Forum Posts by: sbaker
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| April 7th 2018 @ 09:14 |
Error on bosuns mate website about AIS format - how to get corrected? Thanks for noting this! I haven't looked at that in a while but let me check into it! I&apo... |
| September 27th 2014 @ 08:20 |
Navagation lights Not sure how much detail you're hoping for here - the first three look to be side lights - gree... |
| July 22nd 2014 @ 12:45 |
Wanted:Nautical Resources for Novel I'd start with the Oxford Companion to ships and the sea - it's the nautical dictionary in... |
| June 17th 2012 @ 15:41 |
a fantasy sailor on the blue water The "truck" is basically something (could be wood or metal) of a fitting right at the top ... |
| March 15th 2012 @ 12:34 |
Looking for Crew I wish I could... oh how I wish I could. That said - Iīll help get the word out with some s... |
| January 29th 2012 @ 09:12 |
wooden stuffing box My contact replied back - here is what he had to say: [i]About the stuffing box, I doubt very muc... |
| January 27th 2012 @ 22:59 |
wooden stuffing box Very cool - I donīt have any info about it (although I will put out a feeler to someone that m... |
| November 14th 2011 @ 15:56 |
Bitter end Award Thatīs a new one for me - but I know a few "Old Salts" I might be able to ask. Do... |
| July 21st 2011 @ 12:38 |
COLREG Iīm not sure what youīre getting at - the web site already says 5 seconds? where are ... |
| June 9th 2010 @ 21:26 |
can you identify this ship? The photo came through blank - can you try to sent it again? |
| November 7th 2009 @ 17:38 |
Uploading pictures Sorry for the delay - itīs been a busy couple days... Yes you can upload photos - just need to... |
| August 26th 2009 @ 07:29 |
Here comes Rico! Finally the TuckīnīTidy board with Ricoīs special brand of comments... |
| August 26th 2009 @ 07:27 |
Here comes Rico! Another of Rico, it his natural habitat... |
| August 26th 2009 @ 07:24 |
Here comes Rico! Thanks to Susie who forwarded me these photos from a Swift Trip in October 2007 we not have some nev... |
| July 20th 2009 @ 11:48 |
Here comes Rico! I wonder... could these be relatives of the sock monster? |
| July 16th 2009 @ 00:07 |
Here comes Rico! Great story! Please tell me you have a photo of the little monster you can share? It would be bo... |
| March 31st 2009 @ 16:59 |
Master and Commander really gotta read that series - Iīve actually just started my way back thought he series again... |
| February 9th 2009 @ 11:49 |
Bracelet I tried to find some good instructions for a Turks head that were freely available but came up dry. ... |
| January 19th 2009 @ 22:36 |
Bracelet I probably can get you the instructions - but it will depend on which kind of bracelet it was that t... |
| November 23rd 2008 @ 11:29 |
Whatīs the proper name for . . . Iīve only ever heard of it called an īOutriggerī or īpontoonī but I do... |
| January 9th 2008 @ 11:52 |
Fun With Weather Thanks for the info - Iīm sure others will appreciate it as well. Iīll certainly have a ... |
| November 10th 2007 @ 10:09 |
How many out-of-town SALTSers spend time in Victoria? Feel free to use the photo :) Sounds like a great time to be had if you can organize it! |
| November 10th 2007 @ 09:31 |
How many out-of-town SALTSers spend time in Victoria? Well, for me it was just because I have loads of friends in Vic and it was a chance to visit (severa... |
| November 10th 2007 @ 08:29 |
How many out-of-town SALTSers spend time in Victoria? While I canīt answer for others or general group stats - I know I used to spend extra time for... |
| October 27th 2007 @ 08:22 |
I met my husband on the Spirit of chemanius in the summer ofī87 I think anyone that set foot in Victoria BC from the day that card came out until at least 2000 know... |
| October 14th 2007 @ 18:35 |
I met my husband on the Spirit of chemanius in the summer ofī87 What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing. Youīre not the first person I have heard of that m... |
| August 22nd 2007 @ 09:33 |
Robertson II Aground Ragnhild, do you know where people can get a copy of the song? I know I would like one but I expect ... |
| August 9th 2007 @ 08:09 |
Robertson II Aground I figure this one is significant enough to put here as well as the [url=/news/?action=view&nid=2... |
