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    06-18-2013, 08:02 PM
    chas replied to a thread Canadians! You're slacking! in The Bilge
    "Now I understand why there are so many cars with Canadian license plates down here." What, because we've exhausted all the women north of you? :d...
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    06-18-2013, 10:06 AM
    chas replied to a thread Boat Designs of southern Alberta in Designs / Plans
    Here is the type of sailing equipment most appropriate to southern Alberta... https://sites.google.com/site/f10boardsailing/photos ... but Keho...
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    06-15-2013, 09:30 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    Nobody standing around in front; no rebounds. Simple game! / Jim
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    06-15-2013, 09:01 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    Tied at 1, end of the second. Marchand takes a slash and hits the post while killing a penalty, draws one just a few seconds later. Great shift!...
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    06-14-2013, 08:15 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    "I guess some people just don't mind seeing bad behaviour rewarded." Which you would be if I responded to this troll ...(nice Marchand imitation,...
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    06-14-2013, 03:19 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    The play stops when the whistle blows; the game doesn't. / Jim
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    06-14-2013, 03:03 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    "To each their own, I guess. I really like the game of hockey, but I think poor sportsmanship and violence are a terrible blot on an otherwise good...
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    06-14-2013, 11:27 AM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    "I wouldn't shed a tear if Marchand was taken out back and soundly cudgeled." Yeah, that would be a good lesson for the kids, eh? Back when...
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    06-14-2013, 12:06 AM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V Blackhawks in The Bilge
    "He's a bully and bullies should have no place in sport." You've got to be big to be a bully. He's just a pest. Everybody needs one to win the...
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    06-12-2013, 10:02 PM
    chas replied to a thread A Derecho? WTH??? in The Bilge
    Thinks are rockin' at the rink there also. / Jim
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    06-09-2013, 10:55 PM
    chas replied to a thread N.A. Kiteboarding Championship in The Bilge
    Pretty sure that is Jaws. You need the tow-in for the speed of it, I believe. Windsurfers can sail on to it, if they must. Lots of video available. /...
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    06-09-2013, 10:26 PM
    chas replied to a thread A salish sea riddle in People & Places
    "That swell hit the mouth of the bay and shoaled up into the mess. " That 35 m pinnacle on top of the deeper shoal off Point Atkinson probably...
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    06-09-2013, 07:19 PM
    chas replied to a thread 1978 56' Rosborough Schooner "Megan D" in Building / Repair
    You could re-plank that boat in red cedar also, or good fir. Plank thickness looks to be about 1-1/4"? / Jim Sorry, I missed the part about $5 PO...
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    06-07-2013, 10:14 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V. Pens in The Bilge
    LA / Hawks decided in Game 7. Then the Bruins. It's just gettin' good! / Jim
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    06-07-2013, 10:10 PM
    chas replied to a thread A salish sea riddle in People & Places
    Ballsy to be messing around there in a row/sail boat. Current tables don't appear to be helping either. / Jim
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    06-07-2013, 09:35 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V. Pens in The Bilge
    That was an ending. Nice! / Jim
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    06-07-2013, 09:11 PM
    chas replied to a thread A salish sea riddle in People & Places
    "There are plenty of places with strong tidal flow but I'd like to know how that creates a set of waves." You might get that by looking at the...
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    06-07-2013, 10:39 AM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V. Pens in The Bilge
    There's slap-shots in girl's hockey now? :d That would have been a textbook perfect shotblock other than Campbell got a little twisted from...
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    06-05-2013, 09:46 PM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V. Pens in The Bilge
    Shots 14-4 Pens, killed a couple of penalties well and two posts. Be a killer to drop this one in OT. / Jim
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    06-05-2013, 08:57 PM
    chas replied to a thread 1978 56' Rosborough Schooner "Megan D" in Building / Repair
    "We got it hauled out today and posted some pics. Overall the bottom looked good. The rudder is need of attention, but other than that just re-caulk...
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    06-05-2013, 04:35 PM
    chas replied to a thread 1978 56' Rosborough Schooner "Megan D" in Building / Repair
    "Keep in mind that it looks like I am replacing all the planks above the waterline, there may be a few that are good but if i'm doing 90% of them I...
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    06-03-2013, 05:55 PM
    chas replied to a thread 1978 56' Rosborough Schooner "Megan D" in Building / Repair
    " In your neck of the woods, I'd be looking at planking her with Alaska Yellow Cedar, but it's your boat, so .... whatever." I'm from...
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    06-03-2013, 05:40 PM
    chas replied to a thread Big-assed screwdriver bit in Building / Repair
    Had to go back to the big thread to reacquaint how all this is put together. At the risk of asking more dumb questions, might you gain a frames width...
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    06-03-2013, 02:23 PM
    chas replied to a thread Big-assed screwdriver bit in Building / Repair
    "I'm just lucky that no one lost an eye....." What'ya doing, repairing all those customers gouges and slips where they were trying to tighten...
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    06-02-2013, 12:26 AM
    chas replied to a thread Skil-saw safety in The Bilge
    I was surprised when I moved out west to find the tin-bashers made the framers cut the sub-floor for the heat ducts. They would send someone to the...
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    06-02-2013, 12:05 AM
    chas replied to a thread Bruins V. Pens in The Bilge
    Second goal was the deal-breaker; Boston player left alone in a crowd in front of the net to find and bury a loose puck??? The third goal was just...
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    06-01-2013, 10:22 AM
    chas replied to a thread Big-assed screwdriver bit in Building / Repair
    Experiment for the right size pilot and drive 'em in with the palm nailer. The slots are just for getting them out. :D / Jim
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    05-31-2013, 04:56 AM
    chas replied to a thread Spitfire 944 in The Bilge
    Thanks, Jim, for this link. I have had the good fortune to have known a number of Spitfire pilots through my father, who flew Spit IX's with 126...
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    05-31-2013, 02:14 AM
    chas replied to a thread 1978 56' Rosborough Schooner "Megan D" in Building / Repair
    The building of Megan B is described in Rosborough's book "Confessions of a Boatbuilder" as being from his Privateer design. The Distant Star...
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    05-24-2013, 10:42 PM
    chas replied to a thread Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses in The Bilge
    You are saying the side panels on that truck brought that bridge down? It's running empty, so weight or mass is not the issue. Got to be more to this...
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