tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post5200363488269017108..comments2024-03-28T08:26:58.108-04:00Comments on Our Odyssey: Cannon in front of them volley'd and thunder'dLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-70566626630128691802014-01-09T15:25:33.080-05:002014-01-09T15:25:33.080-05:00Ahh, Altoona, home of the famous Horseshoe Curve. ...Ahh, Altoona, home of the famous Horseshoe Curve. Been past there many times on the ex-PRR trackage. Thanks for sharing your comment.<br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-35648356984153788892014-01-09T15:22:21.099-05:002014-01-09T15:22:21.099-05:00We don't have that sort of davit, but that'...We don't have that sort of davit, but that's a great strategy for those who do. I ended up adding cleats to the swim step so we could side-tie the dinghy there, but that really only works in calm conditions, else the steel swim step beats the dinghy up pretty badly as it rises and falls. Best bet for us if we really need to keep it calm is to hoist it back out of the water, or else side-tie it to the side of the boat. BTW, some municipalities here in FL are citing folks for lack of an anchor light on their dinghy if it is secured to the big boat only with a painter. We have one of those tacky LED garden lights on the tender just in case.<br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-30208797672816014802014-01-05T10:02:44.950-05:002014-01-05T10:02:44.950-05:00Had to chuckle when you said about pouring your co...Had to chuckle when you said about pouring your coffee while both hands are "floating". I grew up riding the rails too, Pop was a RR cop for PRR and we had a free pass to visit the grandparents in Altoona, PA. That's where we're all from. At about the age of 10, I knew how to pull the bench seat out into the aisle way, rotate it and then push it back in again so my Mom, 2 sisters and myself could face each other. Needless to say, after a lot of families seeing me do this came and asked me to do it for them. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Stay sharp,<br />Jim & Beryl<br />Punxsutawney, PABrigadierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727500460576070903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-15170283465968671002014-01-04T20:37:15.089-05:002014-01-04T20:37:15.089-05:00When we're in one spot for a while we usually ...When we're in one spot for a while we usually leave the dinghy side tied to the swim grid but, as you pointed out, it bangs and bumps four feet from our heads all night long. I've taken to hooking up one of the davit falls as a spring to keep it away from the swim platform. Works a charm and leaves the dinghy easily accessible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com