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"Armond Perretta" wrote:

Matt Colie wrote:

Two options:

1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to
spend the night on the boat.

2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind
that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when
removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as
you can reach.

I like your suggestions, but it seems to me that they should only be carried
out by a well-armed individual.

How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an insect,
or would one extra one be enough?

grandma Rosalie

Rosalie B. wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote:
Matt Colie wrote:

1. Get his vehicle disabled ...
2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape ... and tightly
wrap the the halyards to the mast ...

I like your suggestions, but ... they should only
be carried out by a well-armed individual.

How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an
insect, or would one extra one be enough?

It's quality, not quantity, that we're looking for.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

Rosalie B. wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote:
Matt Colie wrote:

1. Get his vehicle disabled ...
2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape ... and tightly
wrap the the halyards to the mast ...

I like your suggestions, but ... they should only
be carried out by a well-armed individual.

How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an
insect, or would one extra one be enough?

It's quality, not quantity, that we're looking for.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:48:32 GMT, "Glen \"Wiley\" Wilson"
wrote:

I'm
going to West to buy the stuff to epoxy over his exhausts tonight.

My childhood offers a far cheaper solution: an appropriately sized
pair of potatoes.

This will establish the soundness of his manifold gaskets, the
efficiency of his CO detector, and will send free french fries to the
dock 1/8 of a mile aft of his vessel.

If that doesn't work, a sack of sugar down the fuel pipe makes for an
interesting afternoon for the miscreant.

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:48:32 GMT, "Glen \"Wiley\" Wilson"
wrote:

I'm
going to West to buy the stuff to epoxy over his exhausts tonight.

My childhood offers a far cheaper solution: an appropriately sized
pair of potatoes.

This will establish the soundness of his manifold gaskets, the
efficiency of his CO detector, and will send free french fries to the
dock 1/8 of a mile aft of his vessel.

If that doesn't work, a sack of sugar down the fuel pipe makes for an
interesting afternoon for the miscreant.

Marc wrote in message . ..
NO,NO, NO, and NO. Drill holes in your mast? Inject foam? What are you
smoking?.Bite the bullit and un step the mast. If your internal wires
are slapping, wrap the wire bundle in pipe insulation and get gigunda
wire ties from Home Depot. Attach 4 wire ties every 5' at 90* to each
other. The will act as a standoff. If the halyards are slapping, tie
the shackle to the toerail away from the mast and put a good strain on
it.

On 23 Jan 2004 09:33:53 -0800, (Parallax)
wrote:

Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never
bothered me but I may have a solution.

Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff").
Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the
nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the
opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and
withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to
set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is
above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the
cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four
hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down
as it sets.

I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me.

DBO


Hey, it was just an idea, never said it would work. Actually, I have
done this with the Great Stuff Foam at work on a tube with a wire
hoist inside. As far as drilling holes, most of us with older boats
have numerous holes in the mast where previous owners put things.
Yup, it is sticky, but has no tensile strength and a string or rope
through it will free easily (yeah, I tried it at work). Sorry, most
of these ideas are the result of too many red eye flights from one
coast to another.

Marc wrote in message . ..
NO,NO, NO, and NO. Drill holes in your mast? Inject foam? What are you
smoking?.Bite the bullit and un step the mast. If your internal wires
are slapping, wrap the wire bundle in pipe insulation and get gigunda
wire ties from Home Depot. Attach 4 wire ties every 5' at 90* to each
other. The will act as a standoff. If the halyards are slapping, tie
the shackle to the toerail away from the mast and put a good strain on
it.

On 23 Jan 2004 09:33:53 -0800, (Parallax)
wrote:

Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never
bothered me but I may have a solution.

Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff").
Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the
nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the
opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and
withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to
set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is
above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the
cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four
hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down
as it sets.

I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me.

DBO


Hey, it was just an idea, never said it would work. Actually, I have
done this with the Great Stuff Foam at work on a tube with a wire
hoist inside. As far as drilling holes, most of us with older boats
have numerous holes in the mast where previous owners put things.
Yup, it is sticky, but has no tensile strength and a string or rope
through it will free easily (yeah, I tried it at work). Sorry, most
of these ideas are the result of too many red eye flights from one
coast to another.