Newt:
Thanks for the kind remarks on the rig! It's a real handfull when stoked with 3-inch magnum shells.
Tracker:
That Marine Defender is indeed used these days to secure the perimeter at "Critter Gulch." Actually, though, I originally bought it primarily for boat defense. This old Army type learned to sail on a week's leave while stationed in Germany back in the early 1960's. The chief instructor of the sailing school was an officer in the German Navy (then known as the "Bundesmarine," now the "Deutsche Marine"). He looked and acted the part, and -- von Gottes Gnaden -- when you completed his course, your pride was in tatters but you certainly did know how to handle a sloop-rigged sailboat! :-/
