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piper576
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posted March 08, 2005 11:07 AM
   
Ok you guys all the postings on the boarding ladder has led me to believe that is better to have a bolt on allways there boarding ladder instead of the in the cabin hang on type that I have. So I just placed a order with Cody and added a Stern Rail just to dress her up a little more, have to look good for the meeting.
Will be picking them up early April cant wait for the ice to leave the bay area.
So the general thought is botton bend out, cut support legs to correct size and glue in a couple of lucky loonies -
Was a great threadBob IP: 209.226.179.132 |
whited
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posted March 08, 2005 11:13 AM
I'll keep ny hook type ladder stored on the boat for rough conditions when it might be safer to climb up over the side rather than try to board a bronkin' bucko transom.I believe the bolt on style you ordered and the stern rail make our little cruisers look that much better...just like the 'big boys'. [This message has been edited by whited (edited March 08, 2005).] IP: 142.177.169.77 |
SuperPiper
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posted March 08, 2005 12:57 PM
A loonie is about exactly the diameter of a 3/8" flat washer. Even if the washer cost $1.05, I could not bring myself to use Canadian currency as a backing plate. I can remember when a buck would buy a glass of Pilsner.IP: 199.243.115.165 |
whited
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posted March 08, 2005 01:08 PM
I can remember when $ 1.00 would buy three 12oz glasses of draught beer and the dime change would tip the waiter. Of course I was slipping into the taverns underaged then.Would your washer be stainless steel? I don't think the alloy in a loonie rusts. Besides, with two loonies 'stashed away', you'd never be broke. IP: 142.177.169.77 |
Roger
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posted March 08, 2005 08:25 PM
25 cents for 2 draft is what I remember. (1975) Two bucks was all that was needed for a cheap student night at the bar. Are we dateing ourselves here?IP: 216.55.214.165 |
whited
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posted March 08, 2005 11:10 PM
If you have the recent ss transom ladder from CL...it's only 7/8' OD. (about 22mm).
A loonie is about 27mm edge to edge.
Looks like I'll have to find a ss washer that's a little smaller than the loonie. My caliper says a quarter is 15/16"..(24mm)...a hair too big and the lowly nickel is 21mm. D'oh!IP: 142.177.169.77 |
SuperPiper
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posted March 09, 2005 07:27 AM
According to a slide-rule-chart-thingy in my desk, a 5/16" washer is exactly 7/8" OD.IP: 199.243.115.165 |
elmet3
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posted March 09, 2005 04:33 PM
When I was attending college in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we could drive out to a small town in the hinterlands that normally sold shells of draft beer for 25 cents, but on Friday nights they were only a nickel each until 9 o'clock. You could buy beer for everybody in the bar and only spend a buck!
Yes, we are dating ourselves.
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whited
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posted March 09, 2005 04:57 PM
Depending on what a 'shell of draft' is..that has to be the cheapest I've heard. When did you go to college...in the 1920's? ;-)IP: 142.177.154.253 |
CL14-CentralAir
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posted March 10, 2005 05:27 PM
Leave it to a bunch of sailors to "morph" a thread on swim ladders... into a discussion on the price of draft beer.  Fondly,
Christy IP: 12.16.164.205 |
Eric
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posted March 10, 2005 07:51 PM
But don't ya wish those prices could return!! Beer at that price is way before my time  !I'm writing this from Stowe VT, $3 a beer here!! Beautiful skiing though. Makes one forget about spring and sailing:0 Cheers
Eric IP: 65.19.71.78 |
SuperPiper
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posted March 10, 2005 09:09 PM
Eric:We are expecting to see photos of your ski trip again this year. A decade from now, it won't be the beer price that you will remember. It's like the script from a MasterCard commercial, eh? Our crew is scheduled to ski Saint Sauveur March 16 - 18. It's a 3-generation outing in its 4th anniversary. My son is at Bishop's U and is a member at Jay Peak, VT. A week ago he wrote to tell us about 3 feet of cigarette-smoke-powder, about "submarining" and about almost drowning because he inhaled frozen H2O. Those folks that fly to Mexico or Cuba are missing out on a great holiday . . . IP: 67.70.19.42 |
Darcy
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posted March 10, 2005 09:26 PM
To continue on this ski / beer thread.... We just ran the first annual "Uber Cup" ski race for telemark skiers. The final event had skiers ski top to bottom while holding a full stein of their favorite beverage. The cup goes to the person with the most liquid in his mug at the bottom. They also get to drink the most beer. I'm quite sure this competition will help my balance on Shortwave in the Spring.the skiing is great now. Warmer days and lots of snow. Also...I think I had the best beer deal: My Dad was a Brewmaster so we never paid for beer. D'Arcy IP: 67.68.50.104 |
