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  • About svHyLyte
    Location
    Tampa Bay Area
    Cruising Area
    Florida West Coast/Keys
    Occupation
    Retired Structural Engineer; Now RE Investment Banker
    Boat Manufacturer
    Beneteau First 42
    Boat Year
    1986
    Boat Length
    42
  • Signature
    "It is not so much for its beauty that the sea makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air, that emanation from the waves, that so wonderfully renews a weary spirit."

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  • Last Activity: 1 Hour Ago
  • Join Date: 11-13-2008

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  1. Tempest
    Tempest liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Benghazi attack
    John--You're wasting your time/energy with your argument. As FDR once noted, there is no point in arguing with a mule. It accomplishes nothing and irritates the mule. Of course the attack in...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 06:18 PM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 01:45 PM
  2. dabnis
    dabnis liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Benghazi attack
    For what it's worth, Hillary Clinton was under oath when she testified before congress. She lied, which is frankly no surprise as she and her erstwhile husband are acknowledged pathological lairs,...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 12:19 PM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 11:19 AM
  3. Sailormon6
    Sailormon6 liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Benghazi attack
    Ah, Sorry Old Son, but you need to go back and review your history. Nixon, though he was a jerk and miscreant, had absolutely nothing to do with engineering the break in at the Watergate. He did,...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 11:04 PM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 10:04 PM
  4. bubb2
    bubb2 liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Benghazi attack
    Ah, Sorry Old Son, but you need to go back and review your history. Nixon, though he was a jerk and miscreant, had absolutely nothing to do with engineering the break in at the Watergate. He did,...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 10:29 PM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 10:04 PM
  5. Daveinet
    Daveinet liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Benghazi attack
    Ah, Sorry Old Son, but you need to go back and review your history. Nixon, though he was a jerk and miscreant, had absolutely nothing to do with engineering the break in at the Watergate. He did,...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 10:15 PM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 10:04 PM
  6. Ferretchaser
    Ferretchaser liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Benghazi attack
    In May 1972, five Cuban lame-brains were caught breaking into the DNC Election Headquarters at the behest of a would-be James Bond, G. Gordon Liddy. There was, and is, no evidence to suggest that...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 12:45 PM
    Posted On: 10-26-2012, 08:35 PM
  7. tommays
    tommays liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Mind Your Hi-Tech Splices!!!
    On Friday our current rigger extracted and re-reeved our main halyard after chopping off the damaged end and blown splice. The autopsy of the failed splice is now complete with photos of the...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 07:54 AM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 09:36 PM
  8. Faster
    Faster liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Mind Your Hi-Tech Splices!!!
    On Friday our current rigger extracted and re-reeved our main halyard after chopping off the damaged end and blown splice. The autopsy of the failed splice is now complete with photos of the...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 09:47 PM
    Posted On: 1 Week Ago, 09:36 PM
  9. MarkofSeaLife
    MarkofSeaLife liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Mind Your Hi-Tech Splices!!!
    Yesterday, while making 7.5 knots on a close reach toward Egmont Key in 15-18 knot winds we suddenly heard a bang like a rifle shot (I actually reflexively ducked) and our Main dropped like a rock. ...
    Liked On: 1 Week Ago, 11:13 AM
    Posted On: 2 Weeks Ago, 09:19 AM
  10. 34crealock
    34crealock liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Forces on a dockline while docking....
    Yes. You did. Quite well and quite succinctly. Note, however, that when one is addressing an audience relatively unschooled with respect to a particular bit of esoterica, sometimes it is helpful...
    Liked On: 3 Weeks Ago, 07:31 PM
    Posted On: 3 Weeks Ago, 07:11 PM
  11. Seaduction
    Seaduction liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Forces on a dockline while docking....
    It is not a particularly difficult calculation. Google the "Work Energy Theorum" and go from there. The yacht has a kinetic energy equal to its mass x velocity. It's kinetic energy must be...
    Liked On: 3 Weeks Ago, 03:20 PM
    Posted On: 3 Weeks Ago, 08:32 PM
  12. rugosa
    rugosa liked post by svHyLyte On thread : What is the quietest fresh water pump?
    Ah... Try turning off the pump and getting folks to rely upon a hand/foot pump at the galley sink when the yacht's away from the dock except when showering (navy showers) or rinsing dishes after...
    Liked On: 3 Weeks Ago, 05:06 PM
    Posted On: 02-25-2013, 11:59 AM
  13. Familycruisers
    Familycruisers liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Making Distilled Water?
    After pondering the matter I have decided the distillation business is rather too much brain damage and decided on another course. Last evening I poured out a gallon of distilled water in four ounce...
    Liked On: 4 Weeks Ago, 09:40 PM
    Posted On: 04-16-2013, 09:43 AM
  14. jimgo
    jimgo liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Making Distilled Water?
    After pondering the matter I have decided the distillation business is rather too much brain damage and decided on another course. Last evening I poured out a gallon of distilled water in four ounce...
    Liked On: 04-16-2013, 12:10 PM
    Posted On: 04-16-2013, 09:43 AM
  15. bristol299bob
    bristol299bob liked post by svHyLyte On thread : Protecting LCD Screens
    In the last few years several of our older instruments with LCD Screens have suffered Black Screen Death for some or all of the displays which is very frustrating when the instruments otherwise seem...
    Liked On: 04-15-2013, 03:24 PM
    Posted On: 04-15-2013, 02:12 PM
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