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Hello. Now and again the topic of how "tight" or "loose" a slide can be before accuracy is meaningfully affected. Some report that tight fit is essential, not only between barrel and slide, but also between the slide and frame. Others advise that the former is the more important of the two.
I have never personally cared for "crush fit" type lock up, ie: where the gun has to "kerchunk" into lockup. I have always much preferred the slide to "glide" into the firing position without it, but admit preferring minimal slide-to-frame wiggle and especially with regard to the barrel resting in the slide.
In most instances, the guns I've fired which had minimal or no perceptible movement in barrel-to-slide setup shot better groups, but not always. It seems that the key may be how consistently the barrel moves shot to shot. If everything closely replicates itself, it seems that one can get tight groups.
Perusing my pistols, I found that my old '84 CZ-75 has pretty loose fit between the slide and frame but no easily found slop in the way the barrel is fitted to the slide. I had not shot this particular pistol in a good while so I decided to take it to the range and see what I might be able to do with it on paper. (FWIW, most of the CZ-75B pistols I've examined have had better slide-to-frame fit than any of my Pre-B guns.)
This '84 vintage CZ-75 was today's "test" gun...although I will admit that I sort of knew the outcome in advance as I've shot this one for over 20 years. It has what I would call "sloppy" slide to frame fit but the bbl-to-slide fit is rock solid. The barrel is the same one it came with from the factory. The hammer spur was bobbed and the gun's guts and frame were hard chromed decades ago. The slide is a matte blue. It has had no accuracy work done. I forget the gunsmith's name, but he was big in CZ's in the '80's and in Colorado that made the grips. It has a Wolff 18-lb recoil spring as the one that came with it felt undersprung and was replaced years ago with the Wolff's. The only other alterations to this gun from factory trim was that I removed, straightened, and replaced the magazine brake so that magazines would fall free when released.
The CZ was shot with Fiocchi and Winchester 115-gr. FMJ. I also fired it using some of the old original Triton 125-gr. JHP +P, Winchester 127-gr. +P+, and Corbon 115-gr. DPX +P. I also fired a bout 3 dozen 124-gr. Hornady XTP handloads.
I only fired at 15 yards and did so seated and with my wrists braced.
The sights were dead bang "on" with Corbon's excellent DPX load.
The same was try with Winchester's RA9TA 127-gr. +P+. The shot
outside the bullseye was me slapping the trigger and I knew it would be out of the group immediately upon firing it.
None of these groups are outstanding or target match caliber, but they are tight enough for my purposes.
I have experienced similar results with Hi Powers and 1911's as well. That a particular pistol might have somewhat loose slide-to-frame fit doesn't necessarily mean that it is destined to be inaccurate from what I've observed. Having said that, I do not agree with the idea that a nicely-fitted but smoothly cycling automatic is necessarily doomed to jam after a few shots are fired.
This Caspian home-build has a very closely fitted slide and frame as well as bbl-to-slide. I've not subjected it to any "torture" tests but quit worrying about it malfunctioning due to firing after running roughly 700 shots through it w/o cleaning the interior. I did wipe off the exterior of the gun between shooting days. I have no doubt that this one is capable of better mechanical accuracy than the CZ, but I doubt my capability to wring it out of the thing, especially under field conditions.
A pistol with looser slide-to-frame fit probably will not beat one more closely fitted if fired from a Ransom rest. The reason is simple: The pistol is not aimed for each shot. Shot dispersion is negatively impacted under such parameters. It seems to me that IF the slide and barrel are properly aligned and the slide-to-bbl fit is consistent, aimed shots are capable of landing in a small group.
My thoughts are that a nicely fitted pistol that operates smoothly is more desireable than one that is not so nicely fitted, but I honestly believe that so long as the bbl and slide lock up firmly and consistently shot-to-shot, the pistol is capable of more intrinsic accuracy than most of its shooters are.