| August 6th 2007 @ 20:16 |
Robertson II Aground Thanks for the update - the new owners wanted to know where the mast was so this mast help. Thanks f... |
| August 6th 2007 @ 09:38 |
SALTS early 90īs Rock ON! Great to hear from someone from my own era! I certainly hope more saltīies from th... |
| July 16th 2007 @ 23:46 |
Some Robby News finally... Significant new from my source on Saturna Is. regarding developments on the salvage effort for the R... |
| July 11th 2007 @ 15:15 |
Robertson II Aground Iīm very sorry to report this - but the Robertson II grounded on Mink Reef off Winter Cove near Satu... |
| July 11th 2007 @ 15:12 |
Adventuress Thanks... Sorry it took me a while Iīve been so busy tracking the Robby II the last bit I negl... |
| July 6th 2007 @ 09:53 |
Important VHF Radio Bulletin Important VHF Radio Bulletin for anyone with a modern marine VHF radio or looking to purchase a new ... |
| July 5th 2007 @ 12:20 |
Comments about Robertson II Aground Another update, but not exactly news about the Robby herself, I was able to provide an account and s... |
| May 1st 2007 @ 12:34 |
Whatīs in a name? Well I can answer the thole pins straight off - I gave it some time to see if anyone else jumped in.... |
| February 21st 2007 @ 20:11 |
Good day! Welcome! all I can say is, youīre going to have a blast! ...are you going on one of the summe... |
| November 12th 2006 @ 13:56 |
Welcome! Youīre remembering "Dotty" ;) her and her brother Andrew were a fixture at SALTS dur... |
| November 12th 2006 @ 09:50 |
Hi Mike Hi Mike, thanks for joining in :) Sounds like it was possible that we were either out at the same ti... |
| October 24th 2006 @ 15:12 |
Welcome! Fantastic! always wonderful to reconnect with an old shipmate! where are you at now? whats up? can h... |
| August 26th 2006 @ 09:42 |
Sailing Books Sorry for taking so long to get back to you - In short the answer is, it depends... Ashley comes in ... |
| August 15th 2006 @ 19:51 |
Sailing Books Marlinspike is probably one of the best for technique. If youīre looking for the "Bible&q... |
| August 2nd 2006 @ 18:02 |
A neat way to impress the BOSUN in your group Cool Knots - Thanks for the Input kpbosun! |
| June 26th 2006 @ 11:41 |
The Current Plan Not that this will be of any use for the others reading the forum - but "Youīll understan... |
| June 15th 2006 @ 12:06 |
The Current Plan Just a followup - I did have a look at what they offer - and itīs basically the same as the ha... |
| June 13th 2006 @ 09:06 |
Hello from England "Trawlertrash" I love it! perfect handle... Welcome. Welcome - thanks for chiming in. H... |
| June 9th 2006 @ 09:38 |
The Current Plan Once again... the man who can find anything strikes! Thanks Iīll check it out! |
| May 14th 2006 @ 10:18 |
Is an RFC Available Actually - thatīs exactly what I am using. XML - Iīve created the DTD - but itīs a... |
| May 13th 2006 @ 10:35 |
How Busy is Busy... Iīll second the metacentric height idea! actually itīs why I kept this picture. Iī... |
| May 10th 2006 @ 11:51 |
Radio Shack, The Thankfully she does ;) as she puts it - she isnīt a geek - but she is learning to become one. ... |
| March 22nd 2006 @ 10:05 |
3D Navigation Light Models These are all great ideas. Changing light level is fairly easy since itīs a 3D model. It to... |
| February 19th 2006 @ 20:25 |
Busy time... No, I donīt know that one - but thatīs probably mainly due to my experience being restri... |
| February 9th 2006 @ 21:38 |
Pacific Swift Offshore 1993 -- Reunion? LOL - Ah the green jollies! Iīm sorry to hear you were aflicted - but jest I should not! I&acu... |
| January 24th 2006 @ 23:30 |
Yappy Hew Near! wow - now thatīs an upgrade! I bet it will be fun! Ya, saw all the photos - thanks again - ... |
| January 24th 2006 @ 23:08 |
Yappy Hew Near! Sorry I didnīt get back to you sooner - been a bit NUTZ here... As for the system - it ROCK... |
| January 11th 2006 @ 00:07 |
Connected and Covered I questioned the name as well - perhaps they just wanted to retain the same G.P.S. initials... ;) ... |
| January 10th 2006 @ 21:49 |
Comments Connected and Covered Well, Iīm proud to say (as much as we do use GPS all the time now) that I did learn my navs wi... |
