Dex Sawash 722 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 This situation is getting confusing in an old time comedy kind of way: A rescue? So who was on the boat? The Captain, Mate, and a few crew. Well, thank God. Does their family know that they're safe? This was a family trip for two families, the Captain's and the Mate's so they're counting their blessings that everyone made it back. Two... familys? The captain's, AND his mate's? And they're on good terms? Yes, and both with children, one on the way. I don't understand. How many mates does the captain's wife have? Just the one. They ARE married, after all. Ok, they're monagomous. So who's the other couple? The navigator's married too. Two happy couples and their families out on a sailing trip then? Yeah, they and the crew are mates from way back- neighbors in Sausalito and they got close over time. Wait, are they all mates then? Well of course. You wouldn't want to sail to Hawaii with people you don't get on with, would you? Wait, so it's one big free love orgy out there? Of course not! The captain isn't going to have sex with his mother or son now, is he? So is there mating going on or not? Well, the Mate's wife is pregnant so you'd expect so. Wait, the captain's mate got someone else pregnant? Why not? It's not as if the Captain and Mate are sleeping together. So how many mates are there on this boat? Just the one Mate. Crew's not not big enough for a second or a third, now, is it? So there are two familes with one expecting. Who's the mother? The navigator- the Mate's wife. So the captain and his wife have a family, and the navigator and his wife are expecting? Yes, the Mate and the navigator are expecting a little bundle of joy in another couple of months. The navigator is pretty big right now and was a bit worried during the rescue. The Mate's right thrilled, she is. Proud father. There you go with the 'mate' again. Wait, 'she'? Father? Well, yes. She as in she and she? Yes. Ah, so the navigator got a little help from a fertility clinic? No, in the usual way with her spouse, I expect. What, do you need the birds and bees explained to you? I thought not, until I started talking to you. Who's on first mate first? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unShirley 256 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkeyThis is why I keeping coming back for more. Thank you for the laugh at the end of a long, difficult day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boston1 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkey Fell out of my chair when I read it. My face hurts I'm laughing so hard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigrpowr 268 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have a friend that lives on the water in Sausalito , I asked him if he had seen the pig in the water, here is his reply " Yeah I remember that piece of shit catamaran. The owner got in a fight with the harbor master and ended up in jail. I remember it being stuck in the mud for a while. I hear it sank , that's what happens when a crankster comes out of the woods to build a yacht. " seems like he nailed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h20man 70 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkey Fell out of my chair when I read it. My face hurts I'm laughing so hard like so? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwaldron 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkey And maybe some ping pong balls? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigrpowr 268 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkeyFell out of my chair when I read it. My face hurts I'm laughing so hard like so? the taller one is an old co worker of mine, and a friend, so be nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USA190520 17 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 How the fuck?? Really? So, this ain't your first rodeo... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExOmo 177 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkey And a motorcycle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sand crab 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Sparau, that was a 1000 "gallons" of epoxy. I actually talked to HR on the phone and was given this fact which I reported here. It was long ago and far away in another life where men were men and women were not men. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I can't get the concept of the 7-month pregnant navigator wife out of my head. Did they think she would be better at dead reckoning with all those hormonal changes? Maybe she was the one who owned the GPS. WTF?Imagine that the "smart one" got tapped for navigator. And that she had the ability - unlike some other drifters we know of - to correlate the displayed lat and long from a gps to a position on a chart. Now - imagine the horror that the reality of the developing situation must have instilled in a seven months pregnant woman. And it's probably even worse. Given the FH had no foils in the water, it likely lacked all directional stability. Remember, the FH was built to mimic the image of a boat, but only from the waterline up. It was likely just spinning around - completely at the mercy of wind and wave. No fun at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigrpowr 268 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 All this story needs is a midget and a donkey And a motorcycle What_could_possibly_go_wrong.jpg that's not a harleysaki , that's a Honda-davidson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sand crab 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It was a Kawasaki Vulcan so harleysaki is correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigrpowr 268 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It was a Kawasaki Vulcan so harleysaki is correct.good god, I didn't think the dude could get any fucking dumber. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LB 15 6,519 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I reckon all Hermaphrodite's can go fuck themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Ha - well at least I don't have to watch from down under. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobot 4,414 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Can we add pitchers of beer to the donkey/midget scenario? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boston1 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yea yea yea I'm not new here but I got board and, well, went back on my own advice a little. Deal is I just love boobs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mo fuzz 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Thing is, where is HR now? I mean did he sell everything for this boat and trip? Since he had the harleysaki on the boat I wonder if this was "it" for him. Did he sell his truck? His boat sank. Does he have anything left? Is he now (more) homeless? Was there a backup plan? So many questions... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poopie pants 1 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 the taller one is an old co worker of mine, and a friend, so be nice. oh i heard them call you a clown, i guess they meant circus clown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 5,107 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 soak_ed, your essays are unreadable . Brevity is better. Sorry, I forgot this is the age of short attention spans. If you can't say it in 144 characters or less, it isn't worth saying right? I offer solid advice and you respond by getting lippy. Carry on. Sorry, didn't mean to offend. Don't like brevity. Like to support opinions with facts. Much to say. Will try harder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
