I also learn great stuff from MainSail that can be used to shut up the "old salt" at the bar.
"Hmmm, yes, I take your point - there's never been a better anchor than the CQR - speaking of which - I was quite happy to see that my new sea cocks are 85-5-5-5 bronze. You know, it's quite astonishing that some would go to sea with less. Don't you think?"
Of course, such information is ever more intimidating in the hands of a woman. I once had a 50's something English cruiser explain to me that she'd learned about fiberglass resins when she'd been a open class hydroplane racer on Lake Windermere during her youth.
Upon hearing this, I decided to follow the old saying that "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt."
Carl
"Hmmm, yes, I take your point - there's never been a better anchor than the CQR - speaking of which - I was quite happy to see that my new sea cocks are 85-5-5-5 bronze. You know, it's quite astonishing that some would go to sea with less. Don't you think?"
Of course, such information is ever more intimidating in the hands of a woman. I once had a 50's something English cruiser explain to me that she'd learned about fiberglass resins when she'd been a open class hydroplane racer on Lake Windermere during her youth.
Upon hearing this, I decided to follow the old saying that "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt."
Carl