| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 543.1 | answer the question Alan.. | RDF::RDF | Rick Fricchione | Mon May 04 1987 18:59 | 19 |
| I'm hoping Alan will answer Practical Sailors questions regarding
a member of his crew (the teddy bear).
1. Whose teddy bear is it?
2. Does the teddy bear stand watch?
3. Does the bear like tillers or wheel steering?
4. Is a Type I PFD required for the bear?
(It may be unnecesssary since Alan probably restuffed
it with Kapok)
5. Do you rehearse "bear overboard" drills?
The noting community awaits..
Rick
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| 543.2 | answers | PULSAR::BERENS | Alan Berens | Tue May 05 1987 10:11 | 27 |
| 1. Whose teddy bear is it?
Rex, the teddy bear, like a real person, belongs to himself.
2. Does the teddy bear stand watch?
Yes and no. He is available for hugging at all times.
3. Does the bear like tiller or wheel steering?
He prefers tiller steering when he must steer. However, he
most enjoys watching the windvane work.
4. Is a Type I PFD required for the bear?
I haven't discussed this with the Coast Guard, but I assume that
a PFD is required. However, it is difficult to locate PFDs in
very small sizes. (Would you like to be stuffed with kapok? Rex
doesn't like the idea either.)
5. Do you rehearse "bear overboard" drills?
Yes, but Rex wears his safety harness whenever he is on deck
(he has been heard to mutter that only a polar bear could enjoy
swimming in Maine).
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| 543.3 | Thanks. I neeeeeeeded that!!!! | FDCV18::DARROW | Look out! Here come's us 'beginners' | Tue May 05 1987 13:02 | 6 |
| It's been a rough week 'round these parts and I for one really needed
that. Well said Alan..
Fred
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| 543.4 | Little green whales | CASADM::THOMAS | | Tue May 05 1987 14:30 | 13 |
| Alan,
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Rex were to get a pair of blue
yachty pants (you know, the ones with the little green whales
embroidered on) in the mail with an RDF return address.
Ed
Rick,
I couldn't control my hands!!! THey just did it!!
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| 543.5 | It's been done before | STAR::KENNEY | | Tue May 05 1987 16:20 | 9 |
| Alan,
My sister made up a type III PFD for her bear. It really was not all
that hard her words not mine. Personally I find threading a needle
tough.
Forrest Kenney
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