167149 289 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 will this crack the 120 pages mark ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad 3,970 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 maybe, maybe not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thing1 1 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 maybe if the crew waffle on .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kippermoose 6 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What interests me is what we don't know - which is almost everything. We do know that the FH was abandoned after five days adrift and five rescued. We do not know if the thing sank or remains afloat. (imho it will arrive in Samoa in the form of a loose flotilla of bits in four months or so) We do not know who the five are, not whether HR, the Viking and Mum are amongst them. There is nothing more than the weakest circumstantial evidence to suggest that a KKK - bred man hater with genetic marmalade for chromosomes was there either. We don't know why anyone styling themselves "first mate" - which implies a certain level of experience - would accept such a position on an ocean voyage under the "authority" of a "captain" as devoid of knowledge as HR - unless he knew even less. Nor why anyone would go to sea in such an unsailable death-trap without seeing the problems (no working rig, one rutter, one asymmetric outboard) and not knowing the thing's history. Unless they knew four fifths of five eights of fuck-all about things that float. Nor why any woman 7 mths pregnant would get on a voyage that could easily last month. I kind of agree about the FH being a darwin-catcher and the CG rinsed the filter back into the oggin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timo42 73 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 And what about the unknown unknowns? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaggy 1,096 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well there are known unknowns and there unknown unknowns, all we know is that those things are unknown....... Possibility the FH was boat jacked and HR and the like were forced off?? The then barge robers headed out, realizing only too late how bad the "Big Boat" they just stole was a giant POS??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
We are Rimas! 38 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 "Fauly beams" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bitter Gnat 81 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 flyin hawaiian.jpg This photo was taken Jan 11 -- Hot and Mrs. Rod enjoying the good life on the back porch in Sausalito Again. Oronoco's photo from Jan. 11 on page 112 shows the FH in prep mode for the trip. Rutters down. Dinghy nicely stowed. I believe it is highly unlikely that it was stolen. I think Rod gathered up a crew of willing souls and shoved off. Speculation that he only had one rutter before they left is nonsense. Go back to page 6 or so and see how they were attached. Plenty of room on the outside of the transoms to add a motor mount. (God it's hard to type "rutter"!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
George Dewey 119 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 And we don't know why there were chains onboard. The first mate said they tried to chain the hulls together. Other than a few feet of anchor chain, do any of you guys carry chain on your boat? Okay, bad analogy... How many of you have chain in your garage? Or in your RV? If you had a 60 foot barge, would you have chain onboard? Only thing I can think is that Guy forgot to take it when he left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,413 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 And we don't know why there were chains onboard. The first mate said they tried to chain the hulls together. Other than a few feet of anchor chain, do any of you guys carry chain on your boat? Okay, bad analogy... How many of you have chain in your garage? Or in your RV? If you had a 60 foot barge, would you have chain onboard? Only thing I can think is that Guy forgot to take it when he left. It was the Harleysaki's drive chain. Give HR credit for -some- mechanical ability! Well there are known unknowns and there unknown unknowns, all we know is that those things are unknown....... Possibility the FH was boat jacked and HR and the like were forced off?? The then barge robers headed out, realizing only too late how bad the "Big Boat" they just stole was a giant POS??? Now -THAT- a truly fuckin' hysterical concept. Picture two lowlifes, tired of being on the short end of the stick, looking out over all the fine yachts at Richardson Bay and thinking about how to fast-track themselves into the good life. Steal a yacht and take off! Big boats all have lots of food, right? They probably figured a yacht the size of FH might even have a chef. "OK, I think we just untie this rope up at the front here, and steer under that big bridge" "Shee-it, we gonna live large from now on!" Not sure why a petty crook would bring along a wife/preggers GF but hey, shit happens. The story as it appears now is so weird that no possible fiction could be less credible. FB- Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Boston1 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it was Rod and it looks like it was, who took that thing out past the gate. Then it kinda changes everything we gave him credit for ( OK not much ). I thought all along that he was just going to park it somewhere in the area and jokes on us for ever having ridden him so hard about wanting to go to Hawaii. The idea of building that thing with the intention of actually going out in open water was just so far fetched that it was easy to believe it was just some kinda joke. Apparently not. He actually did believe that thing would be able to make the crossing and he believed it enough to actually con a few layabouts into believing it with him. Wow, and all this time I thought he'd played us all and was just building a barge to live on. The level of hubris is astounding So by now I'd think there were a few interviews with he survivors, somewhere in the sailing community news. Given all the publicity good or bad ( OK mostly bad ) if I were a reporter type I'd be all over it. Surely one of them would be willing to give an account. Hmmmmm time to do another search for any articles that might pop up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
