tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post2529743798726321115..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: ThunderbirdO Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-10520014495977846192011-08-31T23:11:17.447-07:002011-08-31T23:11:17.447-07:00There's no denying the craftsmanship, Pat. I j...There's no denying the craftsmanship, Pat. I just think I would have liked it better if it had been about half that size.<br /><br />And I guess I would have been perfectly happy with just three Deusenbergs.<br /><br />The lion I could definitely have done without.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-21325925748380655972011-08-31T22:55:14.194-07:002011-08-31T22:55:14.194-07:00Originally it may have been too over the top and g...Originally it may have been too over the top and gauche. But I think it has aged well; it has a patina of history, however odd, and has rubbed shoulders with people who are now but legend. So, it is a special old thing. <br /><br />So just how hard is it to have a former career in journalism? Some people find it quite easy.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-12166333765975018872011-08-26T21:37:26.885-07:002011-08-26T21:37:26.885-07:00Thunderbird is also a great wine - great for strip...Thunderbird is also a great wine - great for stripping the varnish off the decks. <br /><br />WV: pesse - what a wino has to do after drinking Thunderbird.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-91814392759182982692011-08-26T10:30:34.280-07:002011-08-26T10:30:34.280-07:00I read every comment, Frankie, and try to reply to...I read every comment, Frankie, and try to reply to the ones that I understand.<br /><br />I like to think that this serves a public service of sorts.<br /><br />We all know the sort of person who leaves comments on sailing blogs - the troubled, distraught soul who is bubbling with restless energy within, but who has few constructive outlets for that energy. By engaging my fellow sailing blog commenters, who have probably been driven to reading sailing blogs through no fault of their own, I hope to redirect those energies and hopefully save some from almost certain lives of crime.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-48766605332109331482011-08-26T08:35:55.790-07:002011-08-26T08:35:55.790-07:00To answer your questions:
- Was it beautiful or el...To answer your questions:<br />- Was it beautiful or elegant? NO <br />- Would it be as much fun to 'drive' as a nice sailboat? NO<br />- Would I want this thing if someone were to give it to me? NO<br /><br />I like being the last one to write a comment hoping that no one will read it!!!frankienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-58239424484645153962011-08-25T11:32:35.774-07:002011-08-25T11:32:35.774-07:00I don't think an underdeveloped ego was the pr...I don't think an underdeveloped ego was the problem, Panda. There's more on George <a href="http://thunderbirdlodge.org/theman" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />I think this was someone who felt if more is good, way more is better.<br /><br />He had one of his Deusenbergs modified to look like <i>Thunderbird</i>. It apparently just came up for auction <a href="http://tinyurl.com/44zetff" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-6322647333939747682011-08-25T06:03:53.320-07:002011-08-25T06:03:53.320-07:00By George! I hate to be the last to comment after ...By George! I hate to be the last to comment after everyone else has said it all. It can be so embarrassing. <br /><br />Thunderbird? Way too much. Someone with no ego is overcompensating.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-85955809054789258452011-08-24T10:46:23.311-07:002011-08-24T10:46:23.311-07:00We just may have found the original Wayback Machin...We just may have found the original Wayback Machine, Sherman.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-40829037756812509192011-08-24T09:42:13.130-07:002011-08-24T09:42:13.130-07:00Hokey smokes! Do We Have To Use The Wayback Machin...Hokey smokes! Do We Have To Use The Wayback Machine Again, Mr. Peabody?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087089319937016247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-15388980137105695942011-08-20T18:19:25.706-07:002011-08-20T18:19:25.706-07:00I heard it was 23 coats of varnish twice a year.I heard it was 23 coats of varnish twice a year.Poor boy from Haiti for Chris Christie sakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-37132062139904817632011-08-20T11:16:07.311-07:002011-08-20T11:16:07.311-07:00Shazam that is a lot of boat!Shazam that is a lot of boat!Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787377470200331937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-60895464638062376092011-08-19T16:29:24.890-07:002011-08-19T16:29:24.890-07:00Now, that's the thing about myths - they keep ...Now, that's the thing about myths - they keep getting better with the retelling.<br /><br />I read the bit about the annual varnishing online somewhere - only what I read said it was a mere 10 fresh coats every year. I think if I retell this, I will up that to 14 coats.<br /><br />What I don't get is, if the varnish was well-maintained - as it apparently was - why should it be taken down to bare wood every year? But, then, I've never understood varnish or <a href="http://odock.blogspot.com/2011/04/to-caulk-or-not-to-caulk.html" rel="nofollow"> Varnish Masters</a>.<br /><br />I'm a Cetol guy.