| November 15th 2005 @ 20:46 |
More great photos from kpbosun Just a special note to say thanks to [url=/xde/user.php?action=profile&uid=720]kpbosun[/url] for... |
| October 31st 2005 @ 19:06 |
Happy Halloween Donīt I wish! No I found this lurking around in google images... it was just too cool to pa... |
| October 27th 2005 @ 11:30 |
what do I need to volunteer in the summer I believe they will mail you a form - but they may even be able to email one - just give the office ... |
| October 23rd 2005 @ 10:36 |
When is next offshore trip? About 3 months ago I was talking with someone (I donīt remember whom anymore) at the SALTS off... |
| September 8th 2005 @ 23:00 |
Ahoy Shipmates... Welcome! (gotta love that photo!) That - sir - sounds like a lot of sea time! You certainly have... |
| August 27th 2005 @ 18:09 |
Scottīs Knots DVD I havenīt had a chance to get that done until now - here you go: Reef Knot Figure 8 Clove... |
| July 27th 2005 @ 14:23 |
Ship For World Youth Iīll forward this along.... Good day to all of you, My name is Louis Beauregard, I am the ... |
| July 24th 2005 @ 17:25 |
Those old color slides you never look at, (but might like to). Cool - as a professional photographer - your method sounds intriguing (can you take a photo of the a... |
| July 24th 2005 @ 14:07 |
Re: My appoligies With so many of the nautical fiction titles out there already guilty of tresspass on the plausable -... |
| June 14th 2005 @ 05:12 |
Spirit of Chemainus Update Received today via email: Hello! Just thought Iīd forward some happy news from Spirit of... |
| June 5th 2005 @ 22:31 |
Re: Old friends HEY! Well here is one of them! Youīve seen the photo gallery I assume? http://www.pawprint.... |
| June 4th 2005 @ 00:31 |
Re: Summer Trip #5 ī05 Hey - Congratz! Youīre going to have a wonderful time! There are quite a few ways to get th... |
| May 16th 2005 @ 17:19 |
Good Times at SARCOMP I feel like I might be tooting my own horn here a bit - but this news is just too cool to sit on. ... |
| April 11th 2005 @ 23:32 |
Re: Your Definition of Hull Speed You are 100% correct! Iīll fix that! |
| March 24th 2005 @ 10:09 |
Training up for a 60 Ton Master Ticket (Canada) I suppose SALTS infected me, to some extent, with a drive to expand my maritime skill set - between ... |
| March 13th 2005 @ 22:52 |
Re: what positions are there available? No worries at all! Back when I did it there were 4 vol. crew positions: Bosuns Mate (my fav!) ... |
| March 3rd 2005 @ 08:33 |
Re: what do I need to volunteer in the summer Iīll do my best to answer this - but first and foremost - talk to the crew while youīre ... |
| February 8th 2005 @ 10:15 |
Sunshine Coast Wooden Boat Festival Here is early notification for you! July 1st 2nd 3rd 2005 - in Sechelt BC - you may even get t... |
| February 3rd 2005 @ 16:45 |
Tracking the James Craig Check our a new track from the far side of the world :) http://www.pawprint.net/sail/tracker/?act... |
| December 24th 2004 @ 12:33 |
Re: Volunteering Best thing is to contact the SALTS office and let them know that youīre interested. I don&a... |
| December 13th 2004 @ 16:03 |
Re: Additional Glossary Terms Coxswain is a term for the master of a small boat in todays terms (for example in the Coast Guard al... |
| December 2nd 2004 @ 08:22 |
Sunshine Coast Wooden Boat Festival Got plans yet for Canada Day (July 1st) ? ;) As part of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 12 Halfmoo... |
| October 6th 2004 @ 18:53 |
Re: The aught to be a RHIOT Well - it certainly was a RHIOT (excuse all the puns) I have returned from my adventures in Bamfield... |
| September 16th 2004 @ 07:54 |
This Aught to be a RHIOT One more follow-up... Well the RHIOT course has come even sooner then expected - and I leave for ... |
| August 26th 2004 @ 18:56 |
Coast Guard Auxiliary Followup... It seems as though itīs about time for a follow-up to my Coast Guard Auxiliary experiences rel... |
| August 12th 2004 @ 10:06 |
Re: Pictures Sure: I just need you to email me one photo - so that I can create a new album for that trip in t... |
| August 12th 2004 @ 00:58 |
Re: Ello Please just email me ( scott@pawprint.net ) one photo to use to start the album (the group photo at... |