George Dewey 119 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Okay, what's the point of this? After 3:13 I gave up on it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
senormechanico 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What interests me is what we don't know - which is almost everything. We do know that the FH was abandoned after five days adrift and five rescued. We do not know if the thing sank or remains afloat. (imho it will arrive in Samoa in the form of a loose flotilla of bits in four months or so) We do not know who the five are, not whether HR, the Viking and Mum are amongst them. There is nothing more than the weakest circumstantial evidence to suggest that a KKK - bred man hater with genetic marmalade for chromosomes was there either. We don't know why anyone styling themselves "first mate" - which implies a certain level of experience - would accept such a position on an ocean voyage under the "authority" of a "captain" as devoid of knowledge as HR - unless he knew even less. Nor why anyone would go to sea in such an unsailable death-trap without seeing the problems (no working rig, one rutter, one asymmetric outboard) and not knowing the thing's history. Unless they knew four fifths of five eights of fuck-all about things that float. Nor why any woman 7 mths pregnant would get on a voyage that could easily last month. I kind of agree about the FH being a darwin-catcher and the CG rinsed the filter back into the oggin. We also don't know if the voyage was intentional. It could have come loose from its moorings in a big nighttime ebb while unknowing partiers slept it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryley 683 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 For God's sake, no movie! That would mean someone would have to build another one! Aaaagh... The replica would be seaworthy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClevelandSteamer 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Why doesn't someone with a boat in San Francisco or Santa Cruz volunteer to take a cohort of Anarchists out to search for the remains of the Flyin Asswipe? Be sure to take some good photos and board the bastard if you can just to inspect how bad of shape it's in. Hell, maybe Scooter could pony up to hire MadMax to fly some reconnaissance missions. Think of the ROI from all the extra traffic from getting that scoop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
senormechanico 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Even if you could find it, it's a 240 mile round trip, drift notwithstanding. Imho, it would be a gigantic waste of time to look at some 2 x 4's and soggy CDX. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClevelandSteamer 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Even if you could find it, it's a 240 mile round trip, drift notwithstanding. Imho, it would be a gigantic waste of time to look at some 2 x 4's and soggy CDX. Yes, but think of the entertainment value! It'd be a modern day SA style gold rush and an opportunity for a great party. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 893 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 And we don't know why there were chains onboard. The first mate said they tried to chain the hulls together. Hot Rod himself has stated a weird non-understanding of metal. I believe his knowledge of strength of materials doesn't not go much past rock/paper/scissors, or in the Flyin' Hawaiian's case, wood/epoxy/steel. When questioned about the strength of his crappy CDX plywwod he commented that he wasn't worried; he coated everything with epoxy. When questioned about the boat holding up under repeated beach launching he commented that he wasn't worried; he use chromed steel diamondplate on the bows. When questioned about his undersized rudders he commented that he wasn't worried; they were made out of metal. When questioned about his undersized pintles and gudgions he commend that he wasn't worried; they were made out of metal. When questioned about the crossbeam-to-hull attachment he commend that he wasn't worried; he used several Home Depot-grade 1/2" galvanized carriage bolts. Metal! If you were an idiot with zero materials knowledge and no budget to speak of and zero experience at sea, what repair materials would you bring along for your move to Hawaii? Answer: Chain! It's metal! It's stronger than wood! It has the added benefit of being flexible and can conform to any shape as needed. I don't think he differentiates between the various grades of stainless steel and Chinese pot metal. It's metal! He can't bite through it! Strong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 893 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Okay, what's the point of this? After 3:13 I gave up on it... No point. San Francisco ceased being culturally relevant several decades ago. First, it became a parody of its former unique charm. Later, it became a parody of that parody, throwing out any connection to anything but its self-referential self. At this stage in its evolution, it's pretty much just an adult Disneyland, very slightly skewed towards kinky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it was Rod and it looks like it was, who took that thing out past the gate. Then it kinda changes everything we gave him credit for ( OK not much ). I thought all along that he was just going to park it somewhere in the area and jokes on us for ever having ridden him so hard about wanting to go to Hawaii. The idea of building that thing with the intention of actually going out in open water was just so far fetched that it was easy to believe it was just some kinda joke. Apparently not. He actually did believe that thing would be able to make the crossing and he believed it enough to actually con a few layabouts into believing it with him. Wow, and all this time I thought he'd played us all and was just building a barge to live on. The level of hubris is astounding So by now I'd think there were a few interviews with he survivors, somewhere in the sailing community news. Given all the publicity good or bad ( OK mostly bad ) if I were a reporter type I'd be all over it. Surely one of them would be willing to give an account. Hmmmmm time to do another search for any articles that might pop up HR and his troupe should drum it up. Have they got a story to tell! Holy shit - if at least one of them can be harnessed into a semi-articulate spokes(person) role. This story could go all the way. Look it up, but in terms of investment return on the dollar - no Hollywood production can touch "Pink Flamingos*. Something along the lines of: "Cretins Ascendent - Mayhem in the Pacific"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What interests me is what we don't know - which is almost everything. We do know that the FH was abandoned after five days adrift and five rescued. We do not know if the thing sank or remains afloat. (imho it will arrive in Samoa in the form of a loose flotilla of bits in four months or so) We do not know who the five are, not whether HR, the Viking and Mum are amongst them. There is nothing more than the weakest circumstantial evidence to suggest that a KKK - bred man hater with genetic marmalade for chromosomes was there either. We don't know why anyone styling themselves "first mate" - which implies a certain level of experience - would accept such a position on an ocean voyage under the "authority" of a "captain" as devoid of knowledge as HR - unless he knew even less. Nor why anyone would go to sea in such an unsailable death-trap without seeing the problems (no working rig, one rutter, one asymmetric outboard) and not knowing the thing's history. Unless they knew four fifths of five eights of fuck-all about things that float. Nor why any woman 7 mths pregnant would get on a voyage that could easily last month. I kind of agree about the FH being a darwin-catcher and the CG rinsed the filter back into the oggin. We also don't know if the voyage was intentional. It could have come loose from its moorings in a big nighttime ebb while unknowing partiers slept it off.An angle worth pursuing. "After a blood filled night of feasting on human flesh and unhibited orgy - the 'vampire outcasts' (as they were known along the waterfront) - slowly regained consciousness, and realized - to their horror - no land was in sight"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boston1 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it was Rod and it looks like it was, who took that thing out past the gate. Then it kinda changes everything we gave him credit for ( OK not much ). I thought all along that he was just going to park it somewhere in the area and jokes on us for ever having ridden him so hard about wanting to go to Hawaii. The idea of building that thing with the intention of actually going out in open water was just so far fetched that it was easy to believe it was just some kinda joke. Apparently not. He actually did believe that thing would be able to make the crossing and he believed it enough to actually con a few layabouts into believing it with him. Wow, and all this time I thought he'd played us all and was just building a barge to live on. The level of hubris is astounding So by now I'd think there were a few interviews with he survivors, somewhere in the sailing community news. Given all the publicity good or bad ( OK mostly bad ) if I were a reporter type I'd be all over it. Surely one of them would be willing to give an account. Hmmmmm time to do another search for any articles that might pop up HR and his troupe should drum it up. Have they got a story to tell! Holy shit - if at least one of them can be harnessed into a semi-articulate spokes(person) role. This story could go all the way. Look it up, but in terms of investment return on the dollar - no Hollywood production can touch "Pink Flamingos*. Something along the lines of: "Cretins Ascendent - Mayhem in the Pacific"! Rods probably still in shock and wondering what went wrong, even if it is screamingly obvious to everyone else. But if someone on that heap can put aside their issues long enough to grasp the big picture. This is really one of the best sailing fiasco's ever. That alone is worth something. Filmed as a comedy, this could be worth a small fortune. All he's got to do is wake up and smell the possibilities. I see cult film possibilities particularly and obviously in the sailing communities. Be a whole new twist on Captain Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10thTonner 472 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 For God's sake, no movie! That would mean someone would have to build another one! Aaaagh... Which would probably end as well as the Bounty recreation. Even without a hurricane. Nah, it would obviously be built as a prop, just slapped together to look like the real thing... no attempt at using marine quality materials, HD exterior ply, 2x4's, drywall screws, oh wait... Paper mache would do well, and be just as sturdy as the original... If you used the reported hundreds of litres of epoxy in the paper mache I would imagine you would have a far stronger hull. West system paper mache? Sorry, NO CARDBOARD DERIVATIVES ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Okay, what's the point of this? After 3:13 I gave up on it... No point. San Francisco ceased being culturally relevant several decades ago. First, it became a parody of its former unique charm. Later, it became a parody of that parody, throwing out any connection to anything but its self-referential self. At this stage in its evolution, it's pretty much just an adult Disneyland, very slightly skewed towards kinky. That's so true. A lot of people move here with the mistaken impression that SF is a beautiful city, spectacularly situated with georgous views of the surrounding headlands and San Francicso Bay (itself a natural wonder). They mistakenly think the local food culture offers some of the best cuisine in the West - with a thriving wine country nearby. Spectacular unspoiled coastline and forests, right next door. Not to mention a region with history, established museums, and a fine heritage of residential architecture. None of that's here folks! If you want that - head to Orange County CA - the Athens of the Pacific! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Godzilla 11 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I understand the danger but it would be a blast.. Imagine, navigating by a hand compass and world atlas, never knowing the port, or country you are pulling into. Running around plugging holes and adding supports. On the plus side, it would be a great conversation starter, you wouldn't have to worry about pirates or people trying to steal your boat, every day would be an adventure and you are sure to end your trip with a helicopter ride. Seriously though,, if sanity was introduced, say,, two tons of fiberglass and a ton of aluminum in the right places,, would it be possible to build it into a decent ship for 200,000 grand As ridicules as a 30 G 3200 Sq Ft cat is, a 10 Mil 3200 Sq Ft cat is the same. Is there a middle ground?? Looks like we had a winner right here. Postpast nailed it in Nov 2011. Freakin Nostradamus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LB 15 6,519 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it was Rod and it looks like it was, who took that thing out past the gate. Then it kinda changes everything we gave him credit for ( OK not much ). I thought all along that he was just going to park it somewhere in the area and jokes on us for ever having ridden him so hard about wanting to go to Hawaii. The idea of building that thing with the intention of actually going out in open water was just so far fetched that it was easy to believe it was just some kinda joke. Apparently not. He actually did believe that thing would be able to make the crossing and he believed it enough to actually con a few layabouts into believing it with him. Wow, and all this time I thought he'd played us all and was just building a barge to live on. The level of hubris is astounding So by now I'd think there were a few interviews with he survivors, somewhere in the sailing community news. Given all the publicity good or bad ( OK mostly bad ) if I were a reporter type I'd be all over it. Surely one of them would be willing to give an account. Hmmmmm time to do another search for any articles that might pop up From the dealings we had with HR when he was posting I think this was more of a 'Fuck y'all, I will learn ya' departure rather than any belief that he could actually sail that widow maker to the sandwich islands. Rod doesn't think that far ahead. So he rounded up a crew of acolytes even more ignorant than his good self and shoved off...err..undid the knot. He was no doubt telling them ' I will show them armchair salers on that saleing anicky place. They will be shitin' thumselves when they see me coolin may heals in Haw-wa-he.' 'After all I am a master craftsman, meteorologist, pilot and engineer, and I can go regular army at a moments notice'. This was Rod's ' hold my beer and watch this' moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timo42 73 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Okay, what's the point of this? After 3:13 I gave up on it... No point. San Francisco ceased being culturally relevant several decades ago. First, it became a parody of its former unique charm. Later, it became a parody of that parody, throwing out any connection to anything but its self-referential self. At this stage in its evolution, it's pretty much just an adult Disneyland, very slightly skewed towards kinky. That's so true. A lot of people move here with the mistaken impression that SF is a beautiful city, spectacularly situated with georgous views of the surrounding headlands and San Francicso Bay (itself a natural wonder). They mistakenly think the local food culture offers some of the best cuisine in the West - with a thriving wine country nearby. Spectacular unspoiled coastline and forests, right next door. Not to mention a region with history, established museums, and a fine heritage of residential architecture. None of that's here folks! If you want that - head to Orange County CA - the Athens of the Pacific! Hey don't knock our southern cousins, there's the County of Orange Museum of Art, it's ground zero for the current measles epidemic caused by those deep thinkers that refused to vaccinate their offspring, not to mention it's the birthplace of our 37th president, and I would venture that it's a place that Hotrod never lived. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MauiPunter 1,384 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have been avoiding this thread for years and I am finally here. I hope the catch up will be worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Lada 5,107 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it was Rod and it looks like it was, who took that thing out past the gate. Then it kinda changes everything we gave him credit for ( OK not much ). I thought all along that he was just going to park it somewhere in the area and jokes on us for ever having ridden him so hard about wanting to go to Hawaii. The idea of building that thing with the intention of actually going out in open water was just so far fetched that it was easy to believe it was just some kinda joke. Apparently not. He actually did believe that thing would be able to make the crossing and he believed it enough to actually con a few layabouts into believing it with him. Wow, and all this time I thought he'd played us all and was just building a barge to live on. The level of hubris is astounding So by now I'd think there were a few interviews with he survivors, somewhere in the sailing community news. Given all the publicity good or bad ( OK mostly bad ) if I were a reporter type I'd be all over it. Surely one of them would be willing to give an account. Hmmmmm time to do another search for any articles that might pop up From the dealings we had with HR when he was posting I think this was more of a 'Fuck y'all, I will learn ya' departure rather than any belief that he could actually sail that widow maker to the sandwich islands. Rod doesn't think that far ahead. So he rounded up a crew of acolytes even more ignorant than his good self and shoved off...err..undid the knot. He was no doubt telling them ' I will show them armchair salers on that saleing anicky place. They will be shitin' thumselves when they see me coolin may heals in Haw-wa-he.' 'After all I am a master craftsman, meteorologist, pilot and engineer, and I can go regular army at a moments notice'. This was Rod's ' hold my beer and watch this' moment. For those who don't care to read the entire 119 page, 11,839 post thread, I think LB 15's Cliff Notes version summed it up in one sentence quite nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClevelandSteamer 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 From the dealings we had with HR when he was posting.... What account did HR use? Any socks? I can't be bothered to wad through 120 pages to find out.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Speng 14 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I can't be arsed... so the boat broke up then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poopie pants 1 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The Top 10 San Francisco Cults: You Will Read This … JOIN US! http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2007/11/08/the-top-10-san-francisco-cults-you-will-read-this-andhellip-join-us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raked Aft\\ 121 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I think we go with the age ole 'money talks' concept and pay Mr Rod for an interview... I'm sure we could crowd source a few hundo between us to entice the wayward HR to sit with a mic for an hour or so... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sand crab 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Cleveland Steamer: HR'FH was his user name. His son posted too. Was it Viking or Red Viking? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poopie pants 1 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.meetme.com/member/59405168 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timo42 73 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.meetme.com/member/59405168 You going to take one for the team and friend her? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClevelandSteamer 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Cleveland Steamer: HR'FH was his user name. His son posted too. Was it Viking or Red Viking? Many thanks, my good sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poopie pants 1 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://www.meetme.com/member/59405168 You going to take one for the team and friend her it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