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-79934497019260271442011-08-19T15:55:49.049-07:002011-08-19T15:55:49.049-07:00Other factoids to boggle the mind about Thunderbir...Other factoids to boggle the mind about Thunderbird: When Harrah owned her, he replaced the engines with Allison V-12 aircraft engines linked to PT Boat transmissions. Every year, she would be trucked down to his car museum in Reno where she would be stripped to bare wood using only what Harrah called "the educated thumb", no power sanders, and then revarnished with 14 coats. Every day during the summer, his crew would push shopping carts filled with Turkish towels out on the dock and they would wipe the entire boat down before the stainless house got too hot to touch. When I was given a ride on her by Harrah in the '70s, Bill Cosby had used her the previous day. Cool boat, even by sailing standards.ayachtguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-27235318739356206842011-08-19T09:39:34.739-07:002011-08-19T09:39:34.739-07:00Please for Christ sake report this poor boy from H...Please for Christ sake report this poor boy from Haiti (which he almost certainly is not) for violation of Google's terms of service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-7744778206321005542011-08-19T07:11:14.781-07:002011-08-19T07:11:14.781-07:00I was wondering what he thought of Bella's she...I was wondering what he thought of Bella's sheepdog trial, too, but then I thought maybe he'd just heard that I like Spam.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-79461953316632931472011-08-18T10:51:32.469-07:002011-08-18T10:51:32.469-07:00Majid, I suspect that it is not at all for Christ&...Majid, I suspect that it is not at all for Christ's sake that you want people to help you.<br /><br />But if you're able to read and comment on so many blogs so quickly, you obviously don't need my help. In fact, I think I could use your help in learning how to do that. I <i>would</i> work on trying to vary your comment a little from one blog to another. Leaving the same message on everyone's blog gives people the impression that you're not actually reading their posts.<br /><br />I do realize that comments here occasionally drift off topic, but I notice you make no mention of <i>Thunderbird</i>. I'm curious what you think of her.<br /><br />Oh, I guess I could help you make letters slant here in the comments if you want. Let me know.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-5161471352757973042011-08-18T10:46:05.581-07:002011-08-18T10:46:05.581-07:00Please for Christ sake help this poor boy from Hai...Please for Christ sake help this poor boy from Haiti.Majid Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912405599661249292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-66134494999973837652011-08-17T13:30:48.694-07:002011-08-17T13:30:48.694-07:00Oops. Link to the scifi TV clip is here.Oops. Link to the scifi TV clip is <a href="http://youtu.be/4NdP49BySqk" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-31361371159873266922011-08-17T13:28:23.888-07:002011-08-17T13:28:23.888-07:00Quite right, Bonnie, Thunderbird is something of a...Quite right, Bonnie, <i>Thunderbird</i> <b>is</b> something of a holy cow, locally.<br /><br />Baydog, I was hoping to have a <i>past</i> in journalism, as soon as I can work that out, but I guess there will always be opportunities to not blog about sailing.<br /><br />Speaking of Flash Gordon and Thunderbirds are go!, I think <i>Thunderbird</i>'s styling reminds me a little of the rocket ship in this classic 50's US scifi tv clip from my youth. And check out the chart plotting at 2:29. They're using a <i>French curve</i> to plot a course line!<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-80439232423785360122011-08-17T12:25:39.638-07:002011-08-17T12:25:39.638-07:00Holy cow.Holy cow.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-35703416086238806462011-08-17T10:36:51.717-07:002011-08-17T10:36:51.717-07:00Interesting and nicely photographed. I would say y...Interesting and nicely photographed. I would say you may have a future in blogging about not sailing.tillermanhttp://propercourse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-85263279356959916982011-08-17T10:30:26.737-07:002011-08-17T10:30:26.737-07:00Interesting and nicely written. I would say you ma...Interesting and nicely written. I would say you may have a future in journalism.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-5971262491458130402011-08-17T06:22:05.274-07:002011-08-17T06:22:05.274-07:00I have a feeling Lady Penelope would like it - if ...I have a feeling Lady Penelope would like it - if it had Parker at the helm and machine guns hidden somewhereJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-22550001254827892272011-08-17T06:07:26.733-07:002011-08-17T06:07:26.733-07:005,4,3,2,1. Thunderbirds are go!
Mr Whittell sound...5,4,3,2,1. Thunderbirds are go!<br /><br />Mr Whittell sounds like quite a modest gazillionaire. If I had that kind of money I would have built a fleet of Thunderbirds.tillermanhttp://propercourse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-22010996009424861762011-08-17T05:34:16.616-07:002011-08-17T05:34:16.616-07:00Designed by Flash Gordon, flown by Philippe Starck...Designed by Flash Gordon, flown by Philippe Starck? Never understood motorboats or their people.Noodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829600344187451258noreply@blogger.com