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From: platypus on 5 Oct 2009 19:26 Ace wrote: > > Slow and steady is my motto, but then I learned my boat-handling on > 20,000 tonne ships (and one 150,000 tonner). You're like a waterborne Sweller.
From: Phil Launchbury on 6 Oct 2009 04:35 In article <o6dkc51vgd6uj7f50jp58use9qaq92ead9(a)4ax.com>, Ace wrote: > On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:57:54 +0100, Phil Launchbury ><phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: > >>In article <fqljc5l0cvs082if05d9ab2njgci58dmo7(a)4ax.com>, Ace wrote: > >>> going over the rudder, so initially the sideways kick from the prop >> >>These boats were driven by a steerable water jet, not a prop. Which was > > Cheating. Indeed. But less chance of chopping up stupid tourists when they fall overboard. > >>quite nice (although harder to keep in a straight line) > > No autopilot? It's a tourist boat.. Which means more concentration on stuff like microwaves and toasters and less on interesting stuff like sonar or autopilot. Phil -- Phil Launchbury 'I speak to machines with the voice of humanity' 'Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity'
From: Ace on 6 Oct 2009 05:47 On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:26:23 GMT, "platypus" <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >Ace wrote: >> >> Slow and steady is my motto, but then I learned my boat-handling on >> 20,000 tonne ships (and one 150,000 tonner). > >You're like a waterborne Sweller. I feel dirty.
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 Oct 2009 05:50
platypus <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Ace wrote: > > > > Slow and steady is my motto, but then I learned my boat-handling on > > 20,000 tonne ships (and one 150,000 tonner). > > You're like a waterborne Sweller. Captain Acewash. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda XBR500 CB400F SH50 MZ TS250 GHPOTHUF1 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |