"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:14:11 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
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can't leave a straight wake behind a sailboat either.

Interesting. People like that usually don't become machinists, DIYers,
or craftsmen. Congrats on overcoming it.

My fine motor skills are good enough to splice broken IC bonding ribbon with
silver epoxy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_skill

I should add that the sailboat was a steel Little Maid of Kent and keeping
all three sails pulling evenly on various tacks while watching the compass
and chart was a workload.
http://www.atkinboatplans.com/Sail/L...aidOfKent.html

We went out from Lunenburg NS on a dreary day when no other tourists were
around, so the owner gave me an extended class in handling the boat, which
he had sailed from Seattle.

jsw