Since the wonderful gudgeon blew out 3 miles offshore of Jekyll Island on Day 6 of the Tybee, I wasn't able to execute
Plan A
but
Plan B
was devised during the 2 hour, one-rudder sail to the island.
She said Yes.
(Figured I'd post it here since most of my catsailor family reads this place)
WOOOOOOOOT!
D*A*M*N I missed it!
Way to go, mate - congratulations.
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congrats once more
She finally agreed to divorce you ?
Congrats man !
Wouter
Congrats!
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That and she does my laundry.
Let's just hope she doesn't read this forum...or Tad might be wearing dirty clothes for a while.
Spoken like a man with some experience....
Doing things for each other is what it is all about. (Even laundry)
Congratulations Tad. I am happy for both of you. When are you doing the deed? Do you know yet?
Plan A
but
Plan B
was devised during the 2 hour, one-rudder sail to the island.
Congrats...what a way to kneel down...
Mind to elaborate a bit on plan A, respectively plan B?
Plan A was to skid into Tybee in a blaze of glory (aka not last place) and have my ground crew hand me the ring and do it right there for Jdub to commentary on.
However, cannonball jellies had other plans for me. I had to suffice for a late-night walk on tybee beach in front of the lighthouse. It worked out.
SWEET! welcome to the
honey, can I go sailing this weekend?
club!
You are in for a ride! ahahahhaha
But seriously though, CONGRATS!
The 'Honey, can I go sailing club?!?'
That's it, now I am sure, I am never getting married again.
Tad,
In an extremely rare appearance to Catsailor (I lost my old PW), CONGRATULATIONS! Tell Kate I need a reason to come South! Maybe an engagement party at Julian's?
Your friend,
Frank
Yea, Remember when she says I Do, that means you DON'T anymore.
Congrat's and Good Luck. Glad to see your Ok !!
Congrats
I guess that was one extra thing to check before starting the T-500 - the welds on the rudder gudgeons.. Especially since Plan A sounded so cool (Plan B was a good backup though!)
My gudgeon parted about 3 miles from the finish at Macho Man. Not nearly as challenging as the T-500, but just as dissapointing! Turned out the original gudgeons were only welded on one side, causing the failure.
The replacements (and my spares) were welded on both sides. No doubt due to feedback from sailors like you who drove your boats to the limits.
Congrats on the nuptuals. Do the two of you make minimum weight?
Yea, Remember when she says I Do, that means you DON'T anymore.
Now that's funny, never heard that one before.
Congrats and good luck.
Even though you had some bad luck you still had a better time than we did, pretty tough watching from the desk.
My gudgeon parted about 3 miles from the finish at Macho Man. Not nearly as challenging as the T-500, but just as dissapointing! Turned out the original gudgeons were only welded on one side, causing the failure.
The replacements (and my spares) were welded on both sides. No doubt due to feedback from sailors like you who drove your boats to the limits.
Congrats on the nuptuals. Do the two of you make minimum weight?
You got it. they changed that about 4 years ago I believe. However, the new weak link is the little eye that threads into the lower rudder casting. We had one break on us in the '04 Tybee and Castrol2 had one break on them this last year. I'm planning to have ours dye checked to inspect for cracks before the next big run.
That's it, now I am sure, I am never getting married again.
Wendy:
NEVER say Never. You have a lot of years left. Might meet a sailor you fall head over heels for.
Doug
However, cannonball jellies had other plans for me. I had to suffice for a late-night walk on tybee beach in front of the lighthouse. It worked out.
Congrats Tad!
Doug,
I was joking about marriage. It works great for a lot of people. I am not against it.
It sounds like Tad found someone who 'catches his drift' and gets the joke. You can't hope for anything better than that.
Wendy:
When I do it again I WILL find someone who loves sailing this time around (Whether it is marriage or just a relationship). Sailing it to much a part of my life. Especially now that I will soon have 3 boats and will be training Ashleigh to helm. When do you get yours?
Doug
That's it, now I am sure, I am never getting married again.
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Congrats Tad! I was hoping I'd get to congratulate you in person before we left, but that ended up getting as crazy and rushed as the rest of the week.
Tad, This news makes my day! She will not be a
trophy wife
, but making a relationship work, is a victory worth celebrating. Glad you won on that account! I am really looking forward to those pints! Hope to see you before the end of Summer. Brian
Congrats! Are we all invited to the wedding? At least the reception?
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Congrats Tad.
Don't listen to all these old codgers.
Mike Hill
www.stlouiscats.com
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