Reflections on a year of aircraft ownership

In article , betwys1
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Ross wrote:
brian whatcott wrote:
Ross wrote:
... there use to be the AMU. I think it
was aeronautical money unit. It equaled $1000.00. Therefore your
$150.00 was only .150 AMU. Doesn't sound so large.


In a sailboat context, that's 0.15 boatbuck...

Brian W

What kind of sailboat do you own?


A SouthCoast 22. That's a swing keel. I keep it at the house. But it
wants three people for anxiety-free mast raising, and that's a problem.

Surely not! My trailer-sailer is 25' - I can raise and lower the mast
myself (level ground helps!). Surely only one person is needed to hold
the mast up, while the forestay is secured (I use the main on the jib
halyard to tension the mast and allow the forestay to be secured).

--
Duncan.

On Dec 10, 2:41*pm, Dave Doe wrote:
In article , betwys1
@sbcglobal.net says...







Ross wrote:
brian whatcott wrote:
Ross wrote:
... *there use to be the AMU. I think it
was aeronautical money unit. It equaled $1000.00. Therefore your
$150.00 was only .150 AMU. Doesn't sound so large.

In a sailboat context, that's 0.15 boatbuck...

Brian W

What kind of sailboat do you own?

A SouthCoast 22. That's a swing keel. I keep it at the house. But it
wants three people for anxiety-free mast raising, and that's a problem.

Surely not! *My trailer-sailer is 25' - I can raise and lower the mast
myself (level ground helps!). *Surely only one person is needed to hold
the mast up, while the forestay is secured (I use the main on the jib
halyard to tension the mast and allow the forestay to be secured).

--
Duncan.

The jib halyard would work at least as well as what I do. Just
thinking, if one attached a pulley to the anchor cleat the hoisting
line could be brought back to one of the main's winches. . .hmm,
getting the mast up could be a one man task!