No, Ron, With increasing experience as well as age, you now know the difference between gadgets and things that always work when the chips are down.
The old-timers knew a thing or too as well, and those that didn't learn aren't with us anymore. In the aviation industry there is an old saying: There are old pilots and there are bold pilots; but there are no old bold pilots. Best regards and happy splashing with Griselda Connie Ronnie Keeler wrote: > Connie, > > I am with you and have a downhaul for my jib which runs to the housetop along > with all the rest of my lines. I also have had problems with roller furling > jibs so, have stayed with hank on sails. Keeping tension on the jib downhaul > and one jib sheet will keep the jib under control on the foredeck until it is > safe to go forward. Even when trailering, I set everything up at dockside > (including feeding the sail slugs) or on the trailer, before setting out to > avoid having to leave the safety of the cockpit if things get nasty. I even > wear my PFD with a harness built in and have a tether line to put on if it > really gets dicey. > > As I get older I get more risk adverse or maybe I am just getting some common > sense. > > Ron > M17 #14, fixed keel > "Griselda" > _________________________________________________________________ > Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how. > http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008 > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