Often I find that a particular handgun shows a distinct preference for a particular load or bullet weight. Such was not the case with this CZ. It shot the Winchester USA 115-gr. FMJ and Fiocchi about the same as the two high-performance loads mentioned. The same held true for some Hornady 124-gr. XTP handsloads and the old Triton ammo.
Unless we are going into formal bullseye competition, in which case we likely wouldn't be using a CZ or Hi Power, concerns about slide-to-frame fit are probably overblown for most purposes.
I believe that Col. Townsend Wheelan said that "Only accurate rifles were interesting." I sort of feel the same way about handguns, but
believe that a goodly number can "outshoot" their owners, including me. I suggest that our money and time might be better spent for decent ammunition or handloading components and serious range time than seeking to immediately "accurize" the particular handgun.
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Good report, Stephen. I have to agree that most of my pistols are more accurate than I am.
Good report Stephen. When you stated that barrel to slide fit is more important for accuracy, you were completely right. The slide to frame is not that important. The most important thing to remember is that the barrel needs to return to battery exactly the same way after every shot. Without this the point of aim and point of impact can never be consistant.
Another good artical Mr.Camp. I spent my whole life shooting revolvers as I found most of the autos were jam-o-matics back in the sixty's. I found out real fast that the barrel lockup was the key factor in accuracy with autos. So far my autos can out shoot me for sure. We have two S&W 1911's and they shoot just fine right out of the box. They are not bullseye guns, but they will take care of our needs.


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Peoria is finishing the Arizona Fall League campaign well out of the running, but the Javelinas are making some noise on the way out.
Padres prospect Cory Spangenberg tripled and singled and the Javelinas went deep three times to edge first-place Surprise, 7-6, on Wednesday afternoon. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Peoria.
The Saguaros bore the brunt of Spangenberg's fifth multi-hit Fall League game, including his first three-bagger, a shot to right field to lead off the seventh inning. He later scored on a passed ball to give Peoria a 7-0 lead.
"I'm just starting to get comfortable at the plate," Spangenberg said. "I did a good job sticking with my approach -- swinging at good pitches and not swinging too hard when I do get a pitch to hit."
That run proved vital as Surprise stormed back with four runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Saguaros tacked on a run in the eighth and drew to within one on a solo shot by Derrik Gibson (Red Sox) in the ninth. Fellow Boston prospect Mookie Betts later singled and advanced to second on a passed ball, but his potential tying run was stranded there when Garin Cecchini grounded out to end the game.
Surprise starter Miguel Pena, also of the Red Sox, came into the game having won three consecutive outings. His AFL season wrapped up on a sour note after allowing six runs on eight hits over four innings. The left-hander, who walked one and struck out one, fell to 3-2 with the loss. Peoria managed just two hits and an unearned run against the five Saguaros relievers who pitched an inning apiece.
Three of the eight hits Pena surrendered left the yard: Stefen Romero (Mariners) led off the second inning with his second homer, Japhet Amador (Astros) delivered a two-run shot in the third and Orlando Calixte (Royals) capped the power surge with a three-run blast in the fourth.
Royals right-hander Jason Adam cruised to his second victory of the fall, allowing two hits and striking out three over four scoreless frames.
"He was throwing all three of his pitches for strikes," said Spangenberg. "He's had a good pace in his last couple starts -- as a defense that helps us out a lot."
Lefty Alex Sogard (Astros) took over for the Javelinas in the seventh but allowed all four batters he faced to reach base -- three walks and a three-run homer by Surprise catcher Michael Ohlman (Orioles) -- before being yanked. All four ultimately scored before Phillies prospect Kyle Simon could put out the fire.
Dominic Leone (Mariners) worked around Gibson's homer and Betts' single in the ninth to record his AFL-leading sixth save.
Betts singled three times for the Saguaros and has hits in each of his last five games.
Surprise has locked up a spot in Saturday's championship game and is tied with Mesa for the league's top record at 18-11-1.
Though the Javelinas reside in the East Division basement at 11-19, the experience gives Spangenberg a boost heading into the 2014 season.
