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

[Gordon Laco]

Wish I had real advice to offer....


On 02/04/12 10:07 AM, "Jeffrey" <fongemie at gmail.com> wrote:

> End of day two:
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> Bolt 2
> Me 0
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> -jeff
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> Jeff Fongemie
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> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
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>> Thanks - that's high praise
>> 
>> G
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>> On 2012-04-01, at 10:43 AM, dan walker <dsailormon at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> gord, i see you have been taking writing lessons from mowatt..
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>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
>>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org
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>>> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:45 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!
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>>> 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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