March 22, 2003
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Fall off – To cause conscious crew members to become frantic and yell “Man overboard”.
I finally got some time to do some boat maintenance, and replace a rusty paperclip we’d been using to a real ringding. I also fixed some frayed tie-downs, and OW! Burned my finger! Tip for if you’re heat sealing rope with a lighter:
Wrap the rope end with some tape first. Snip off the really frayed parts. Then get out of the wind, if possible. The hottest part of the flame is just above the top of the flame. When you heat the end, make sure your finger is not directly under any melting plastic. Cuz YOWIE! Those drips hurt!