"It's a good stepping stone for next year. Last year, I ended in a bad way with a concussion and not being able to come back from that. This year, I thought I did good job playing whole year. It was good to stay healthy and I'm right where I want to be."


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Moms will probably chime in here. She can tell you about rinsing the dog down with ACV and water. Bragg's is the brand recommended. I also wipe my itchy dog down when he comes in from outside. Coconut oil in his food also seems to have helped.
I agree with you on the environmental issue- how do you control that?? I have found that giving him one Apoquel (prescription) pill or a half of a pill when he's really itchy is most helpful. Others use Benedryl et al.
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I hope to do so when I can, but it's not an option right now. My current vet won't do it unless the dog is having extreme allergies and skin issues and the drugs and steroids aren't working. (Will be changing vets when I move....)
That, and while I have money saved for emergencies, I don't have the expendable income right now for major allergy testing for only mild "itchies".
I do think it's environmental, and something I don't have control over. I use/make my own all natural cleaners, don't use any kind of chemicals in my yard, nor do any of my neighbors to my knowledge. Even my own soaps and shampoos are of the homemade and/or all simple natural ingredient varieties. And all of which I have tested on a small part of her skin to see if they cause a contact allergy or rash, and nothing.
So, if environmental, it's something I cannot control (like plants or pollen or something), so, while a test will tell me for certain/confirm my suspicions, if it is something I can't control like some plants, I live in a rural area, and if all goes as planned, will be moving onto acreage. I can't micromanage every plant there....
But yeah. When I have the financial means, I do hope to test.
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|Maybe some environmental allergies. Testing for allergens may be only way to know.
Haven't added anything yet, bc I was trying to eliminate potential causes (like fleas, food, etc). But eliminating things one at a time for 2 weeks at a time or switching to expensive "exotic" proteins didn't make any difference.
So... I'm thinking I might do a "morning mix" for her. An egg or two (raw and cracked open just enough), a teaspoon of the raw local honey, and coconut oil.... And see if that makes any difference.
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Arya has the itchies....
...and she's had them since she was 7 weeks old. Currently 21 weeks old (nearly 5 months).
They are very mild... she'll just suddenly stop doing something and itch. Or chew on her feet or hind leg for a moment and then continue with whatever she was doing before.
Vet found she had ear mites and sarcoptic mange when I took her in because they had gotten considerably worse (this was when she was 12 weeks if I'm remembering right). She got a lot better with the treatment, and the vet gave her a clear bill of health... but she will still have the occasional itchies.
Nothing in her ears or skin that I can find. No fleas, no ticks, nothing like that. No rash, no smell.
She is fed a balanced Prey Model Raw diet. Her treats are high quality grain free kibble. I've used different brands for that, like TOTW, Natural Instinct, Wellness CORE, and most recently Earthborn Holistic, each one a different protein. Made no change in her itchiness level.
She doesn't constantly itch. Some days are a bit worse than others, but for the most part, she'll spend about 45 minutes total in a 24 hour day scratching at something or rubbing her eyes.
Right now I haven't added anything to her diet. She gets the 80-10-10 ratio of meat, bone, and organs.
Recently I've started her on occasional public access training (when she's over a year old we will begin actual task training, until then it's pretty much just taking a walk through a store). And today she started itching in the store. Just stopped in the middle of the aisle way we were walking through and started itching.
I know she is clean and does not have fleas or anything that would pose a health risk... but others don't. I didn't punish her for it or anything, she's a puppy and doesn't know better, she was just itchy. But... it's made me start thinking about it again... and how I'd like to find a resolution if at all possible.
She's not a full-blooded GSD. Mixed with (known) aussie, potentially Doberman or Rottie as well... but definitely some GSD and Aussie.
