTE HERE.... in The Bilge

I think Bob's giving out free beer. He's got my vote! Jim

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06-01-2013, 11:58 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. I have it saved off as one document on my computer and was thinking about reading through again with an eye towards...

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06-01-2013, 12:09 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Economy still not robust in The Bilge

And we all just keep chugging along... Despite the dire predictions the world hasn't ended yet, stay tuned.

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05-31-2013, 11:52 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread New Jersey inmates collected millions in government benefits in The Bilge

Quite frankly, all states struggle with issue fraudulent collection of benefits. In the case of inmates collecting benefits, the more fragmented the...

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05-29-2013, 08:11 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Pacific Challenge--by Sail & Oar in People & Places

Man, that place is getting positively overrun with pointy ended boats! I like it. Jim

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05-29-2013, 08:08 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

I think it's time to add this back in, it's a little longer this time. It is April again. Sparrow is about to enter her fifth sailing season. The...

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05-29-2013, 08:03 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

No messages on that conch, but we'll be sure and leave one next time.:)

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05-28-2013, 07:43 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

Kaw, Kaw…Kaw, Kaw, Kaw. At around four in the morning a flock of juvenile ravens had discovered a mussel bed just down the beach from Sparrow and...

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05-23-2013, 10:46 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

The boat was packed up and we eased out of the harbor, once more entering the wake zone. Leni and I had been discussing where we were going to camp...

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05-23-2013, 02:02 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread So you think you're tough in The Bilge

You can make things explode with bat crap, that's exciting.

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05-23-2013, 01:55 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread 7 years with a Simmons Sea Skiff in Misc. Boat Related

Only seven years? I think you're just getting started, let us know what thirty years looks like.:) Jim

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05-23-2013, 01:51 AM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Best tool for this job in Building / Repair

There is nothing wrong with squared off spacer blocks. Get too fancy and at some point you're just gilding the lily. It's not a painting on a wall...

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05-21-2013, 08:16 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

Thunk cha-chunk, thunk ca-chunk, ‘there’s a hole in the bucket dear Liza, dear Liza’, thunk cha-chunk, ‘there’s a hole in the bucket dear Liza, a...

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05-20-2013, 11:45 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread Building a Privateer 26 schooner in Building / Repair

I agree, pretty cool project. Jim

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05-20-2013, 11:33 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

No pressure, huh? :D

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05-20-2013, 11:26 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread To Build A Boat in Misc. Boat Related

The next morning dawned, cool and overcast, a good dry high overcast. There wasn’t a breath of wind and the water was perfectly flat except for the...

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05-20-2013, 07:56 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread which type of gain have you employed in Building / Repair

Pretty close to nothing Andrew. But they are backed up by the stems at the almost nothing part.

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05-20-2013, 07:46 PM

jsjpd1 replied to a thread which type of gain have you employed in Building / Repair

I cut the gains just on the lower strakes of our CY. Haven't had even a hint of trouble out of them. Don't make it harder than you need to,...

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