[Public-List] Back stay

[Rod Symmes]

Who new what evil lurked behind that friendly smile ???   Live and learn. I may have to think twice before accepting another invite to crew on SURPRISE.  Glad, now, that I was wearing my Mustang.

Cheers,   Rod

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> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:53:01 -0500
> From: mainstay at csolve.net
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Back stay
> 
> Well here's another;  I may have already told this one....
> 
> Back in the wooden boat days, the same fellow and I decided one weekend to
> sail from Toronto to Niagara, about a 30 odd mile crossing.  We set off in a
> spanking breeze, only to discover that once well out into 'the void', we
> discovered the boat was leaking.   We took turns at the pump and found we
> could keep ahead of the leak but only by concentrated effort.  It was
> exhausting.    While my crew was taking his turn pumping, I'd go down into
> the cabin and lift the floorboards to look for the source of the water (so I
> claimed)  what I was actually doing was adjusting the flow of water into the
> boat through a sea cock I opened or closed in order to modulate the level of
> anxiety my crew was experiencing.  He never noticed that the water seemed to
> come in more slowly when it was my turn at the pump.
> 
> Finally the far shore of the lake hove into sight.  Our happiness was
> hampered by a sudden increase in the rate of the leak...  Pumping was
> accordingly increased to a near frantic rate.
> 
> Then, when both of us were required to hand the sails in preparation to
> enter Gillingham's Marina in the mouth of the river, paradoxically the leak
> stopped.  My crew by this time smelled a rat and I was exposed. He took the
> joke well until I pointed out the health benefits of four hours hard
> labour....
> 
> We're still friends.
> 
> Gord #426

 		 	   		  
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