[Alberg30] Creative Hail Solutions
Amy & David Swanson
zira at bellsouth.net
Tue Sep 2 16:59:53 PDT 2003
Nice to know someone else must be getting rain EVERY FRIGGING DAY like we
are. Maybe it will stop long enough for the hurricane (sigh). If you grow
enough mildew on/in in Alberg 30, will it sink? Or even interrupt the poker
game?
David Swanson
Strayaway Child
Alberg 30 #229
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger L. Kingsland" <rkingsland101 at ksba.com>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: [Alberg30] Creative Hail Solutions
Bill;
One idea. We did a project in south Texas and the construction workers
there wore "cowboy hard hats". No, really: they look just like cowboy hats
but are made of hard plastic, like real haed hats. If you had one of these,
your face, shoulders and head would all be protected from hail, rain, sun;
boom. Better than those buckets that get so hot and clammy and make such an
awful echo when hit by beer cans. Wait a minute that was college; hail is
probably just as bad though, maybe worse.
I have this other idea. A friend is one of the leading multi-media
integrators (I am not really sure what that means but, I know he is up to
the task) in the country and we are collaborating on the multi-stage
"remote-tification" of Mahina (A30, #148). The first stage involves remote
control of the boat from below. I was originally thinking of poker games
but I suppose it would work during hail storms as well. Phase one systems
include the following "normal" gear;
a.. radar (does anyone know if radar actually works in a hail storm or,
for that matter, during a poker game)
b.. VHF (for listening to those amusing, "damn motor won't start" stories
from motor boats with names like;
a.. My Way [Frank Sinatra lover],
b.. Big Whopper [Burger King franchise owner],
c.. Dividend (never worked a day in my life)
d.. Fish-R-Us (gone-R-I)
e.. Papas Pastime (cute),
f.. Daddies Diva (a little weird)
g.. Mammas Not Home (what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas)
h.. Sweet Revenge (got the best divorce lawyer)
c.. stereo (to drown out the hail noise)
d.. auto pilot with remote control
e.. all the typical instruments (speed, wind [speed, direction, angle],
smell. decibels, foot-candles, carbon [mo, larry and lady-di oxide],
compass, velocity made [good and bad], GPS, fish finder, fish bait finder)
f.. wet bar with ice maker (of course, you won't need it for the hail
storm but it will be useful for the poker game, in fact, if we only play
poker during the hail storm, we can replace the ice maker with a simple hail
collection system)
Other, less common, systems will also be required;
a.. mast head, motorized video camera (with zoom) connected to plasma
screen mounted on bulkhead below (to confirm radar contacts and try to spot
those pesky little boats that don't show up so well on radar)
b.. 300 watt PA system with 360 degree rotating speaker to A) occasionally
announce our presence and politely request other vessels get the hell out of
our way, B) blow the ear drums off of those motor boaters that play rap
music using those trunk sized base speakers [perhaps "Riders in the Storm"
by the Doors])
c.. remote controlled, electric roller ferruling and sheets
d.. sonar (to ping submarines that, because we can't see them, I
understand are much more numerous than most sailors believe; In fact, for
fear of snagging a periscope in the wrong place, I seldom go swimming in the
Bay any more)
e.. big, big generator in place of the engine (just hook up a big electric
motor to the prop)
A nice added touch would be to tint the windows like you see on most big
black cars and SUVs so, when sailing around, people will think we are
invisible.
Speaking of invisible, that gets me to stage two which is fully remote
sailing. This is a hot idea. Think how easy it will be to get the video
game generation more interested in sailing. It will be much better than any
video game (sailing or not) because when the kids steer the boat into the
dock, it will actually HIT the dock. A great combination of highly
realistic video game and reality TV. Here is the additional equipment we
would need;
a.. a bunch more remote controlled stuff like halyards, anchor, dingy,
dock lines, fenders, boat hook(s), cocktail waitress, card dealer (last two
not necessary for hail storm unless combined w/ poker game)
b.. a complete, radio controlled remote operating system like on those
model airplanes; ONLY, ours would be connected to and integrated with a full
scale model of an A30 cockpit, deck and rig installed (in the new garage I
will have to build because mine is not 30'-3" long and 40' high) connected
to hydraulic systems that duplicate the exact motion of the boat, REAL TIME
c.. one of those radio controlled airplanes to provide the overhead view
demanded by most video game players (this could be operated by the players
friend or mentor and could be armed so they could try to strafe the boat to
keep from getting bored)
d.. air bags that deploy when the full scale model duplicates the motion
of the real boat actually hitting the dock, freighter, whatever (you know
how these kids are with their video games)
e.. another really big generator
This is a great solution for A30 sailors, like me, who live in Pittsburgh.
I could get a six pack, head to the garage and go sailing. If I got good
enough, I could start to race and maybe beat Townie.
Anyway, food for thought.
Roger Kingsland
Chief Financial Officer (AKA, check writer)
Mahina Manu, A30 #148
N40° 29.288'
W79° 54.228'
Author's Disclaimer; This email was produced exclusively by the sender and,
in the interest of expediency, without the benefit of editing by others.
The sender, thank goodness, is a much better architect/sailor than
speller/editor and, frankly, constantly laments an obvious flaw in "spell
check," it does not know what the author is thinking. Please accept the
sender's sincere apologies for any "typos" that may appear in this document.
If present, they are certainly unintended and hopefully do not cloud the
message, or spawn any unnecessary lawsuits.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Blevins" <billblevins at mac.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:41 PM
Subject: [Alberg30] Hail
> I was just at the dock aboard Sabrina around 7:15 p.m. Tonight and took
> cover below during a thunderstorm that had very large hail. Two rounds of
it
> lasting about 10 minutes each ending around 8 p.m.
>
> The winds weren¹t too bad and nothing broke so all is well, but it started
> me thinking what I¹d do if I were caught on the water out in golf-ball (or
> larger in this case I think) hail if I could not go below to take cover.
>
> Have any of you dealt with that situation?
>
> Bill Blevins
> Sabrina #158
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