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Re: cockpit cushions

Postby jeadstx » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:01 pm

I really hate a spell checker that changes words, although after 50 miles or so on a fiberglass bench seat something to dull the pain would be good. Spell checkers don't do well with sailing terms. Another advantage of cockpit cushions is they provide a little more leg room, in my opinion.

The cockpit cushions I ordered for the Tx200 arrived a month after the event, which is why we used a quarter berth cushion.

John
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Re: cockpit cushions

Postby K.C. Walker » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:34 pm

jeadstx wrote:
The cockpit cushions I ordered for the Tx200 arrived a month after the event....
John


When you are lining up crew next year, don't forget to mention the new cushions! :-)
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Re: cockpit cushions

Postby jeadstx » Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:37 pm

I'll have to remember that. Should be a plus.

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Re: cockpit cushions

Postby TIM WEBB » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:08 pm

K.C. Walker wrote:Tim,
Well… A long downwind leg like that would probably drive me to drink. It is definitely not my favorite point of sail.

In a long, narrow waterway such as the Santa Rosa Sound, it's a hell of a lot less work and a hell of a lot faster way to get there than 97 tacks on a beat to wx like we had going the other way the day before ... ;-P
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Re: cockpit cushions

Postby TIM WEBB » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:11 pm

jeadstx wrote:I really hate a spell checker that changes words, although after 50 miles or so on a fiberglass bench seat something to dull the pain would be good. Spell checkers don't do well with sailing terms. Another advantage of cockpit cushions is they provide a little more leg room, in my opinion.

The cockpit cushions I ordered for the Tx200 arrived a month after the event, which is why we used a quarter berth cushion.

John

Yeah, but like KC says, it was the perfect typo for the topic!
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Re: cockpit cushions

Postby jeadstx » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:59 am

I agree, it was a typo that worked well.

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