tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350911734409694445.post5494102156929533865..comments2023-10-28T11:17:31.399-04:00Comments on KiwiBird's Adventures: Messing about in boats #1Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05033154146079455056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350911734409694445.post-68613955148447329022007-04-01T08:24:00.000-04:002007-04-01T08:24:00.000-04:00Sigh. Wasn't that fun! You're absolutely right, br...Sigh. Wasn't that fun! You're absolutely right, brother Rob - she was terrible in all those aspects, but I did truly love her.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033154146079455056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350911734409694445.post-84515460057447526382007-04-01T03:54:00.000-04:002007-04-01T03:54:00.000-04:00Wasn't that a terrible boat? Loose blocks of rusty...Wasn't that a terrible boat? Loose blocks of rusty iron in the bilge for ballast - old sash weights perhaps? Tender as a teenage daughter. Permanently over-canvassed by its skipper - not so much sailing as careening. We hit a sand-bank while I was on the foredeck - nearly sending me to Davey Jones's - but it was easy to decrease the keel depth to a paint thickness by leaning out on a shroud and pulling the boat horizontal. Bucket for a loo, no reverse gear. Why didn't you keep it?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179539474196091677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350911734409694445.post-92095941995047269732007-04-01T03:52:00.000-04:002007-04-01T03:52:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179539474196091677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350911734409694445.post-30777578747310632432007-03-29T12:09:00.000-04:002007-03-29T12:09:00.000-04:00You have me on the rail... do tell.You have me on the rail... do tell.Captn O Dark 30 and Super Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093190616786582303noreply@blogger.com