Do you know how to operate a sailboat?

bigpauly

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SnowedIn Follow
Master Age: 52 , mho 37%

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I do. I admit it has been a while, but I could get us underway and safely out and back.

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- bigpauly
  
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  All I needed to hear. Come with me 👀
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  Where are we going? Do I need the go bag? Extra pizza?
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  Yea it’s across the pond, lol
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  Can you hold a class? I feel this is something we need to learn now.
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  @dustybiker I'm game. Can we barter? I'd like a ride on the bike.
  
  @bigpauly -- across the pond where you live or across the pond the Atlantic? If the former, I'm game. If the latter, that is WAY beyond my capabilities and the first part of being a good Sailor is knowing when to respect wind and wave.
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  You’ve passed the first test..
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  I probably shouldn't, but I'll bite: what's the second test?
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  You mustn’t know when you’re being tested
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  @snowedin That can be arranged. 😎
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  @dustybiker ... sign me up!
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  @snowedin Done 🤝
  
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- Curiosity2006
  
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  @SnowedIn I've really kinda guessed so, based on your profile pictures Captain!
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  @Curiosity2006 <3 ... all this said, I was a Navy Sailor -- my smallest ship was a 94,000 ton aircraft carrier and I was the admin guy. But I sailed blue Js for my childhood and some larger boats as an adult.
  
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- Curiosity2006
  
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  Woah... well that's just amazing! Looks like you were born to be on the helm!
  
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BeMuse Follow
Master Age: 36 , mho 32%

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I'm no expect but I understand the basics. I use to go sailing as a kid from time to time. One of my brothers also owned a sailboat for a while but sold it a few years back. If you want to quiz me on all the vocabulary, no bueno... If you want rudimentary layman operation I could manage.

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Sour-rose Follow
Guru Age: 31 , mho 43%

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A sailboat?
I barely remember how I operated my stick shift truck... so no and we're going to crash in the sea.

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- bigpauly
  
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  Ok I’ll have to invite someone else along with us
  
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Msputiton Follow
Guru Age: 24

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Yeah pauly.
I just go around learning every little thing in the world.
😌

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- bigpauly
  
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  Wow that’s really impressive
  
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- Msputiton
  
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  *sighs*
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  😂😂😂
  
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dustybiker Follow
Master Age: 48 , mho 41%

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A lot like @sirderpsalot123 I would figure it out or break it trying.

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- bigpauly
  
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  I’ll let you have the first crack at it
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  *rubs hands together*
  
  I’ve watched movies. I feel fairly confident.
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  ... until the wind shifts and smacks the boom in your face. Or Pauly asks you to trim the main sheet using the starboard halyard.
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  😂😂😂 oh lord
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  @SnowedIn Maybe I should watch a few more movies. I’m glad we have this class thing going now.
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  @dustybiker ... start with Master and Commander. Then Captains Courageous for good measure. Take a break by watching Perfect Storm and then get your encouragement back by watching Finest Hour (both of those, by the way, true stories). When that's done we can gather for a beverage and a planning session.
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  @SnowedIn White squall was a great one.
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  That is a GREAT one!
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  @SnowedIn I would have loved to take a schooling ship. What a lifetime experience.
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  Not too late my friend. Plenty of sailing experience out there.
  
  Alternatively, you can visit the Maritime Museum in San Diego which has the HMS Surprise replica in which you can't sail, but you can climb in the rigging. Or Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut. And the USS Constitution allows visitors.
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  @SnowedIn That truly sounds like a blast. 😎
  
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Agape93 Follow
Master Age: 34

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Nope, but I can operate your sail boat just fine. RC vehicles are easy

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- bigpauly
  
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  Don’t break the controller, Andre 😒
  
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- Agape93
  
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  Don't worry your little head, Kevin.
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  Hey I’d kill to be Kevin’s height 😂
  
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- Agape93
  
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  So Kevin is Andre to you xD
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  Lmao yea pretty much
  
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NathanDavis Follow
Master Age: 35 , mho 33%

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I only have an idea because of friends... but don't really know

let's wing it though... and figure it out on the go

I understand machinery and the rest is physics... lmao

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Static_In_The_Attic Follow
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I Think I Can Figure It Out.

