Thank goodness for Phrydaye:

For those of you who would like lessons in talking like Unca Joel or understanding sailor's talk. see "How to talk like a Pirate"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgxuc45YCY

For those of you who like to buy Westy/Vanagon parts on eBay here is a song about buying junk on eBay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCIp7eo4MvY&mode=related&search=

Enjoy! David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ unca joel wrote: >aw, you guys can't spell!!! sheesh!! > >it's spelled FORESAIL!! >it's the lower sail on the foreyard on the foremast of the foreboat!!! >just behind the forestaysail which is behind the jib which is behind >the flying jib, which is above the turkey jiblets. sometimes set abaft >the foremast on a scooner, as in "abaft, me hearties!". >all of which is usually above the forecastle, which is pronounced >Foc'sel, which is where you go to get foc'd on a boat. as opposed to >the aftcastle, which is abaft of the fore, which makes it the stern or >rear of the boat. from whence commeth the expression "dragging your >castle", often shortened to 'dragging your cast', which means you're >wallowing by the stern. you can see a lot of this on the freeways and >interstates in or near big cities. ><snip - snip> >:) >unca joel