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This past Saturday, February 4, Big Journalism contributor Charles C. Johnson made a novel argument about how the January jobs report proves that the media were wrong about the economic recovery. The crux of Johnson's argument was that "only 125,000 jobs were added in January," a drop-off from December's 200,000 jobs:
But digging a little deeper into these December jobs report finds that 42,000 were Christmas couriers and messengers, one in five of the 200,000 jobs allegedly created during December was shipping and delivering goods. These holiday jobs were hardly the jobs of the future; they weren't even the jobs of the next month.
Indeed, according to CNBC, the jobs report showed that only 125,000 jobs were added in January, compared to 200,000 created in December. This is very bad news and it essentially ends the hope of a recovery as the economy needs to generate 125,000 jobs a month just to stay apace with the growing population.
There's nothing unusual about media conservatives trying to make lemons out of lemonade regarding the improving jobs picture. What set Johnson's argument apart from the others was the curious assertion that the jobs report showed "only 125,000 jobs" were created in January. The BLS report put the number at 243,000, nearly double what Johnson claimed, and an increase from December. What accounts for this discrepancy, upon which the entirety of Johnson's argument was based? Let's take a look at that CNBC report he linked to.
Here's the key passage:
Economic reports in the coming week could be mixed, as the January jobs report Friday is likely to show lower job growth in January, with an increase of nonfarm payrolls of about 125,000 jobs.
December's report showed 200,000 jobs were added, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent.
Now things begin to come into focus. Johnson based his argument on a CNBC article published on January 27, one full week before the actual jobs report was released. Either he didn't bother checking the dateline, or he didn't quite register the fact that the article clearly looked forward to the forthcoming release of the jobs report. Whatever the explanation, it's an embarrassing error.
And it gets worse.
You'll notice that I haven't linked to Johnson's Big Journalism post yet. That's because I can't. Breitbart's website scrubbed it sometime on Sunday. It no longer appears on Big J's front page, nor does it show up in Johnson's author's page. It does live on, however, in the Google cache, and can be seen here for as long as it remains cached. (And we grabbed a screenshot, for posterity's sake.) The tweet Big Journalism sent out promoting it is also still around.
What Big Journalism neglected to do was to post a correction or any sort of editorial notation regarding the story's disappearance -- a curious oversight for an outfit that enthusiastically demands corrections of other media outlets at every given opportunity.


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Are all the best TV shows on cable? Absolutely not.
Yet cable has more than its share of Emmy nominations. There isn't a single broadcast network nominee in the Best Drama category, and ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW are similarly underrepresented across the Emmy spectrum.
Which is ticking the broadcast networks off. NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt pointed specifically to the snub for his series "Parenthood."
"It doesn't get the Emmy nominations," Greenblatt said. "It doesn't get the accolades. It's one of the best shows on television, and I wish it had more of that acclaim. And it really had a great season this past year."
He's not anti-cable. Before he came to NBC in 2011, he produced nine-time Emmy winner "Six Feet Under" for HBO, and he was the president of Showtime from 2003-10.
And he's not slamming this year's list of Best Drama nominees: AMC's "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men"; PBS' "Downton Abbey"; HBO's "Game of Thrones"; Showtime's "Homeland"; and Netflix's "House of Cards."
"Those are all great shows," he said. "But we have great shows that don't have a chance."
These days when the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences looks at broadcast TV, "there's just this sort of negative, 'Oh, the bastard child is now broadcast television,' " Greenblatt said. "We don't get credit for 'Community' and 'Parks and Rec' and 'Parenthood' and some of the great quality shows that we have. Our peers in this industry, they just look at the shiny new bulb in the cable world."
For that matter, the streaming service Netflix got a best-drama nomination. And there is definitely an elitist streak to the Emmy voters, whose heads are turned by little-watched shows such as HBO's "Girls" the way a baby is distracted by jingling, shiny keys.
You never can underestimate the power of HBO's high-priced campaigns to win votes. It's not for its programming alone that the pay-cable channel leads the field with 108 nominations this year more than CBS and NBC, which tied for second with 53 apiece, combined.