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- dustybiker
  
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  Is that solar powered? Just make sure it stays dry.
  
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- Static_In_The_Attic
  
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  @dustybiker It’s battery operated with a solar charger sold separately.
  
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msmissydc Follow
Guru Age: 30 , mho 70%

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I should. I do have a license for inland sailing boats but that was so long ago and I had close to no practice, that I am not sure I could maneuver one.

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Emiliamazing Follow
Yoda Age: 48 , mho 58%

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I only know about tug boats

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- bigpauly
  
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  Toot toot
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  Wait -- seriously? That's supremely cool.
  
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- Emiliamazing
  
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  @SnowedIn I'm just joking:) my husband did grow up on a river town in the Midwest though.
  
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- Emiliamazing
  
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  en.m.wikipedia.org/.../...3AScuffy-the-tugboat.png
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  Still cool though! I was in the Navy and watched the tugboats shove the carrier I was on around like a toy boat in a bathtub. I had great respect for the tug drivers.
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  sooooo cute!
  
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- Emiliamazing
  
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  @SnowedIn i'm also just barely treading on the edge of being decent for our little friend :-)
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  @Emiliamazing... I wouldn't worry about it. I'll read him "Little House in the Big Woods" during our sail and it'll put things right. ;)
  
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- Emiliamazing
  
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  @SnowedIn so adorable!
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  Umm you two realize I’m not a kid? 🤨
  
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- SnowedIn
  
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  I do! It's my unabashed love for you that I tease. Plus, you'll find that my reading helps pass the time.
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  @SnowedIn lmao ughhh
  
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- Emiliamazing
  
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  Looks like you escaped a tugging demo @bigpauly
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  👀👀
  
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- Emiliamazing
  
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  🤣 I'll keep it clean so your mommy doesn't get angry with me.
  
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Ms_Facesitter Follow
Guru Age: 32

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No. Put me alone on a sailboat and I would still feel stranded.

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WindAtMyBack Follow
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Yes, but only small ones. I haven't done it in ages though. I know larger boats use the same principle but they are a lot more complicated.

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andreasderjuengere Follow
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I was a sailing instructor before, and the skipper of our racing crew.
What do you need to know?

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Redstang88 Follow
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Used to, I run boats for a living so I’m sure I could remember how to sail if I was so inclined

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SaoirseS Follow
Master Age: 28 , mho 36%

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No, but I could learn.

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- bigpauly
  
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  I’m sure you could
  
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exitseven Follow
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Oddly I have spent my whole life on the ocean but have only been on a sailboat once.

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sirderpsalot123 Follow
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I could figure it out

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- bigpauly
  
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  I’ve heard that one before 🙄
  
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- sirderpsalot123
  
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  You just don't let anything go, do you? 😒
  
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Makeushiver Follow
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Yes I do but no longer than 30'nand not ouut of site of the shoreline. SF Bay is a very challenging placemto sail. Can I answer a question

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moonpie89 Follow
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Only a motor boat

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- bigpauly
  
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  I’m the perfect height to motor boat 😏
  
  Ok ok I’ll get my mind out of the gutter
  
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- moonpie89
  
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  Haha 👏 😊 😄 🤣
  
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- bigpauly
  
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  Lmao
  
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collie22 Follow
Guru Age: 25

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I always wanted to sail

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- bigpauly
  
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  Would be fun
  
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Revvl6pro Follow
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Yes, it's fun.

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TacosRAwesome Follow
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Of course not.

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douride2 Follow
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Never even been on one.

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Likes2drive Follow
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Not exactly but I could learn quickly

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BJP21 Follow
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Been a while but yes.

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Iron_Man Follow
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Only a small one but it’s been a long time

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Xawyx-2 Follow
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Nope, I can't even drive a car.

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Fuentes Follow
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Lol nope

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- dustybiker
  
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  Would you just bob around or try to rescue yourself?
  
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- Fuentes
  
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  @dustybiker try to rescue myself lol but I don't know how to sail a boat I would probably do everything in my power to figure out how it works after staring at it for so long hahaha
  
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- dustybiker
  
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  haha Same
  
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TallAnon Follow
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Yes, I do

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BLP11520 Follow
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No I am a land lover

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Kingofkings1992 Follow
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Nope.

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