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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 08/11/2012 : 04:41:30

Salty
Sometimes Just `Sometimes` the weather is perfect. This was one of those times.</center>

Paul

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Updated August 2015

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 14:05:36

Maybe it's an overactive imagination, but is that a fin in the water, on the left side of the picture? Are we gonna need a bigger boat?

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 19:33:52

Ummm....you're actually checking your sail trim?

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 19:54:50

I dunno about the shark's fin, but the photo itself has been squeezed horizontally so it's lost it's original aspect ratio. Also, it's being hosted on our site, which is sort of unusual since you could never do that before.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 20:08:28

Nothing unusual, just another guy with a 250 dreaming of having a 25!!

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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 20:25:16

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 Nothing unusual, just another guy with a 250 dreaming of having a 25!!
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Ouch!

But getting close.

Paul

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 20:33:01

Well, if you try to copy the image, you get a pirate's flag instead. Closer?

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Response Posted - 08/11/2012 : 23:11:08

Is that your dinghy motor or is something wrong with the motor attachment?

sten

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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 : 12:10:32

Ya, I was trying to figure out what was behind his head.--looks like more than a dinghy kicker...

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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 : 12:24:14

You are looking up at the deck of the Maltese Falcon as you are about to ram her?

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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 : 13:19:57

To me, it looks like the skipper is asleep at the wheel (or tiller)...

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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 : 17:52:55

Bimini mount - if it is for a bimini

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Response Posted - 08/12/2012 : 18:03:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 Ya, I was trying to figure out what was behind his head.--looks like more than a dinghy kicker...
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I'm surprised the rail can take the load of one that big... I'd think a couple of good waves would deep six it.

Sten

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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/13/2012 : 06:24:13

I know!!! The Kaptn has his life vest on!..

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Sam001
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Response Posted - 08/13/2012 : 06:30:29

Duh, it is the bow
Oh wait it is not a 25, how sad....

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 08/13/2012 : 13:23:57

The lifeline release clip is facing inward rather than outward.

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islander
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Response Posted - 08/13/2012 : 14:40:03

1)That's Not you and that guy just stole your boat.
2)You just remembered what that " I know I forgot something " Thing was,...To put the sails on..
3) Hmmm, Maybe the mast is taller than the bridge..
4) Dam Seagull! Get off my spreader!
5)Hows this look, Does it look like I know what I'm doing? Take the picture. I can't sit like this all day!

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Response Posted - 08/13/2012 : 14:49:00

You're steering and not Peggy. (and its not raining!)

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Response Posted - 08/13/2012 : 17:08:33

Tom, ROTFL!

Last time we sailed you could not see that far in the distance! Was that a storm front headed our way?

Only one right answer so far, but the others are intriguing or interesting as well as funny.

I thought that the lifeline pelican hooks were supposed to be fitted that way, less chance that a snag from someone aboard might release the lifeline.

I moved the bimini foot to the cat bird seat as the gunwhale mounts bugged me.

The Dinks outboard motor hangs securely on the cat bird seat. The dink's motor mount attached to the mast raising post suffered weather damage to the point where it has to be removed. The motor hangs easily off the catbird seat rails on either port or stbd seats.

We always wear our PFD's when we pull the hook, or let go the dock or morning lines.

I don't think it's a fin!

Not asleep, but yes, I'm driving and Peggy took the pick.

Yes, if you copy the image url and try to view the image elsewhere, you'll see a pirate flag ... clever coding.

And yes, it's hosted in the member's area instead of on my blog, Picassa or any other hosting site.

Paul

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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/14/2012 : 04:45:09

I rightclicked the image and it saved the file as a .CGI file. When I tried to open the file it opened my HTML editor ( Eversoft First page ) and locked it up... it would not close the program..

Anyhoo... I could not look at the image with or without pirate flag.

very interesting.

I could not get to the image any way I tried.

I figure we are in the golden age of Digital images when we can steal anything we want... and that it will not last. I was shocked it lasted this long.

Edited by - redeye on 08/14/2012 04:51:19

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Response Posted - 08/14/2012 : 05:32:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redeye
 I could not get to the image any way I tried.

I figure we are in the golden age of Digital images when we can steal anything we want... and that it will not last. I was shocked it lasted this long.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

You didn't try hard enough.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 08/14/2012 : 06:00:53

It's easy to save the image and post it elsewhere.
My goal was to prevent our web server account getting racked up with the bandwidth of a viral image.
So if someone posts the url on another server, they will only see the pirate flag.

Paul

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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/14/2012 : 19:45:55

oh... now I understand.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 08/14/2012 : 20:50:48

OK Paul, we give, what's unusual about the picture?

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Response Posted - 08/14/2012 : 21:22:20

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 OK Paul, we give, what's unusual about the picture?
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I'm Sailing!

Can't wait to do it again

Paul

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Sam001
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Response Posted - 08/15/2012 : 07:17:58

Amen to sailing. I did a 6 pm to midnight sail last saturday night.
great wind 5.9 knots on the Garmin, party cloudy sky, and lots of smiles

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