This looks right to me, but maybe it needs a little more scope?
Its funny Friday!
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I'm not sure a Danforth style anchor is the best choice for this application. The image indicates a fisherman but I would be tempted to go with a Manson or Rocna with high tip loading for the hard surface
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The R in our name...
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The R in our name...
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-Will
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-Will
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WOW>>>>
SSN 571 Nautilus
CVN 65 Enterprise
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That has a hell of a ring. Keeping it in the family.
GLOW in the DARK sailing
SSN 571 Nautilus
CVN 65 Enterprise
SVN CAL21 HADLEY
That has a hell of a ring. Keeping it in the family.
GLOW in the DARK sailing
Here's one for @rgranger.
Boudreaux comes home from work and his wife Clotile meets him at the door.
Clotile declares, "You need to do sumtin' 'bout mais car, Boudeaux. It got water in de carburetor."
"How you know der's water in de carburetor, you?" Boudeaux asks.
Clotile replies with absolute certainty, "Cause it's parked in da bayou."
-Will
(I tried to convert the joke to a sailboat related one, but it didn't have the same impact).
Boudreaux comes home from work and his wife Clotile meets him at the door.
Clotile declares, "You need to do sumtin' 'bout mais car, Boudeaux. It got water in de carburetor."
"How you know der's water in de carburetor, you?" Boudeaux asks.
Clotile replies with absolute certainty, "Cause it's parked in da bayou."
-Will
(I tried to convert the joke to a sailboat related one, but it didn't have the same impact).
This one really made me laugh. Stolen from the New Joke thread over on the Cruiser's Forum
Mule Raffle
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux saw an ad in the Starkville Daily in Pearl River, LA. and bought a mule for $100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said,"Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux replied,"Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said,"Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Boudreaux said, "We gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Thibodeaux said, "We shore can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Boudreaux & Thibodeaux at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store and asked.
"What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said,"We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do."
Thibodeaux said,"Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $998."
The farmer said,"My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Boudreaux said, "Well, the feller who won got upset. So we gave him his two dollars back."
Boudreaux and Thibodeaux now work for the government.
They're overseeing the Bailout & Stimulus Programs.
-Will
Mule Raffle
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux saw an ad in the Starkville Daily in Pearl River, LA. and bought a mule for $100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said,"Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux replied,"Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said,"Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Boudreaux said, "We gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Thibodeaux said, "We shore can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Boudreaux & Thibodeaux at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store and asked.
"What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said,"We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do."
Thibodeaux said,"Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $998."
The farmer said,"My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Boudreaux said, "Well, the feller who won got upset. So we gave him his two dollars back."
Boudreaux and Thibodeaux now work for the government.
They're overseeing the Bailout & Stimulus Programs.
-Will
Well, I waited and hoped Santa would bring me the new VHF Radio, I really really wanted but that didn’t happen. So I’m off to the New England Boat Show. Now I’m looking for a Boat Show Special.
I hope this doesn’t happen……….
I hope this doesn’t happen……….
Being a native south Louisianian, I love Boudreaux and Thibodeaux humor. Brings back fond memories of my Annapolis sailing buddy who'd gotten addicted to that humor while living in Houston. He and I both loved the 2 AM to 6 AM watch when we sailed his Tartan 37 over the years.. Lost him several years ago to glioblastoma..
Boudreaux was sitting on the bayou bank when a rude guy on horseback rode up all in a rush and asked Boudreaux if he could cross the bayou on horseback there. Boudreaux said "Mais yeah" . The man spurred the horse into the bayou and was immediately over his head.. He swam back to the bank and angrily accosted Boo... "I thought you said that the water was shallow there!" Boo said "Mais I jus saw a duck walk right across and his legs don't be but dat long (making a gesture with thumb and forefinger)"
Boudreaux was sitting on the bayou bank when a rude guy on horseback rode up all in a rush and asked Boudreaux if he could cross the bayou on horseback there. Boudreaux said "Mais yeah" . The man spurred the horse into the bayou and was immediately over his head.. He swam back to the bank and angrily accosted Boo... "I thought you said that the water was shallow there!" Boo said "Mais I jus saw a duck walk right across and his legs don't be but dat long (making a gesture with thumb and forefinger)"
Somebody has to.Justsomeguy had to be thatguy?!
-Will
the funny part about spell checkers is that they ALWAYS know what the word is. 
And where to most pirates get their hooks and artificial hands? In a second hand shop.
Ok. My pirate friend in Foxy's was telling me that his great great grand pappy was the first pirate to land on Jost Van Dyke and was actually the one who gave the island its name. Fresh from plundering a very rich treasure ship, the Dutch pirate crew was looking for a place to put in for some R and R. Somewhere they could spend their booty on booze and women and debauchery of every kind. Well, they came across this uncharted island and set anchor right off the beach where Foxy's is located today. They decided to send one pirate ashore to recon for the women they so desired. My friend's great great grand pappy was selected by lot and set off by himself, in one of the longboats, first thing in the morning.
He was gone through lunch and the crew started to grumble. He was gone till almost supper and the crew grumbled even more. They were sure their fellow pirate had found his women and was just being selfish by not returning to report. They were just about to send out a second group to round him and the women up when they spotted him limping to the longboat and slowly, painfully push-off into the surf. They waited impatiently for him to slowly, ever so slowly, row closer and closer to the ship. He was finally within hailing distance and they could see that he was a mess. His shirt was half ripped off, his hat was missing, left eye was swollen shut, his fat lip split twice, bruises dotted his face and neck, teeth missing that hadn't been missing before. Even some of his hair had been pulled out. Ever the selfish pirates, they ignored all that and yell down, "ARE DERE ANY VIMMEN ON DA ISLAND?"
The half defeated pirate looked painfully up at the expectant crew all leaning over the gunnel to hear the answer. The poor sailor gathered all his remaining strength and shouted, "JOST VAN DYKE"
-Will (Dragonfly)
I think your friend's great great grand pappy had a brother in Alaska. There was a guy nobody liked who was repeatedly denied membership in the Klondike Country Club. He was a helluva pest about it. Finally they told him if he chugged a keg of whiskey, wrestled a polar bear, and made love to an Eskimo woman they'd let him in. He promptly chugged the whiskey and barreled out into a blizzard.. He was gone for days. Just as the club members were feeling guilty and starting to talk about a search party, the guy stumbled back through the door, still drunk, scratched from head to toe, and bellowed "Thass two outta shree! Now where's this Eskimo woman I'm sushpose ta wrestle?" Yeah, yeah, not about sailing -- but there's a probable family connection.