Mark0159 I say stupid things all the time  More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:44 | #1186 puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5117903  Gear Wars: Ain't That Always The Way It Goes
I am glad I am not on that ship, it seems the voyage of the dam. Mark
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Kilvas Member  153 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: a very large boat in the middle of ice... I'd say we're lost More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:49 | #1187 Permagrin wrote in post #5118046  lol, that reminded me of the veggie tales "pirates who don't do anything" (watch the whole thing...and you'll have a new meaning to Capt'n crunch)"you're making me hungry" If at first you don't succeed, hit it with a wrench
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Woolburr THREAD STARTER Rest in peace old friend.  66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:50 | #1188 Permagrin wrote in post #5118046 lol, that reminded me of the veggie tales "pirates who don't do anything" (watch the whole thing...and you'll have a new meaning to Capt'n crunch)Well...he did refer to himself as Cap'n Crunch...hehehe... People that know me call me Dan
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puddlepirate44 Cream of the Crop  29,316 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2006 Location: currently, in my chair. More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:51 | #1189 theflyingkiwi wrote in post #5118048 I am glad I am not on that ship, it seems the voyage of the dam. At least the ship is weather sealed. I tend to ramble. Feel free to put me on ignore.
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Kilvas Member 153 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: a very large boat in the middle of ice... I'd say we're lost More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:53 | #1190 puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5118077 At least the ship is weather sealed. yeah, but it seems like their nav gear could use an upgrade, I mean, the middle of an asteroid field? That's bad planning right there. I volunteer If at first you don't succeed, hit it with a wrench
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puddlepirate44 Cream of the Crop 29,316 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2006 Location: currently, in my chair. More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:55 | #1191 Kilvas wrote in post #5118085 yeah, but it seems like their nav gear could use an upgrade... I volunteer  Dude, seriously, I think this is waaaay out of LORAN's reach. I tend to ramble. Feel free to put me on ignore.
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Kilvas Member 153 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: a very large boat in the middle of ice... I'd say we're lost More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:56 | #1192 puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5118090 Dude, seriously, I think this is waaaay out of LORAN's reach.
If at first you don't succeed, hit it with a wrench
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puddlepirate44 Cream of the Crop 29,316 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2006 Location: currently, in my chair. More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:58 | #1193 Yeah, until you pour your morning coffee down the back of the transmitter and onto the circa 1950 tubes.... I tend to ramble. Feel free to put me on ignore.
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Woolburr THREAD STARTER Rest in peace old friend. 66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:58 | #1194 Let me tell you about one foggy day in the middle of Lake Ontario.... People that know me call me Dan
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Kilvas Member 153 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: a very large boat in the middle of ice... I'd say we're lost More info | Mar 14, 2008 21:59 | #1195 puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5118100 Yeah, until you pour your morning coffee down the back of the transmitter and onto the circa 1950 tubes.... 'gasp' HERESY!!! and it was 70's tech btw If at first you don't succeed, hit it with a wrench
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio...  18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | Mar 14, 2008 22:01 | #1196 puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5117903 Gear Wars: Ain't That Always The Way It Goes
LORAN? Come on guys, get with the program... Don't you know OMEGA is the only way to navigate? John
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Belmondo Cream of the Crop  42,735 posts Likes: 15 Joined Jul 2003 Location: 92210 More info | What's that on the dashboard? I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!
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puddlepirate44 Cream of the Crop 29,316 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2006 Location: currently, in my chair. More info | Mar 14, 2008 22:02 | #1198 Woolburr wrote in post #5118105 Let me tell you about one foggy day in the middle of Lake Ontario.... Or the Coronado islands South of San Diego.... Talk about a navigational black hole. I actually had to use the sextant to get a nav fix back in the 80's because we had no way of telling how close we were to Mexican waters. By the time we got LORAN back, we found out we were only a 1/4 NM off. I tend to ramble. Feel free to put me on ignore.
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puddlepirate44 Cream of the Crop 29,316 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2006 Location: currently, in my chair. More info | Mar 14, 2008 22:03 | #1199 JWright wrote in post #5118115 I just noticed the hula girl on the dash!!!LORAN? Come on guys, get with the program... Don't you know OMEGA is the only way to navigate? Oh, man. We had OMEGA receiver. Never had to use it though. We were so cutting edge, we had SATNAV. We had a satellite pass overhead about once a week. I tend to ramble. Feel free to put me on ignore.
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Belmondo Cream of the Crop 42,735 posts Likes: 15 Joined Jul 2003 Location: 92210 More info | Mar 14, 2008 22:03 | #1200 puddlepirate44 wrote in post #5118120 Or the Coronado islands South of San Diego.... Talk about a navigational black hole. I actually had to use the sextant to get a nav fix back in the 80's because we had no way of telling how close we were to Mexican waters. By the time we got LORAN back, we found out we were only a 1/4 NM off. Yeah, I gloated. You measured with nanometers back then? I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!
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