tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post1735504041177297069..comments2024-03-28T07:41:39.861-07:00Comments on The Gondola Blog: V-Day is over...Gondola Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-78426591833462268952009-02-16T15:21:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:21:00.000-08:00Grigory, eleven cruises is an accomplishment for s...Grigory, eleven cruises is an accomplishment for sure.<BR/><BR/>Clever idea with the car batteries.<BR/>I've done a similar thing in the past: if I have a couple who are very different in weight, I'll place a battery under the trasto de meso on the side of the lighter passenger. Most of the time I can offset the imbalance by changing my placement on the deck, but every now and then you get a passenger named "Skinny Pete"...who aint so skinny!<BR/><BR/>I was on the water all day and night, and it was the same thing: a few aches, but my voice, Geez! I sounded like a softball coach at the end of the night!Gondola Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-88316947966133233302009-02-16T13:13:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:13:00.000-08:00Smart observation Tamas.They have a different appr...Smart observation Tamas.<BR/><BR/>They have a different approach to the ferro there: it's usually made of wood and painted silver.<BR/>It hangs on the end of the bow and if the gondolier runs into something, the ferro falls in the water, and the gondolier pulls it out and re-hangs it before his next cruise.<BR/><BR/>It's not what I would do, but I don't criticize someone else's methods - there are so many different interpretations here in the US.<BR/><BR/>With regard to the counterweight issue, you'll notice that the couple is seated further forward, thereby weighing down the front of the boat more.Gondola Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-45533309418201532812009-02-16T09:34:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:34:00.000-08:00Congratulations, Greg! I myself rowed 11 cruises ...Congratulations, Greg! I myself rowed 11 cruises in Naples. You'd think I'd be sore, but my singing voice is what hurt the most.<BR/><BR/>I turned the 1 oar american boat we have into a 2 seater, and weighed down the front of the boat with [concealed] car batteries. She looked a lot nicer than usual.grigory-never-get-therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414851369854959405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-38522413223307756322009-02-16T03:35:00.000-08:002009-02-16T03:35:00.000-08:00> A gondola from my competitorglides toward the...> A gondola from my competitor<BR/>glides toward the setting sun. <<BR/><BR/>What happened to his ferro? Lacking a counterweight the gondola's balance is supposed to be badly affected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com