In addition to big advertising campaigns, HBO sent DVDs of 29 of its programs to more than 15,000 members of the Academy.
It's not exactly a level playing field. Cable networks (and Netflix) operate under a different financial plan.
"Showtime can put on one show a year," Greenblatt said, exaggerating a bit. "Trust me, if we could put on one show a year, it would be the best show you ever saw because we'd have 85 million people working on one show, handcrafting every word."
Well, more people doesn't necessarily make a show better. TV's scrap heap is littered with shows that failed in no small part because network executives interfered.
But it is true that cable networks put more resources into a smaller number of shows than broadcast networks.
"It's hard to put 'The Good Wife' up against 'Game of Thrones,' " said Leslie Moonves, CBS president and CEO.
"The Good Wife" is, arguably, one of the best dramas on TV. Maybe it wouldn't win the Best Drama Emmy, but it ought to be nominated.
And whereas "Game of Thrones" turns out 10 episodes per season, "The Good Wife" produces 22 superior hours a considerable achievement all by itself.
" 'Game of Thrones' probably cost three times as much and takes three times as long to shoot," Moonves said.
(The "GOT" budget is estimated between $6 million and $10 million per episode; "Good Wife" is estimated at $2 million per episode.)
Like Greenblatt, Moonves isn't criticizing the shows that received nominations. He called "Game of Thrones" a "brilliant good show. I love it as much as anybody. …
"But there are some terrific shows on networks that do get passed over, and the competition from cable has become pretty extreme."
This is, of course, a tempest in a very small teapot. This is Hollywood's version of being inside the Beltway a story that few outside the industry are even aware of, let alone care about.
And don't get the idea that everyone in the TV industry is obsessed by this.
"I sure don't care," said "The Good Wife" creator/writer/executive producer Robert King. "I love how many great shows there are out there. I mean, this was a really good year if you think about it and you think about some of the shows coming up."
He rejected the suggestion that there should be a separate category for series that produce 22 episodes per season.
"It will be a consolation," King said. "I mean, it should be all about quality."
"The Good Wife" star Julianna Margulies said she has but one pet peeve about this issue.
"I wish people would stop saying, 'For a network show, you're so great,' " she said. "Put us on cable. We'll stand right up there, too.
"It's nice that there's smart programming out there and that television has embraced really complicated characters and great storylines. I think we should celebrate it instead of pitting us against each other."
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|Responding to a midnight call, found an anchored 38 ft fish boat on a nasty lee shore in 25,,30 knts. discussed the plan with the owner to receive his line looped with a bowline around his anchor rode .A deft piece of maneuver (my stern ,his bow) got the line on my stern cleat as I headed back.out.Looped line slid down the rode and chain to the anchor, picking it of the bottom as we both made our way to shelter behind an island. Hauled my end up short. Taking in the slack rode was easy now with no weight on it (no power for winch) and continued the tow back to Lund.
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Not many people carry a a suitable tow line but as long as the boat being towed has good ground tackle and as long as the water isn't too shallow, there is an alternative that also has some advantages.
On the vessel to be towed, attach a dock line (the longest one you can) to the anchor chain, just above the anchor (or the anchor itself, depending on the anchor type) and connect it to a bridle on the towing vessel. The anchor is then played out until a suitable distance is achieved and the chain/rode is then snubbed off on the towed vessel, as it would be if anchoring.
The weight of the ground tackle helps to keep the tow taught and acts a a shock absorber to reduce snatching and minimize stress to the points of attachment. Just make sure to shorten the tow if necessary as you enter shallower water.
there is always someone that cites some crazy reasons as to why someone else should not do something. if we always followed the doom and gloom worry wart type's advise, no body would ever do anything. we would all be at home sitting safely on our couches on the internet, now wouldn't we?
i would bet my last dollar on the fact that if ole capt sam were stranded afloat, he would gladly accept a tow without ever asking, "hey buddy, do you have the proper coast guard paper work authorizing you tow?".
most states have good samaritan laws protecting the those rendering aid in good faith.