| July 29th 2004 @ 20:17 |
Re: Ello Welcome Mike! Sounds to me like you should then have 3 trips worth of photos to share? ;) We&... |
| June 21st 2004 @ 09:30 |
Re: Navigation Lights study page Iīll check why the email isnīt working... Please feel free to put in the link - look... |
| June 21st 2004 @ 09:27 |
Re: Hello! Intro and a couple questions. Greetings! Please feel free to post any stories/photos you have - weīd love to see them. Th... |
| April 13th 2004 @ 07:35 |
Re: Great, Scott! Hi Carla! Thank you for your kind note - did someone say photos!!! :) yes please! Have a wond... |
| February 25th 2004 @ 11:20 |
Half a Yard I monitor marine VHF while Iīm at home - and I thought I would pass along one of this morning&... |
| February 18th 2004 @ 12:22 |
Join the Celebration! If you are a SALTS member then you probably already read some notes about this in Saltings. I am ... |
| February 13th 2004 @ 10:26 |
Scottīs Knots Some of you probably already received the first Edition of īShipīs Logī in your in... |
| February 13th 2004 @ 02:26 |
Re: master and commander and sails Iīll do my best to answer. In the film on the clam sea (Iīm assuming you are referrin... |
| February 6th 2004 @ 22:16 |
My First Rough Weather RHI Trip... With Gale warnings issued and a weather front on the move, what better day for some morning rough we... |
| February 5th 2004 @ 16:13 |
Re: New Sailing Forum Well, as I usually hope people will use this forum to discuss sailing and sailing lore rather then t... |
| January 29th 2004 @ 11:58 |
Re: jack plate on boat transom Iīm no expert on the specifics of this technology - but the basic idea, as I understand it is ... |
| January 20th 2004 @ 22:45 |
Re: WOW! All I know is Ft. Lauderdale - if that Helps... But Iīll ask the people I was in touch with... |
| January 12th 2004 @ 20:33 |
Re: Master and Commander | The far side of the world Hereīs an interesting article on M&C that also falls in line with my Fatherīs field of S... |
| January 10th 2004 @ 22:34 |
Re: Sailing on the Spirit! Wow, this must be the day for the Spirit... I just got an email this morning from a couple intereste... |
| December 28th 2003 @ 12:32 |
Enough Suspence... Well, I suppose itīs time to come clean and give all the details of our latest project... ... |
| December 15th 2003 @ 09:18 |
Re: Whatīs a building in the woods got to do with sailing? Perhaps Iīve confused you... A little peek perhaps - through the veil? |
| December 13th 2003 @ 21:46 |
Whatīs a building in the woods got to do with sailing? Iīve spent the last few days working long hours at a small new building in the woods of Robert... |
| December 9th 2003 @ 22:08 |
Re: Offshore Leg 1 Photos! Of course you get an answer! however it might be a bit of a non-entity but you get one none the less... |
| December 9th 2003 @ 01:43 |
Re: More New TRACK-NAV features Locations are now being plotted! although there are not too many in my database to plot yet - I&a... |
| December 8th 2003 @ 10:34 |
Re: More New TRACK-NAV features Iīve been busy in the TRACK-NAV code again - this time there are few visible changes but there... |
| December 2nd 2003 @ 11:33 |
Re: Master and Commander | The far side of the world Ah, I see - in that case I totally agree! :) Thanks for the clairification and sorry about the co... |
| December 1st 2003 @ 11:49 |
Re: Master and Commander | The far side of the world Ihsan: you didnīt like the engagement scenes? why not - what didnīt you find good about ... |
| November 25th 2003 @ 23:12 |
Re: Hello, Thank you for you kind message - and Welcome! You are most welcome and Iīm glad to hear you... |
| November 14th 2003 @ 01:31 |
Master and Commander | The far side of the world Well, itīs official - this is an AWSOME movie! I was fortunate enought to land a pass to th... |
| November 12th 2003 @ 19:53 |
Re: King Ugga Bugga Boo Ah that would be the story from "Cradle of the Deep" - the one about John Henry loosing an... |
| October 26th 2003 @ 01:40 |
Re: WOW! Glad to hear you like the site sailorgurl - and thanx for the photos - itīs been almost 10 yea... |
| October 13th 2003 @ 18:10 |
Offshore Leg 1 Photos! A Huge thanks to bosunsmate.org user rcl62 for giving us all a first glimpse of photos from the curr... |
