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Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-23-2008, 05:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,350
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
This is an update from a previous quary for...

This is an update from a previous quary for opinions on Tartens, vs. Catalinas, vs. D32.

I've concluded that since most of my sailing in the near future would be in some sort of triangle between...
Forum: The Poop Deck 05-20-2008, 07:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,963
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
As far as defensive weapon, I'm sure a large fire...

As far as defensive weapon, I'm sure a large fire cracker, Rambo style would worry the baddies a bit... https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_loll.gif

On a...
Forum: The Poop Deck 05-18-2008, 09:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,974
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
I didn't remember that Lieutenant Bligh ever made...

I didn't remember that Lieutenant Bligh ever made it to Admiral, but low and behold he did!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bligh

Truly amazing considering penchant for mutinies and...
Forum: The Poop Deck 05-18-2008, 04:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,974
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
I was just thinking, speaking of sailors being a...

I was just thinking, speaking of sailors being a sentimental lot, if Master and Commander has any accuracy to judge by, I remember all ot fhe guns having nicknames rather than just numbers... just a...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-18-2008, 04:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,289
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Someone has recently pointed me in the direction...

Someone has recently pointed me in the direction of an O'Day 30+. I'll have to check to see if we have any down in FH or Roche Harbor. I know where the only D32 on the island is... There's probably...
Forum: The Poop Deck 05-18-2008, 04:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,974
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Have you read Men Against the Sea by Nordhoff and...

Have you read Men Against the Sea by Nordhoff and Hall? Mutiny on the Bounty is a fairly easy read, quite informative and entertaining. It was my first "grown up"/over 350 pg book. I imagine Men...
Forum: The Poop Deck 05-18-2008, 12:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,974
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Fletcher Christian was my automatic response...

Fletcher Christian was my automatic response before I even saw your choices. I sort of like Pandora too, but more for a yacht itself. Putting the genie back in the bottle is sort of the same as...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-18-2008, 12:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,289
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
That was what I was thinking. With only 83 ever...

That was what I was thinking. With only 83 ever built I'm also thinking there isn't really enough fair comparison out there to just say the Westsail is automatically the better boat. Personal...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-17-2008, 10:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,289
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
OK, you've got my attention, Westsail = LOA...

OK, you've got my attention,

Westsail = LOA 32' | LWL 27'-6" | Beam: 11'-0" | Draft: 5'-0" | Ballast: 7000 LBS. | Displ: 20,000 LBS. | Sail area: 663 SQ. FT

Dreadnought = LOA 32' | LWL 29' |...
Forum: The Galley 05-17-2008, 05:35 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,372
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
I'm a sucker for free, that is until my desire...

I'm a sucker for free, that is until my desire for asthetics catches up to my budget... https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif

I really like these...
Forum: The Galley 05-17-2008, 02:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,372
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
What a great thread! I'm not quite to the par...

What a great thread! I'm not quite to the par down stage yet, but I'm gearing up. A few stints in the merchant marines taught me how little I really can do without. I brought my usual 3 week holiday...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-17-2008, 01:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,289
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Ok, here it goes... I have the opportunity to buy...

Ok, here it goes... I have the opportunity to buy a D32. It looks good and of course I'll have it inspected before completing any transaction. The price seems to be right in the middle for this sort...
Forum: The Poop Deck 06-15-2007, 03:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,677
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Is there a hell for spammers? What devices of...

Is there a hell for spammers? What devices of torture would you implement?

Cutting off all communication except spam, -but then these people are probably clever enough to communicate in code...
Forum: The Poop Deck 06-11-2007, 05:47 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,651
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
I know this must have been discussed before,...

I know this must have been discussed before, especially for those of us that are relatively new to the down sized life. Additionally individual needs vary etc.

I'm looking to move aboard...
Forum: The Poop Deck 06-11-2007, 04:35 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,467
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Gosh, where have I been? For the last 40 years...

Gosh, where have I been? For the last 40 years the whole topic of whaling, in any positive light, has generally been taboo in my family. When I was eight I received a toy whaling ship as a birthday...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 10-03-2006, 02:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,883
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Advice for Crossing English Channel

On another forum (dealing with the toy boats;) I sail) a member has been appealing for advice on crossing the Channel.

Navigation, weather etc. is generally well covered in that forum. One member...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 10-02-2006, 02:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,687
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Well, renaming RM Horst Wessel to USCG Eagle ...

Well, renaming RM Horst Wessel to USCG Eagle https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/USCG_Eagle.jpg seemed to be a very prudent dicision... The only name I could think of as worse would be...
Forum: The Poop Deck 10-02-2006, 01:48 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,243
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Was it names like these that prompted Gilbert and...

Was it names like these that prompted Gilbert and Sullivan with HMS Pinafore?

"My gallant crew good morning...";)
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 10-01-2006, 03:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Thanks, I'm not sure what shape hull the...

Thanks,

I'm not sure what shape hull the Collins really had in mind, I've only skimmed through their book. The essential point seems to be that the boat is secondarily a vehicle, but primarily a...
Forum: The Poop Deck 09-30-2006, 03:35 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,243
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
One of my "yachts";) is called El Fenix -The...

One of my "yachts";) is called El Fenix -The Pheonix. When I 1st recommissioned my dad's 1965 boat, I was going to call her "The Endevour" after James Cook's ship, but then she suffered a...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-30-2006, 02:50 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,786
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Thanks Anya for starting such a great thread. ...

Thanks Anya for starting such a great thread.

I don't have much to contribute in the way of advise; frankly "in the same boat" (bad pun, I know... sigh)

I have found myself recently...
Forum: The Tavern | Welcome Aboard 09-30-2006, 01:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,520
Posted By Kaptain von Klepper
Introduction & also looking for a heading.

Though I come from a family with a long sailing tradition, -I've been somewhat of a land lubber the last 20 years. On a recent photography assignment on Isla Taboga (Panama)...
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