senormechanico 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it was Rod and it looks like it was, who took that thing out past the gate. Then it kinda changes everything we gave him credit for ( OK not much ). I thought all along that he was just going to park it somewhere in the area and jokes on us for ever having ridden him so hard about wanting to go to Hawaii. The idea of building that thing with the intention of actually going out in open water was just so far fetched that it was easy to believe it was just some kinda joke. Apparently not. He actually did believe that thing would be able to make the crossing and he believed it enough to actually con a few layabouts into believing it with him. Wow, and all this time I thought he'd played us all and was just building a barge to live on. The level of hubris is astounding So by now I'd think there were a few interviews with he survivors, somewhere in the sailing community news. Given all the publicity good or bad ( OK mostly bad ) if I were a reporter type I'd be all over it. Surely one of them would be willing to give an account. Hmmmmm time to do another search for any articles that might pop up From the dealings we had with HR when he was posting I think this was more of a 'Fuck y'all, I will learn ya' departure rather than any belief that he could actually sail that widow maker to the sandwich islands. Rod doesn't think that far ahead. So he rounded up a crew of acolytes even more ignorant than his good self and shoved off...err..undid the knot. He was no doubt telling them ' I will show them armchair salers on that saleing anicky place. They will be shitin' thumselves when they see me coolin may heals in Haw-wa-he.' 'After all I am a master craftsman, meteorologist, pilot and engineer, and I can go regular army at a moments notice'. This was Rod's ' hold my beer and watch this' moment. For those who don't care to read the entire 119 page, 11,839 post thread, I think LB 15's Cliff Notes version summed it up in one sentence quite nicely. Soak_ed, How did your shark avatar grow boobs in it's mouth? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diarmuid 1,348 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 None of that's here folks! If you want that - head to Orange County CA - the Athens of the Pacific! In terms of bankruptcy filings ... for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaggy 1,096 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 No way rod is gonna fess up no matter how much $$ you throw his way. The boat was sound, hermaphrodite (SP) was spouting crap about chains... We hit a wale, there was a rogue wave, Viking forgot to put the plug in, hit a container, Hit Jap house floating at midnight doing 8 kts, full sail, bone in her teeth...... I tried to get her home to sosolito (SP) but could not hold her together with incompetent crew.. Etc ETc ETC..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClevelandSteamer 0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 No way rod is gonna fess up no matter how much $$ you throw his way. The boat was sound, hermaphrodite (SP) was spouting crap about chains... We hit a wale, there was a rogue wave, Viking forgot to put the plug in, hit a container, Hit Jap house floating at midnight doing 8 kts, full sail, bone in her teeth...... I tried to get her home to sosolito (SP) but could not hold her together with incompetent crew.. Etc ETc ETC..... Aliens. Same species that took MH370. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timo42 73 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 You guys have it all wrong, the rescue was faked, there is only one reasonable explanation for any of this... HR has developed a warped drive, powered by Harlisaki, and fueled with the contents of his holding tank and right now, he's sitting on the beach in a lawn chair with a tropical drink in his hand on the island of ...you guessed it... Diego Fucking Garcia!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
U20guy2 9 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Never caught the news report but yesterday morning 740 AM news in the Bay Area they made an interesting comment. Went something like this. "We have looked into the story of the interesting characters rescued off the coast of CA and will be doing an indepth report on the story" Perhaps someone over there is a sailor and did some digging and is going to have an interesting news report regarding the HR saga? I recall several folks suggesting that the USCG require a rescue deposit paid and held till they exited US waters to cover rescue costs.. We all knew what would happen.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Alright HR - it's your moment! Cameras rolling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zenmasterfred 565 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 It;s a Gone Davidson! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigrpowr 268 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I have been avoiding this thread for years and I am finally here. I hope the catch up will be worth it.right there with ya. its been a tough journey . