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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
[Re: sail2wind]
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08/11/2016 08:41 PM
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GlennA
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Yeah but it's kinda like the Clark pressure recovery pump used on some water makers. You can watch it for hours trying to figure out how the h**l it works! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
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08/12/2016 10:19 AM
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RickG
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hallucination said: Far more useful is a 10ft boat hook. more more laying on your belly. Those 6 footers are useless when you have 6ft of freeboard. Or, well, two of them, that float. Because, there was that one time at Norman Island. Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
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08/12/2016 01:03 PM
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BaardJ
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I purchased the 11' long Landing Loop last summer (~$79). Simple technology that enables one person to get a line around a dock cleat or piling from the 6.5' high deck on our catamaran. Our marina was usually unattended when we returned so this was invaluable. It takes just a few minutes of practice at the dock for the assigned crew member to figure it out before heading out. http://www.landingloop.com/
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
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08/13/2016 10:11 AM
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Sailbum
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Here's another approach. Adds on to existing boat hook. Pretty simple, and you could make it yourself, but probably not worth the time for the price. http://www.dockingstick.com (horrible website)
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
[Re: NCSailor]
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08/13/2016 12:32 PM
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captmoby
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These things are about as useful as the salad spinner from Ronco Gotta agree, Most dock lines stay on the dock. Unless you are chartering or cruising to distant places. However I have used a salad spinner before.
Jim Sailmoby II
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
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08/13/2016 09:11 PM
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YachtReprise
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NCSailor said: These things are about as useful as the salad spinner from Ronco HAHAHAHA! Truedat! And you're showing your age!
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
[Re: Sailbum]
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08/15/2016 10:33 AM
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Kirk
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Sailbum said:
One thing I know for sure. If you leave your dock lines on the dock you are missing 90% of what sailing is. Next time, take them with you and see where you end up. This makes no sense to me on a couple different levels. Day sailing is sailing. Sailing somewhere and anchoring out is sailing. Sailing somewhere and staying at another marina is sailing....I don't need my dock lines for any of those...what's the 90% I'm missing?
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
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08/16/2016 05:22 AM
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captmoby
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Seeing new places? Isn't that what an anchor is for? Some of us that are lake sailors only have the slip or a quiet anchorage to "go" to after a days sail. Absolutely no reason to take your dock lines.
Jim Sailmoby II
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Re: Boat Hook on Steriods
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08/16/2016 06:59 PM
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captmoby
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Totally agree, but are you gonna haul that boat hook with you on your trip down? When sailing my boat that is kept there the dock lines stay on the boat. Probably not totally necessary as there are always enough spares and other lines on the boat that will do if needed.
Jim Sailmoby II
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