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CapnBilll

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Last Activity: 04-10-2013

About Me

About CapnBilll

Biography

New convert to sailing

Location

Texas

Cruising Area

Gulf Coast

Occupation

Engineer

Boat Manufacturer

Aquarius

Boat Year

1986

Boat Length

23
Signature
The Sun has Risen on a New Day filled with the Promise of Adventure.

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Total Posts: 524
Posts Per Day: 0.21
Last Post: houston to corpus christi 03-22-2013 12:06 PM
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Last Activity: 04-10-2013
Join Date: 09-08-2006

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smackdaddy liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Smackdaddy needs your thoughts/prayers

Let us know what we can do to help. Don't wait. We are sailers, but we are also human.
Liked On: 3 Weeks Ago, 11:52 PM
Posted On: 03-21-2013, 02:54 PM
Jimmy E liked post by CapnBilll On thread : A couple may be at sea with kidnapped children

On the upside, I guess this settles the question of whether a Morgan 25 is a "blue water" boat. ;)
Liked On: 04-10-2013, 10:26 PM
Posted On: 04-09-2013, 04:08 PM
vikingthunder liked post by CapnBilll On thread : A couple may be at sea with kidnapped children

SO were the children taken from them because "they attended an anitgovernment rally", or were caught smoking pot? Because this is the first time I've heard of a parent losing custody for small time...
Liked On: 04-09-2013, 09:57 PM
Posted On: 04-09-2013, 04:07 PM
Minnesail liked post by CapnBilll On thread : A couple may be at sea with kidnapped children

On the upside, I guess this settles the question of whether a Morgan 25 is a "blue water" boat. ;)
Liked On: 04-09-2013, 09:29 PM
Posted On: 04-09-2013, 04:08 PM
Leocat66 liked post by CapnBilll On thread : A couple may be at sea with kidnapped children

SO were the children taken from them because "they attended an anitgovernment rally", or were caught smoking pot? Because this is the first time I've heard of a parent losing custody for small time...
Liked On: 04-09-2013, 04:34 PM
Posted On: 04-09-2013, 04:07 PM
bwalker42 liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Exercise.... what do YOU do?

I can lock my feet into the companionway steps, and do abdominal curls. Chinups on the grab bars, pushups on the salon floor...Cardio, raise, and lower sails a few times... quickly.
Liked On: 03-08-2013, 09:07 AM
Posted On: 03-07-2013, 12:45 PM
davidpm liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Close call! Who had rights?

If you had no form of propulsion you are a NUC. As you had engines and were not anchored you were under way. Drifting is considered underway by USCG. If you drift into another, (IE anchored)...
Liked On: 03-07-2013, 01:47 PM
Posted On: 10-09-2012, 10:32 AM
norahs arc liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Full or fin keel?

On the bluewater boards, they make it sound like if you aren't in a traditional full keeled boat 40' or better, you are suicidal to sail in anything larger than a 1 acre pond. The number of fin...
Liked On: 03-01-2013, 10:27 AM
Posted On: 02-15-2012, 11:47 AM
Atlas liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Boy killed by lightning in our anchorage, what would you do?

You are safer warm and dry in a cabin, than having any part of your body touching water. Even if the lightening strikes the boat, risk of a flashover going through the dry cabin air through your...
Liked On: 01-04-2013, 11:52 PM
Posted On: 08-29-2012, 08:18 PM
2belize&back liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Boy killed by lightning in our anchorage, what would you do?

You are safer warm and dry in a cabin, than having any part of your body touching water. Even if the lightening strikes the boat, risk of a flashover going through the dry cabin air through your...
Liked On: 11-02-2012, 11:19 PM
Posted On: 08-29-2012, 08:18 PM
JulieMor liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Woman Missing – A warning to Newbies.

I personally wouldn't let MY wife attempt this. I can hire a driver to move the car for 20quid, and at least come along so she has someone to go forward in case it is needed. Personaly I wouldn't...
Liked On: 10-16-2012, 03:57 PM
Posted On: 10-16-2012, 03:01 PM
eherlihy liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Close call! Who had rights?

If you had no form of propulsion you are a NUC. As you had engines and were not anchored you were under way. Drifting is considered underway by USCG. If you drift into another, (IE anchored)...
Liked On: 10-09-2012, 10:35 AM
Posted On: 10-09-2012, 10:32 AM
OPossumTX liked post by CapnBilll On thread : Lethal but legal pirate defense methods

Is it paranoia if someone is really out to get you. It is easy to say something doesn't exist if you personally have never seen it. My experience; my job sometimes takes me to parts of town the...
Liked On: 09-14-2012, 04:26 PM
Posted On: 07-02-2012, 11:07 AM
RobGallagher liked post by CapnBilll On thread : marina etiquette question

I offer tips whe I get good service, there was one marina where they handed it back saying they wern't allowed to keep them, but I'm sure he apreciated the offer, and the report I gave to management...
Liked On: 09-10-2012, 11:00 AM
Posted On: 09-08-2012, 09:47 AM
Flybyknight liked post by CapnBilll On thread : marina etiquette question

I offer tips whe I get good service, there was one marina where they handed it back saying they wern't allowed to keep them, but I'm sure he apreciated the offer, and the report I gave to management...
Liked On: 09-10-2012, 05:48 AM
Posted On: 09-08-2012, 09:47 AM

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