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[Ian McColgin]

" . . . they even got spelling mistakes in the lines of #2, an I am supposed to believe and accept that they are compete?" [#4]
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[Ian McColgin]

Thank you. Really enjoyed. Just asking has this been out a while or is this a second version. Saw something like a year or two ago.

[Ian McColgin]

". . . but to have all those cars barely driven is disturbing."[#2] Not disturbing. Just doing his bit at carbon reduction.

[Ian McColgin]

A version of answering that will really inspire (context: written during WWII) read Van Loon's Lives - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Loon%27s_Liv...

[Ian McColgin]

I just start reading deck by deck top to Bilge.

[Ian McColgin]

"Cars are likely less efficient at 20mph than 30mph." [#6]

Can't hurt but to check the facts: first: https://www.20splenty.org...

[Ian McColgin]

When I could no longer obtain any hull or property insurance on my boat, I was able to get liability insurance based on my operator's license,100 ton...

[Ian McColgin]

Then there's the tale in every Irish village about the horse that stops at every pub on the way home - training.

Actually that can be a good...

[Ian McColgin]

Just as the racist right Republicans exercised themselves denying the legitimacy of the Trump impeachments with the assertion that it was all weaponized...

[Ian McColgin]

There are several variations on this thought dotted around our littoral and near shore waters. Here's one chasing an upscale New York market: https:...

[Ian McColgin]

I have not seen an NA's explanation but I read long ago that for a small boat either foil or flap that trailing edge should not be feat her or rounded...

[Ian McColgin]

Great pix and the hunter brings it full cycle.

[Ian McColgin]

They go together as that varnished hatch cover can get slick. The hatch rails give me something to grab. And anchor down in a calm space. I don't do stuff...

[Ian McColgin]

Regarding my barefootedness and putting the sail away as shown in post 73 - dead quiet anchorage and my famous toe grip so we're safe while I get the...