| October 13th 2003 @ 18:07 |
Re: The sinking dory ( Summer trip #4, 2001) Well I, obviously, donīt remember that (as I wasnīt there) but I recal a number of insta... |
| September 27th 2003 @ 00:34 |
More New TRACK-NAV features Iīve added a few more goodies to TRACK-NAV: For starters - the main track-nav page now look... |
| September 23rd 2003 @ 00:10 |
Re: Welcome! Her name dosenīt ring a bell... We were probably on different ships or different trips - o... |
| September 22nd 2003 @ 10:12 |
Re: Welcome! Well, fingers crossed on this end Dinah, for your V.crew asperations! Regarding if I may have sai... |
| September 21st 2003 @ 03:46 |
More cool news... I visited the SALTS office in Victoria on Friday and, after some extensive photo-copying, now have t... |
| September 19th 2003 @ 00:47 |
Re: Welcome! No need to apologize! thanks for what you said... As for Volunteer crew... well, I started as a ... |
| September 17th 2003 @ 23:01 |
Re: WOW! Iīm starting to be overwhelmed by all the wonderful messages! Iīm so glad that this site... |
| September 17th 2003 @ 22:53 |
Re: GOOD ON YOU SCOTT BAKER! What a wonderful heart warming message. I can only begin to describe how much all the recent activit... |
| September 16th 2003 @ 20:32 |
Re: Track-Nav Suggestion.. I never noticed since I always turn off my cache to save space - but Iīll see if I can add som... |
| September 15th 2003 @ 23:16 |
Re: Cool news! From one who knows the feeling very intimately - I too hope he is in the "most good" catig... |
| September 15th 2003 @ 17:37 |
Re: Cool news! Glad you like it... I was on the edge of my seat all morning waiting for that first one to come in. ... |
| September 14th 2003 @ 20:55 |
Best Wishes to the Pacific Grace as she leaves for the 2003 Offshore I believe I speak for everyone when I send out our best wishes to the entire crew of the Pacific Gra... |
| September 11th 2003 @ 00:24 |
Tracker maturing After a discussion with SALTS today I added a few new features to the TRACK-NAV - including the abil... |
| September 10th 2003 @ 21:33 |
Thanks for all the great photos krista! I just wanted to send out a big thank-you to krista for uploading all the great photos of the Swift ... |
| September 7th 2003 @ 15:35 |
Beta Tracker now ONLINE! Well, itīs been a busy weekend - but Iīve managed to post the initial beta version of th... |
| September 6th 2003 @ 00:03 |
Better Quality Map I found an amazing quality basemap to use for the Grace Tracker today. Iīm still working on... |
| September 5th 2003 @ 17:12 |
Re: Pacific Grace Leg #3 Thanx Sarah! glad you like the site - and thanks for the photos in the gallery! hopefully youī... |
| September 4th 2003 @ 16:09 |
Re: Pacific Grace Leg #3 Ah - then I probably wouldnīt have sailed with Glen - but see if he remembers someone throwing... |
| September 4th 2003 @ 12:12 |
Tracker Project Update Iīve started coding the database for the tracker... essentially what is going to happen is ... |
| September 1st 2003 @ 22:44 |
Re: Pacific Grace Leg #3 Sailing in Scotland - sounds wonderful - I was in the Highlands last year doing a virtual tour photo... |
| September 1st 2003 @ 12:10 |
King Ugga Bugga Boo This is a favorite game on SALTS - but only those that have sailed with Stephen Duff have truly seen... |
| August 29th 2003 @ 18:48 |
Re: Cool news! You can now view the current prototype here: http://www.pawprint.net/sail/tracker/testplot.php T... |
| August 29th 2003 @ 18:41 |
Re: Pacific Grace Leg #3 Thanks Adam, Glad you like the site - Iīm sure I speak for everyone when I say - BRING BACK... |
| August 28th 2003 @ 23:29 |
Cool news! I received a call from Ron at the SALTS office today asking if I knew anything about plotting positi... |
| August 25th 2003 @ 11:05 |
Attack of the Old Timer at Bute Inlet On the Robertson II Trip 2 1992 we found ourselves further north then I had ever been - an infectiou... |
| August 15th 2003 @ 20:34 |
Hit The Deck! This relates to my first ever volunteer crew trip on the Robby back in 1989. We were following the S... |
| August 15th 2003 @ 11:27 |
Welcome! I have started receiving many emails from past trainees and Crew, so I thought it was time to add a ... |
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