"Hello Randy,
New to the group, going through the posts, I have come upon this thread. I was considering tinting my windows of my Beneteau 43 with a darker tint, but I really like your idea. So I will copy with…"
Why do we love?
Received an interesting e-mail from Joe F. with www.outrig.com His theme had to do with a conversation years ago with John Marples (designer of my tri). The question was, "Why do we love these multihulls?" Consider that John Marples, along with Piver, and Jim Brown were forerunners in the trimaran world. What compelled them to follow a path less traveled? Afterall, the Europeans are blamed (or given credit) for introducing monohulls to the US. Tri lovers have argued if the Phillipine sailors got here first, multihulls would have dominated from the start.
As I read Joe's e-mail I reflected on my tumultous life. Emerging from the shock of my husband's death some 15 months ago, there seems to be this invisible roller coaster that is taking me for a ride. Every action is driven by the desire to escape the pain of lonliness except for a few glimpses of some who have caught my eye. Sharing my challenge of being on an emotional high one minute then crashing into a puddle of tears the next led to a discussion with my counseling colleague about the very topic Joe presented.
Why do we love a certain type of boat? Why do we love certain people? Why do we fall in love? While today could be a great day to research this concept, I think I will be better to go down to my Marples 35, invite a friend and see if I can learn about the radar system. Hey, why not knock off two loves with one action?
Comment
Welcome to
SeaKnots
Latest Activity
Beneteau 40 & 43
A place to exchange thoughts, ideas and discussions about the Beneteau/Oceanis 40 and 43 models.
"Larry good luck. And remember to use the KISS Method when troubleshooting. Keep It Simple Stupid haha. It’s an old and basic concept that dictates you always do the easiest and obvious stuff first. Then if it doesn’t fix it get more…"
"Thanks Mike, good advice which I will follow."
"Sounds like you need to give that windlass some TLC. I used to clean and apply a light coating of grease to all the surfaces in and under the gypsy. It remained smooth over a 10 year period. Five of those years were spent cruising full time on the…"
B43 Windlass Drainage
Doing some maintenance on my B43 Quick Antares windlass this year. After removing the windlass, I knew instantly that I should have been doing this at least ever other year. The windlass was preforming weak and slow with a noise which made me think the motor brushes or a bearing was going out, thus the reason for removing it.What I found upon removal was a tremendous amount of salt and sand on the top part of the gearbox, literally packed in. Upon cleaning everything up, luckily all bearings…See More
"Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Happy to hear its working properly."
© 2022 Created by CAN DRAC.
Powered by
You need to be a member of SeaKnots to add comments!
Join SeaKnots