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DA-WOODY 1,280 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I have been avoiding this thread for years and I am finally here. I hope the catch up will be worth it. right there with ya. its been a tough journey . Too much for Lou to Reed butt lucky four you they made a Movie four you to watch wanna sea it - here it goes (NTTIATWWT) This whole saga ended (so far) in a Whoreable Wreck Soooo Awful that no one could be ID'ed As being This or That Or Why Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 893 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That's so true. A lot of people move here with the mistaken impression that SF is a beautiful city, spectacularly situated with georgous views of the surrounding headlands and San Francicso Bay (itself a natural wonder). They mistakenly think the local food culture offers some of the best cuisine in the West - with a thriving wine country nearby. Spectacular unspoiled coastline and forests, right next door. Not to mention a region with history, established museums, and a fine heritage of residential architecture. None of that's here folks! If you want that - head to Orange County CA - the Athens of the Pacific! We prefer "The Epicenter of Artifice". But Athens/bankruptcy works just as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h20man 70 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 No way rod is gonna fess up no matter how much $$ you throw his way. The boat was sound, hermaphrodite (SP) was spouting crap about chains... We hit a wale, there was a rogue wave, Viking forgot to put the plug in, hit a container, Hit Jap house floating at midnight doing 8 kts, full sail, bone in her teeth...... I tried to get her home to sosolito (SP) but could not hold her together with incompetent crew.. Etc ETc ETC..... I suggest that we introduce Rebel Heart's Lawyer to HR and clan and get them to sue somebody, after all this is America: • Home Depot for faulty construction materials, • Coast Guard for damaging vessel when pulling from Sand Bar • Screw company for making faulty screws • Drywall manufacturer for failure in truth in advertising (after all it is no longer dry, eh?) I am sure others can add to the list. The press releases would be entertaining reading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKoch 1,005 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 If Anyone haz a Reason to Get ShitFacedDrunk today It's You and the Owner of Rainmaker (Not the insurance Co the last owner) ... So far haven't heard from the team of Insurance & Salvage workers as to plans But it Is StuperBowl SunnyWarm&Dry Day, so we have understand I am very curious to learn if Hot Rod had any insurance on the Flyin' Hawaiian.When he had it for sale, didn't he value it at $250,000 or so? It's in this thread somewhere. I am very VERY curious. No way. Insurers would require a survey, there'd be so many red flags on a survey of the Hawaiian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKoch 1,005 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Never caught the news report but yesterday morning 740 AM news in the Bay Area they made an interesting comment. Went something like this. "We have looked into the story of the interesting characters rescued off the coast of CA and will be doing an indepth report on the story" Perhaps someone over there is a sailor and did some digging and is going to have an interesting news report regarding the HR saga? I recall several folks suggesting that the USCG require a rescue deposit paid and held till they exited US waters to cover rescue costs.. We all knew what would happen.. I've never heard of the USCG requiring such a thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floater 696 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That's so true. A lot of people move here with the mistaken impression that SF is a beautiful city, spectacularly situated with georgous views of the surrounding headlands and San Francicso Bay (itself a natural wonder). They mistakenly think the local food culture offers some of the best cuisine in the West - with a thriving wine country nearby. Spectacular unspoiled coastline and forests, right next door. Not to mention a region with history, established museums, and a fine heritage of residential architecture. None of that's here folks! If you want that - head to Orange County CA - the Athens of the Pacific! We prefer "The Epicenter of Artifice". But Athens/bankruptcy works just as well. Epicenter of Artifice works very well. Or how about the Furnace of Fad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trkarl 0 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Several thoughts: 1. If a 2x4 catamaran sinks in the ocean, and nobody is there to see it, does it make a splash glug? Fixed. 2. someone forward this thread to the Coen Brothers. Steve Buscemi as the Hot Rod John Goodman as the Harbormaster Nicolas Cage as Lil Murray Seth Rogan as Hot Rod Jr Who can place the Mother in Law? Thank you for proving it is possible to laugh hard enough to cause remnants of a Snickers bar to come out of my nose. Brilliant casting, I think Kathy Bates would be perfect as the MIL. If it was pitched properly the Coen brothers would love the idea. If not I could see Quentin Tarantino doing it as a kind of Reservoir Dogs meets Flipper with a dash of Django Unchained. Thanks a bunch for stealing my idea before I had it. 3. Holy Plot Twist Batman...er, I mean Bat Trimaran, I hope the HR FH saga is to be continued...perhaps an homebuilt zeppelin next.I don't think he can afford that much cement. Thanks for making me clean bourbon off the computer! That shit burns your sinuses! 4. After years of reading this thread, sometimes on the edge of my seat, sometimes bored to tears, can I get on with my life now? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MauiPunter 1,384 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 No way rod is gonna fess up no matter how much $$ you throw his way. The boat was sound, hermaphrodite (SP) was spouting crap about chains... We hit a wale, there was a rogue wave, Viking forgot to put the plug in, hit a container, Hit Jap house floating at midnight doing 8 kts, full sail, bone in her teeth...... I tried to get her home to sosolito (SP) but could not hold her together with incompetent crew.. Etc ETc ETC..... I suggest that we introduce Rebel Heart's Lawyer to HR and clan and get them to sue somebody, after all this is America: • Home Depot for faulty construction materials, • Coast Guard for damaging vessel when pulling from Sand Bar • Screw company for making faulty screws • Drywall manufacturer for failure in truth in advertising (after all it is no longer dry, eh?) I am sure others can add to the list. The press releases would be entertaining reading. Please dont tell me how this ends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doonybrook 0 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What interests me is what we don't know - which is almost everything. We do know that the FH was abandoned after five days adrift and five rescued. We do not know if the thing sank or remains afloat. (imho it will arrive in Samoa in the form of a loose flotilla of bits in four months or so) We do not know who the five are, not whether HR, the Viking and Mum are amongst them. There is nothing more than the weakest circumstantial evidence to suggest that a KKK - bred man hater with genetic marmalade for chromosomes was there either. We don't know why anyone styling themselves "first mate" - which implies a certain level of experience - would accept such a position