The Original Old Farts Club

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I was walking through the park the other day, and from behind a hedgerow appeared the most beautiful, sexiest dad-gummed woman I'd ever seen. Every man's dream date, she was!

Our eyes met. Instantly, a flash of electricity flew between us, and next thing I know, we're on the grass making mad, passionate love in the warm sunshine.

It was at that blissful moment that I knew the 70 bucks I spent on the taser was money well spent!
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good evening


enjoying sunset with a cup of coffee



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Boatloads of experience in that old salty dog

indeed!

this sailor is another inspiration!

and a salty dog




Slocum joined the crew of a merchant vessel at 16 and from that time on spent most of his life at sea.

In 1889 he wrote Voyage of the Liberdade about one of his passages and in 1894 Voyage of the Destroyer about another.

In April 1895 he set sail from Boston in the 36-foot 9-inch (11.1-metre) Spray, an old fishing boat built about 1800 that he had rebuilt. He sailed alone, following a route that took him to Nova Scotia, the Azores, Gibraltar, South America, Samoa, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies, and finally, in June 1898, to Newport, R.I., to complete his circumnavigation.

He had sailed 46,000 miles (74,000 km) in three years, two months, and two days.

In 1899 he wrote Sailing Alone Around the World, which became a classic in the literature of the sea.

In 1909 he set sail from New England in the Spray to spend the winter in Grand Cayman and was lost at sea.

He was assumed to have been the victim of a collision; he and the Spray were never found, and in 1924 he was declared legally dead.




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indeed!

this sailor is another inspiration!

and a salty dog




Slocum joined the crew of a merchant vessel at 16 and from that time on spent most of his life at sea.

In 1889 he wrote Voyage of the Liberdade about one of his passages and in 1894 Voyage of the Destroyer about another.

In April 1895 he set sail from Boston in the 36-foot 9-inch (11.1-metre) Spray, an old fishing boat built about 1800 that he had rebuilt. He sailed alone, following a route that took him to Nova Scotia, the Azores, Gibraltar, South America, Samoa, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies, and finally, in June 1898, to Newport, R.I., to complete his circumnavigation.

He had sailed 46,000 miles (74,000 km) in three years, two months, and two days.

In 1899 he wrote Sailing Alone Around the World, which became a classic in the literature of the sea.

In 1909 he set sail from New England in the Spray to spend the winter in Grand Cayman and was lost at sea.

He was assumed to have been the victim of a collision; he and the Spray were never found, and in 1924 he was declared legally dead.




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What an incredible human. As humble as the sea is deep
 
...What about boats? Aluminum doesn't rust, but it does corrode with salt, doesn't it? How do they deal with that?
A lot of people think aluminum is a bad material for sailboats. But it's not all bad: aluminium also has its upsides. Most of the problems with this material are due to bad build quality. So the design is bad, not the material, provided that marine quality aluminium is used.

Aluminium yachts need a lot of maintenance; especially when they are located in saltwater. They need to be painted quite often (every 2-3 years) and that can be costly. Not looked after, aluminium can corrode quickly . They are expensive upfront. However, aluminum is a very strong and lightweight material - excellent strength to weight ratio (10 x more than fibreglass). If done right, an aluminium sailboat can last forever, and can be very fast.
 
July 10 1975 hungover from a party in honor of someone we lost due to illness.
I am on a washing machine drilling out with that drill ( A milwaukee D handle drill.
That was the old milwaukee and no clutches and was a animal.
Bound up into the brick fasacde ,spun the drill around ,split my lip and knocked me off the machine.
Felt I got hit by mike tyson
When I was working in the shipyards, I borrowed a large two-handed drill about the sized of a jack hammer to build a deck, which I bound up using a 2" fly cutter to recess bolt heads, and almost dislocated my shoulder.

Good morning old farts and fartesses! Let the good times roll!
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A lot of people think aluminum is a bad material for sailboats. But it's not all bad: aluminium also has its upsides. Most of the problems with this material are due to bad build quality. So the design is bad, not the material, provided that marine quality aluminium is used.

Aluminium yachts need a lot of maintenance; especially when they are located in saltwater. They need to be painted quite often (every 2-3 years) and that can be costly. Not looked after, aluminium can corrode quickly . They are expensive upfront. However, aluminum is a very strong and lightweight material - excellent strength to weight ratio (10 x more than fibreglass). If done right, an aluminium sailboat can last forever, and can be very fast.
I grew up on the Gulf Coast, and I've been in and out of boats all my life, but I've never been in a sailboat. Every boat I've been in has been either wood or fiberglass, with the exception of a little aluminum johnboat I used to go upriver for catfish or Bream. But that was fresh water, and it went home on the trailer to get rinsed off afterwards.

Thanks for the info! I'd just never thought about it before. But that's me - Empty Head. 🥳
 

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