[Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!

[Jeffrey]

End of day two:

Bolt 2
Me 0

-jeff

Jeff Fongemie
#116 Seagrass

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On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Thanks - that's high praise
>
> G
>
> On 2012-04-01, at 10:43 AM, dan walker <dsailormon at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > gord, i see you have been taking writing lessons from mowatt..
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> >
> > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!
> >
> > I deal with old fastenings like this:
> >
> > First one must "Address the bolt" and apply various techniques involving
> > cursing the bolt, one's tools, the whole boat, etc.   Second  one must
> "Get
> > the bolt's attention" which involves hitting it smartly on the head with
> a
> > hammer.   If one does this before the first wrench is applied, the bolt
> will
> > know that this is a battle to the death that it cannot win.
> >
> > Success in the whole procedure hinges upon not losing the moral high
> ground
> > and letting the bolt dictate what your next action will be and how the
> job
> > was going to go.  You must keep the initiative.
> >
> > Applying all one's available resources at the first go is a mistake,
> because
> > if the attack fails, clearly the bolt now has the upper hand knowing
> you've
> > already played your best cards.  The bolt will face your next attempt
> secure
> > in the knowledge that it has soundly beaten you once, and it may beat you
> > again.
> >
> > Better to use gradually increasing levels of force.  This keeps the upper
> > hand in your court, because the bolt soon must know that if it has
> resisted
> > the most recent assault, that victory is hollow and means nothing,
> because
> > recent history would indicate that you will be back and with more force,
> in
> > only a moment.  You keep your morale high, you may even laugh, while the
> > bolt's morale simply must get lower and lower until it knows when it is
> > exhausted, it ultimately must give up.
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Jeffrey Fongemie

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