on an ocean voyage under the "authority" of a "captain" as devoid of knowledge as HR - unless he knew even less. Nor why anyone would go to sea in such an unsailable death-trap without seeing the problems (no working rig, one rutter, one asymmetric outboard) and not knowing the thing's history. Unless they knew four fifths of five eights of fuck-all about things that float. Nor why any woman 7 mths pregnant would get on a voyage that could easily last month. I kind of agree about the FH being a darwin-catcher and the CG rinsed the filter back into the oggin. I live here with that floating wreak in my waters so I can complain, is it the business of someone around the world. Maybe not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 893 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 That's so true. A lot of people move here with the mistaken impression that SF is a beautiful city, spectacularly situated with georgous views of the surrounding headlands and San Francicso Bay (itself a natural wonder). They mistakenly think the local food culture offers some of the best cuisine in the West - with a thriving wine country nearby. Spectacular unspoiled coastline and forests, right next door. Not to mention a region with history, established museums, and a fine heritage of residential architecture. None of that's here folks! If you want that - head to Orange County CA - the Athens of the Pacific! We prefer "The Epicenter of Artifice". But Athens/bankruptcy works just as well. Epicenter of Artifice works very well. Or how about the Furnace of Fad? 'Furnace of Fad' is already locked up by S.F. As practically the birthplace of hipsters (which spun off to Portland and points north and then globally) I think the torch has been passed. Timbuk2 corporate HQ: S.F. Q.E.D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timmys_Trick_Turkey 18 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 ok so scene 1: . "Oh well" says Guy le Douche... "better to be a has beam than a never never wuss." Suddenly with a thundering ear splitting crack, the beam splits end from end and both pieces richochet around the cabin, punching holes into anything softer than soggy cardboard. Guy Le Douche frowns as he notices that he has suffered most of the injuries. he will never play the organ again. He sighs, ah well, no loss. The chewing gum finally lets go as the centre of the knot falls out and rolls across the deck, and with the groan of a thousand popping drywall screws, the abyss opens... Thank budda Valerie is wearing her Priscilla heels and her drop dead gorgeous little black number, as she drives a heel into the rotting cdx floors and flexing her walnut crushers, she pulls the two halves back together... Lil murray, sitting at here feet like a scene from Jabba the Hut, and recovering from a vomiting bout, nervously looks up again, but this time averts his eyes just in time, as the bile rises in his throat. "fly my beauties" she shouts, as her purse breaks open under the pressure of a thousand moths and 400 crabs. A battered credit card fresh from the purchase of a little black number, and liberally coated in lube, slips unseen from Guys boxer shorts free at last. With a groan to rival the titanic as she breaks in halves, the bows descend into the abyss. Guy reaches for the chains and ties a plank across his backside. " No time for that" shouts Valerie as she notices that the credit card balance on her hand held transactor shows zero. Time to switch the Priscilla heels for the harleysaki hillclimb specials, apply fresh lippy and adjust the boxers. suddenly the boat rolls over. Always quick on her back, Valerie focuses with a discrete smile. I have to to think of down as up, and go down like I have never gone down before. For the first time in his life Guy is speechless. Meanwhile the captain, slipping into his native Italian tongue, is the first to climb into the rescue harness. "Get back" shouts the chopper pilot through the loudspeaker. I order you to return to your station and see to the safe evacuation of your guests and crew." Fungool ! the captain shouts as he climbs hand over hand up to the chopper. Look out Sir, a bleeding winch operator screams as his hand disappears. The chomper is attacking the chopper. (use the scene from "the hand" when it crawls up the bonnet and grabs the windscreen wiper or shower scene from psycho). The rescue basket cable is bitten through, but not before the wide eyed white faced winch operator has chopped through it with the "oh fk its Reid Stowe again" cablecutter conveniently mounted next to the winch. As the captain freefalls with a perfect half spike so as to land on an unneeded body part, he successfully lands head first on a soggy veranda roof. The ride of the Valkyrie is played through the chopper's speakers, and the pilot guns it stateside... What he doesn't realise though, is that there are parasitic clingon organisms accustomed to living on the skids, and he is heading home with them..... cut to a picture of the helicopter skid, next to the harlisaki boot hooked on upside down by the buckle, and zoom into the dark stain in the leather. 10,000 microscopic skid living parasitic organisms living in a colony, and one of them is wielding a tiny battery drill...... the scene is set for the sequel. CUT. that's a wrap.(coloured plastic over the lens, and zoom into a crystal) Total film budget $6.25. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sparau 84 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 *insert appropriate clapping* Bravo learned scholar, you have clearly climbed to the lowest echelons to get a feel for the scene. I really felt for Lil'Murray and even Guy in his puppy love. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aloha27 48 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 No way rod is gonna fess up no matter how much $$ you throw his way. The boat was sound, hermaphrodite (SP) was spouting crap about chains... We hit a wale, there was a rogue wave, Viking forgot to put the plug in, hit a container, Hit Jap house floating at midnight doing 8 kts, full sail, bone in her teeth...... I tried to get her home to sosolito (SP) but could not hold her together with incompetent crew.. Etc ETc ETC..... I suggest that we introduce Rebel Heart's Lawyer to HR and clan and get them to sue somebody, after all this is America: • Home Depot for faulty construction materials, • Coast Guard for damaging vessel when pulling from Sand Bar • Screw company for making faulty screws • Drywall manufacturer for failure in truth in advertising (after all it is no longer dry, eh?) I am sure others can add to the list. The press releases would be entertaining reading. MIGHT want to rethink hiring RH's lawyer... http://www.nbcsandie...-286434181.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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