Not many people carry a a suitable tow line but as long as the boat being towed has good ground tackle and as long as the water isn't too shallow, there is an alternative that also has some advantages.
On the vessel to be towed, attach a dock line (the longest one you can) to the anchor chain, just above the anchor (or the anchor itself, depending on the anchor type) and connect it to a bridle on the towing vessel. The anchor is then played out until a suitable distance is achieved and the chain/rode is then snubbed off on the towed vessel, as it would be if anchoring.
The weight of the ground tackle helps to keep the tow taught and acts a a shock absorber to reduce snatching and minimize stress to the points of attachment. Just make sure to shorten the tow if necessary as you enter shallower water.
Several years ago, I towed a 34' sailboat for several miles with my 35' sailboat. We were heading into the seas in winds that had subsided to 25 kts, about 6 miles offshore. My 24 hp Yanmar with a 3-blade MaxProp was able to keep us at 3.5 kts. Our combined displacement was probably on the order of 25,000 lbs.
I rigged a bridle using dock lines attached to my stern cleats and had a loop ready to pick up the other guy's tow line, comprised of about 100 ft of connected dock lines--also rigged to a bridle to his bow cleats. Getting close enough to pick up his towline was a bit dicey, as he was drifting at about 2kts, beam to the seas. I "crossed the Tee", with him throwing the tow line, being rather careful not to have it go in the water and possibly around my prop. Once we got him turned it was fairly straightforward towing him.
Once we headed into the seas, the other skipper was able to work an engine problem. He had been knocked down in gusts in the upper 30 kt range and lost his raw water pump prime. He was unable to work the problem in a beam sea, but went to work as we headed into it and was able to get his motor going, as his wife steered, before we reached the narrow, rock-lined, serpentine inlet to York Harbor, ME. He released the tow line from his end and I reeled it in. With the current associated with the 9-ft tides, I was grateful not to have to tow him all the way in! Our towline arrangement was 3-strand, 5/8" nylon. Neither lines nor deck hardware were the worse for wear.
If you do take someone in tow, they will need to actively steer their boat to track yours. I was on the receiving end of a tow last summer and can vouch for the necessity to mind the steering on the boat being towed.
|Some years ago, a 45ft heavy ketch with inoperative engine was trying to sail through the channel on our creek in the process of returning to his slip. They couldn't quite make it, went on the wrong side of the channel marker and got stuck in the mud. I was close by on my 28 ft. 7,500 lb. sailboat (12 hp, single cylinder Yanmar) and was hailed to come to their assistance. This was in the days before Sea Tow and the like. It's calm, shallow water with a soft bottom. I didn't see too much at risk in trying. They dropped their sails so we wouldn't have contend with the wind (which could help or hurt at various times in the maneuver). My sails were already down since I was also returning to my slip at another marina. I took over one of their anchor rodes from their stern to my stern (had to manever close enough to pass the line without me getting aground also). I felt my only chance to get them off was to pull them directly astern on the exact recipical of their original course. I really didn't think my boat would get them off, but it did. Once I got them into the channel, I had them move the tow line forward to their bow, with my end still at the stern. I was very careful to make sure that in repositioning lines that I didn't get the line fouled in my prop, keel, or rudder. In all this, I didn't take time to make bridle and just tied the line to one of my stern cleats (I believe on my particular boat that the cleat fastening was probably stronger than the winches). I towed the boat probably less than a quarter mile to their slip (on the end of one of the marina docks). The water in the creek is shallow and before we could get to the pier, they were again hitting the bottom. I could not get them completely to the pier, but did approach it with my own boat close enough to pass the line to people on the pier. The tow line was secured to a piling and the towed boat winched itself in to the pier. I don't think that I put my boat into to much danger or risk. Pulling out the cleat was the most probable failure point, but I was pretty confident that the boat would be stalled before that happened. In retrospect, it would have been better to have taken time to make a bridle, but I didn't do so. In the end, I was glad to help, and would hope that if the situation was reversed, someone would help me.
