Thursday, March 23, 2023

ALOHA


Today, Wil and I are finally going to meet our boat!
It's an Aloha 27 cabin cruiser sailboat, Canadian made.



32 comments:

  1. Ohoooooooo, purty!

    puddle

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    1. It certainly looks well cared for! Question: is the centerboard fixed in place?
      ---Alan

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    2. Answered my own question: Here’s the Wikipedia entry [Click]
      ---Alan

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    3. It has a fixed keel; no centerboard.

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    4. Thanks, all! ⛵️

      If you get to VT during sailing season, you have a guaranteed ride.

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    5. ^ {listener}

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    6. My favourite thing about the boat is that it has a head (water closet), which will immensely increase comfort and make a longer sail possible!

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    7. ^ {listener}
      The boats we have sailed heretofore were cabinless, open racers.

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    8. Being culturally deprived, I didn't know the difference between a centerboard and such a keel.
      ----Alan
      P.S.: Having an onboard comfort station would certainly be a good feature! But at least I knew why it is called a head.

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    9. Does it have an inboard engine?
      ---Alan

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    10. Thankfully, Alan, it does not! We greatly prefer a tiller...takes up less room in the cockpit and feels more intuitive.

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    1. Breaking Trump News [9PM] 3/22/23 | MSNBC [Click] Looks like we have a regular horse race to see which case will be the first to produce an indictment for TFG: Federal, Manhattan, or Atlanta. There is a seemingly credible suggestion for why the DC court(s) so hastened the release of Trump’s lawyer’s records (and his testimony): that there was something of great [astounding?] importance in those records that the judges reviewed in camera that they wanted to get into the hands (and ears) of the DC grand jury while it was still able to do so.
      —Alan

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    2. While it was still able to take evidence, that is.
      ---Alan

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    3. Better put: "while it was still able to take testimony and evidence."
      ---Alan

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    4. Strange--the first correction was not in evidence on the thread, but showed up after I posted the second version.
      ---Alan

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    5. Exciting prospects here!!

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    6. ^ {listener}

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    7. Cases rely on testimony and evidence. The problem with the documents case is that the best evidence cannot be shown to the jury. So, testimony has to be air tight and convincing. If the lawyer kept evidence of obstruction, it suggests that lawyers have finally figured out how not to be patsies. as Cohen was.

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    8. Performance art does figure into the equation . . .
      ---Alan

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  3. Any improvement in your hand, listener?
    --Alan

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    1. Somewhat. It hurts less overall. I'm wearing the brace less.
      But I still can't write without pain. The radial deviation is maybe 7% better? Maybe.
      Hoping the healing hits the knee of the curve soon!

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  4. Shall we start a pool on which jurisdiction will be the first to return an indictment? If so, put me down for Atlanta.
    ---Alan

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  5. South Carolina comptroller to resign over $3.5bn accounting error [Click] Oh, come on—what’s a few gigabucks among friends? The illustration is priceless.

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  6. Times Radio interview with UK Minister of Defence [Click] A bit long at 36 minutes, but gives good insight into the UK government positions on several subjects.
    —Alan

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