I *STRONGLY* recommend you edit your post and remove your email. Either send that in PM, or parse it out and add spaces or something. There are many bots that surf the net constantly for fresh valid emails to spam.

thanks, I'm new to this posting stuff. But I tried to edit the post and it said the time to edit had expired, anymore suggestions? Good thing I didn't use the government email!

Hmm... I'm sure Chris or Doug could edit it for you. Those things stick around in cache and whatnot for ages otherwise. I would PM one of the admins to modify it for you.

Matt, I was in New London on TAD to help archive material on the old 36' MLBs, having been coxswain on the last of two serving ( USCG 36535) AND probably the only idiot to utilise the rarely mentioned auxiliary sail found on some:o. I found the mast in the Bo'sun's loft at Tillamook Bay and restored the thing, went out just to try it out in time for a SAR call on the BAR. You haven't lived until crossing a BAR under sail <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I met up with a lovely 2nd class yoeman named Bonnie who insisted we go aloft when invited to tour the EAGLE. In spite of severe acrophobia I did . I admit it, I kissed a Yoeman in the cutter Eagle 's for'mast:p