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The towline snaps and his boat winds up on the rocks.
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I agree with Jackdale on many points, and would underline the point to first
"agree on the terms of the tow".
If I was the towing boat, I'd make it clear that this is just helping out a fellow sailor and I'm not looking for any salvage rights, but conversely don't accept responsibility for any mishaps. If you're towing the wrong guy, lack of agreement could come back to bite you. eg. The towline snaps and his boat winds up on the rocks.
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John Rousmaniere recommends that the strain on towing lines be taken up by winches rather than cleats. I would suggest that winches have larger backing plates that cleats.
a. I have pulled winches out of 2 boats that did not have backing plates. I was just grinding. Both were well-known brands, but the winches were added by POs.
b. Cleats can be very good.
I think you have to inspect the boat. Both should be up to the job, but....
Originally Posted by TQA View Post
If in shallow water make sure the towed boat has a stern anchor that can be dropped at a moments notice.
If no stern anchor the bow anchor will do in an emergency.
Use lines from the towed boat if possible, if out at sea use a LONG tow, 10 boat lengths or more if possible with a stretchy section. Make sure you can drop the tow somehow. A breadknife works well in the hands of a frightend man.
If in calm waters and the tow is expected to end up alongside somewhere or stern to a wall consider an alongside tow as this gives much more control. Broadcast regular securite messages esp. if on the ICW to get other vessels to slow down in your vicinity.
Of course you are prepared with the appropriate day and night signals ? ? ?
I have towed twice, the hip tow on the ICW was easy and the power boats did slow down, the night tow in offshore waters was not so easy untill I added all the line I had to get sufficient length, even then I found that the towed boat veered to one side and dragged me off course all the time.
OH YES on neither tow did I have the correct signals or lights.
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Goffstown resident Shawn Drouin's lime green special edition Plymouth Firebird drew plenty of admirers Sunday afternoon at the East Coast Camaro Club's car show in Merrimack. (BARBARA TAORMINA PHOTO)
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Postgame Notes
North Carolina 76, NC State 65
- Tar Heels are now 19-8 overall, 9-5 in the ACC and 13-1 at the Smith Center
- Carolina leads the series against NC State, 148-76, including 72-22 in Chapel Hill and 22-5 in the Smith Center
- Roy Williams is now 25-2 against NC State, including 20-2 at Carolina.
- The Tar Heels have now won at least one game against the Wolfpack in each of the last 10 seasons
- Carolina has won 14 of the last 15, 20 of the last 22 and 37 of the last 46 games against NC State
- Reggie Bullock scored 22 points and tied his career high with 13 rebounds. He also had three assists and no turnovers. It was his fifth career 20-point game (fourth this season) and fourth career double-double (second this season). Bullock also had 13 rebounds at Texas.
- Bullock made five three-pointers, including three in the final 8:21. It was the second time this season that he made five three-pointers, the first time since the McNeese State game on Dec. 22nd.
- Freshman point guard Marcus Paige played his finest game as a Tar Heel with 14 points, eight assists, no turnovers and three steals in 31 minutes. He scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including 11 in the final 7:15. Paige scored four more points in the final 7:15 of the game than he did for the entire game against the Wolfpack in Raleigh earlier this season.
- Paige's three-pointer with 7:15 to play gave Carolina the lead for good at 57-55.
- Paige's assist-error ratio of 8 to 0 was his best in ACC play (previous was 6:0 against Maryland) and his second-best of the season (9:0 against McNeese State).
- Carolina trailed 53-49 with 8:36 to play, then went on a 21-4 run to take a 70-57 lead. Reggie Bullock scored 11 and Marcus Paige scored eight of UNC's 21 points in that stretch.
- Carolina was out-rebounded, 43-34, and the Pack had a 14-10 advantage in offensive rebounds, but Carolina out-scored NC State, 15-7 on second chance points.
