tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post5472504157074638184..comments2024-02-25T10:43:07.698+13:00Comments on STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: ______________________ MARINERS DINGHY ? (12) ______________________Alden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-77569883817989361812016-12-21T20:25:55.661+13:002016-12-21T20:25:55.661+13:00Hi Delwyn - long time no contact. Hope all is well...Hi Delwyn - long time no contact. Hope all is well with you and yours. <br /><br />I am a bit alarmed to think that maybe my email account has been compromised and hacked - but Yahoo Xtra has been having a lot of problems, I will look into it, although the account still seems to be working ok.<br /><br />Have a very merry Christmas and a great 2017 - Alden.<br /><br />Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-87601613155650280322016-12-19T13:49:12.555+13:002016-12-19T13:49:12.555+13:00Happy Christmas my friend
I would have written to...Happy Christmas my friend<br /><br />I would have written to your email address however didn't know if it is operational since the spammers took it over...I still get spam from your address now and then....<br /><br /><br />So I hope you have a very happy time with family and much good cheer...many happy days...<br /><br />Love DelwynDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-13234215753067374162016-12-16T14:16:26.755+13:002016-12-16T14:16:26.755+13:00Hi Paul, thanks for the link - yes I took a look a...Hi Paul, thanks for the link - yes I took a look and saw the canoe yawl 'Autumn Leaves' featured in the Small Boat Advisor magazine - a boat which is still on my 'to do' list!Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-20611074852465415512016-12-16T13:00:13.953+13:002016-12-16T13:00:13.953+13:00Hi Alden, did you catch up with this?
https://www...Hi Alden, did you catch up with this? <br />https://www.facebook.com/chesapeakelightcraft/posts/10154778426777398:0<br />Cheers<br />PaulPaul Mullingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656301521677046663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-90729428399306578722016-12-08T09:49:41.039+13:002016-12-08T09:49:41.039+13:00Steve, good idea, an old Optimist rig could probab...Steve, good idea, an old Optimist rig could probably be purchased but I think I would like a wooden mast which would be more in keeping with the dinghies more traditional look (despite the fiberglass hull) and I want to tweak the sail area to the largest I can get - the dinghy with all the additional wood work is now quite heavy and I will need all the horse power I can muster to get her to perform well.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-2174564902176252882016-12-07T20:40:12.513+13:002016-12-07T20:40:12.513+13:00Ahh... same kind of rig Dylan Winter is using on h...Ahh... same kind of rig Dylan Winter is using on his duck punt.. or similar anyway. I think he uses an old Optimist rig- are they available in NZ and would it save you some cash?Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-26746755497536371742016-12-07T14:13:04.227+13:002016-12-07T14:13:04.227+13:00Thanks Dan, and good advice. I have given the task...Thanks Dan, and good advice. I have given the task of naming her to my wife so I am looking forward to her suggestions. She might want to call it "Cantankerous Old Bastard" which would be a form of poetic justice - I await her deliberations with interest.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-65170382510312064232016-12-07T14:09:36.505+13:002016-12-07T14:09:36.505+13:00Thanks Paul. It's been a labour of love really...Thanks Paul. It's been a labour of love really and I am now excited to see how she will perform. She is one of perhaps four builds or restorations I want to do before I take off to that big long spinnaker run in the sky.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-65268615789737153712016-12-07T14:07:06.919+13:002016-12-07T14:07:06.919+13:00Thanks Steve. Yes I am going to rig her with a gaf...Thanks Steve. Yes I am going to rig her with a gaff lugs'l similiar to the dinghy featured on Maxs Blog on Monday the fifth of September here: <br /><br />http://bursledonblog.blogspot.co.nz/2016/09/not-quite-firefly.html<br /><br />I will make the mast as long as the dinghy so that the whole outfit (mast, boom, gaff, sail) can be stowed inside the dinghy.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-53841019333916844962016-12-07T11:25:44.680+13:002016-12-07T11:25:44.680+13:00Well done, Alden. I'd give her a new name sinc...Well done, Alden. I'd give her a new name since she's got more to live for and more to offer you than simply being your "Mariner's Dinghy."Dan Gurneyhttp://www.estuarian.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-11042834025466913222016-12-07T09:37:01.848+13:002016-12-07T09:37:01.848+13:00Good work AldenGood work AldenPaul Mullingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656301521677046663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-42671971101951942392016-12-07T01:35:47.915+13:002016-12-07T01:35:47.915+13:00Looking good Alden! Very good... got a rig for he...Looking good Alden! Very good... got a rig for her? Enquiring minds await the first trial sail... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com