tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004189091013768875.post6650248620796390235..comments2024-02-23T04:16:05.071-06:00Comments on Wildcat Sailorgirl: Sabrina's Sail Loft - Meet Little NellieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004189091013768875.post-1561370766718637352014-11-23T10:29:18.267-06:002014-11-23T10:29:18.267-06:00We are so happy with our diesel we named it Yanmar...We are so happy with our diesel we named it Yanmar-san. After a while we elevated that to Yanmar-sama.<br /><br />PS:<br />There was a US counterpart to the Wallis called the Benson Gyro-Copter. When I was still very new to flying, I talked a guy into letting me take his up for a spin. I had made model gyro-copters and towed them behind cars and cycles. I understood how they behaved when they worked properly. The calm, clam morning I showed up ready to go, he had, fortunately for me, changed his mind. He crashed on take-off a half hour later. Aside from road (runway?) rash he was all right, but the Benson looked like it lost a battle with hedge trimmers while plunging from a cliff. He had failed to take out a locking pin used when towing the beastie to the airport behind his car. The pin was on the checklist... <br /><br /><br /><br />Brilliant Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447213418232371488noreply@blogger.com