- The Tar Heels also out-scored NC State, 24-8, in points off turnovers.State committed 17 turnovers to just 10 for the Tar Heels. The Tar Heels forced 12 turnovers in the first half (State averaged 12.2 for the game coming into today).
- In the last four games since P.J. Hairston moved into the starting lineup, Carolina has a 77-38 edge in points off turnovers.
- The Tar Heels have committed only 26 turnovers in the last three games (seven against Virginia, nine at Georgia Tech and 10 vs. NC State).
- Dexter Strickland had eight points and four assists. He has 17 assists and two turnovers in the last three games.
- Lorenzo Brown's 12 assists are a single-game high against UNC this year. Previous high was 11 by Brown in Raleigh.


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Vanderbilt's Josie Hahn charted a multi-events meet record Wednesday afternoon in the high jump, but South Carolina's Chelsea Hammond proved to be more consistent in taking the day one lead in the Sea Ray Relays heptathlon at the University of Tennessee's Tom Black Track.
Hammond, who was last year's Tony Wilson Memorial Award winner for field events at Sea Rays, collected 3,377 points to head into the final day atop the leader board. On her heels after four events is 2002 meet heptathlon victor Tacita Bass, formerly of South Carolina and now competing unattached, with 3,261. Eastern Michigan's Lela Nelson (3,233) and Hahn (3,169) hold down third and fourth places, respectively.
To forge her comfortable lead, Hammond took second in the 100m hurdles (14.09), second in the high jump (5-8.75/1.75m), seventh in the shot put (35-4.50/10.78m) and third in the 200m dash (24.71). Hahn, meanwhile, cleared 5-11.25/1.81m in the high jump to topple a record of 5-10.50/1.79m that was set by three individuals, most recently by Wake Forest's Trina Bindel in 1995.
As for Tennessee competitors, sophomore Caitlin Ward (Gibsonia, Pa.) and freshman Edra Finley (Mobile, Ala.) stand at 12th and 14th after four events with 2,792 and 2,063 points, respectively.
Ward posted finishes of 13th in the 100m hurdles (16.05), 10th in the high jump (4-11.50/1.51m), fifth in the shot put (36-6.25/11.13m) and fourth in the 200 meters (25.43). The hurdles and shot put marks were career bests for the sixth-place finisher at the 2004 SEC Indoor pentathlon.
Finley, meanwhile, started out in respectable fashion with an eighth-place time of 14.93 in the 100m hurdles. A no height in the high jump, however, would send her to the
bottom of the standings. Finley closed out the first day of her first-ever collegiate heptathlon by taking 14th in the shot put (25-7.50/7.81m) and sixth in the 200 meters
Day two of the competition resumes at 4 p.m. on Thursday with the long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run closing out the festivities. In a break from tradition, there will be no distance carnival on Thursday evening. Instead, those races have been split up and moved to Friday and Saturday to streamline the schedule.
Friday's competition will begin at 8:45 a.m. with the open and invitational women's hammer throws, followed by the women's discus at 12:15 p.m. and the open women's 5000 meters at 12:20 p.m. to send day three into full swing. The final women's event is the 10,000 meters at 7:45 p.m., while the last men's contest is the 9:20 p.m. invitational hammer throw.
Saturday's slate opens at 9:15 a.m. with the men's open hammer, but the first women's event doesn't take place until the shuttle hurdle relay at 12:40 p.m. The final day wraps up at 5:25 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. with the women's and men's 4x400m relays, respectively.
Heptathlon (Auto: 5,550; Prov: 5,000) 4 p.m.
12th Caitlin Ward 2,792
(100mH: 16.05; HJ: 4-11.50/1.51m; SP: 36-6.25/11.13m!; 200m: 25.43)
14th Edra Finley 2,063
(100mH: 14.93!; HJ: NH; SP: 25-7.50/7.81m!; 200m: 25.68!)
Heptathlon (Auto: 5,550; Prov: 5,000) 4 p.m.
Caitlin Ward/Edra Finley