Stingo
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Apparently blowing F12
Photos from the South Atlantic - courtsey of Das_Boot
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cozy
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not my idea of fun.
Das_Boot
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It is actualy the north sea one of our Masters took the pictures He is from Cape Town. Says that everyone else on the boat (Poms) were crapping themselves but not him. He says it is normal for where he comes from (South Atlantic). I disagree with the F12 though. I believe the worst it got was gusting 11 with a steady 9. If I remember rightly it was last month (Feb) somewhere around the feroes.
jimi
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In the second piccie you can just see the wake from BrendanS's 21ft sportsboat as he speeds off in search of an adrenalin rush!
tcm
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hm, but
if he wasn't crapping himself why take a picture? Or, if he wanted a pic, how's about a nice pic of him smiling, with the scenery behind?
if he wasn't crapping himself why take a picture? Or, if he wanted a pic, how's about a nice pic of him smiling, with the scenery behind?
Das_Boot
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Re: hm, but
He promised me a pic for the forum. He could not get anyone to take the pics they were all under their bunks.
He promised me a pic for the forum. He could not get anyone to take the pics they were all under their bunks.
StephenSails
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Better a bad day in the office me thinks!! 
StugeronSteve
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Re: Reckon it axschually...
... a pic from Orion21's model fishing boat.
... a pic from Orion21's model fishing boat.
Das_Boot
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Re: Reckon it axschually...
If you cant tell the real thing maybe you are a 12 year old who has just got a new computer and thought YBW was Youth BeWare the new pop group.
If you cant tell the real thing maybe you are a 12 year old who has just got a new computer and thought YBW was Youth BeWare the new pop group.
StugeronSteve
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Re: I\'ve seen \"Perfect Storm\" on DVD....
....so I know what the real thing looks like!
Intrigued by the hiding under bunks tecnique, does it help?
....so I know what the real thing looks like!
Intrigued by the hiding under bunks tecnique, does it help?
tome
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Agree with your estimates. I've had the pleasure of a couple of years of winter gales in those waters. Once in a sustained storm for 36 hours, and over F12 for more than 5 hours. The ship handled it well except for a couple of freaks and on one ocassion fell off a large wave. Our ship was much bigger than the one pictured and there's no way we could have continued except by running with the sea on the quarter.
I have to say it was one of my most enjoyable experiences. At the height of the storm I was in the radio room and called my sister who didn't like the sound of the shrieking wind and asked me to call back when things were a bit quieter.
I have to say it was one of my most enjoyable experiences. At the height of the storm I was in the radio room and called my sister who didn't like the sound of the shrieking wind and asked me to call back when things were a bit quieter.
BrendanS
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It was a bit boring round there, so I headed off looking for the rough stuff.
jenku
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Sorry but it should be the North Atlantic
Sorry, that was all the wrong boat. Here is the exclusive picture of the real Das Boot and by the way it was in the _North_ Atlantic.
Sorry, that was all the wrong boat. Here is the exclusive picture of the real Das Boot and by the way it was in the _North_ Atlantic.
Das_Boot
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Re: Sorry but it should be the North Atlantic
My apologies it was the North Atlantic standing by an Oil Rig.
My apologies it was the North Atlantic standing by an Oil Rig.
jenku
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Re: Sorry but it should be the North Atlantic
Sorry can't get the picture to work but if you cut and paste
http://media.outnow.ch/Movies/Images/1981/Boot/dvd.film/10.jpg
into a new browser window it may work.
Sorry can't get the picture to work but if you cut and paste
http://media.outnow.ch/Movies/Images/1981/Boot/dvd.film/10.jpg
into a new browser window it may work.
Das_Boot
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Re: Sorry but it should be the North Atlantic
If you right click on the url and then select copy short cut then paste into adress bar it works.
Now that is a fine boat.
Cut through the hull just forward of the conning tower, keeping only the forward section whack on a mast and you have my boat.
If you right click on the url and then select copy short cut then paste into adress bar it works.
Now that is a fine boat.
Cut through the hull just forward of the conning tower, keeping only the forward section whack on a mast and you have my boat.
jenku
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Re: Sorry but it should be the North Atlantic
>Cut through the hull just forward of the conning tower, keeping only the forward
You still have the deck gun then?
>Cut through the hull just forward of the conning tower, keeping only the forward
You still have the deck gun then?
Das_Boot
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Re: Sorry but it should be the North Atlantic
I wish.
No they confiscated it when I came to England.
I wish.
No they confiscated it when I came to England.
