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Originally Posted by Warren M.
He clearly is not at sea and there is no imperative for him to climb his mast himself. Secondly, I agree with you that if I were at sea, and had some sort of real, rather than imagined, emergency (like a failing shroud or stay), I would and have gone up the mast. I just don't think a novice, with little experience, and the wrong equipment, should be encouraged to climb aloft for the purpose of replacing a Windex.
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I would think that gaining experience in an easily-controlled, low-stress situation would be beneficial.
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Originally Posted by Warren M.
And finally, I write about sailing and boat maintenance for a living.
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There are people who are movie critics for a living and I often find myself in disagreement with them, too
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Jim