Tubers and Tall Ships
--- In bolger@y..., "Lincoln Ross" <lincolnr@m...> wrote:
Here in northern New York it's carrots.
stick a cotter key, or some keeper pin, through the hole?
Doesn't interfere with rudder operation, but
> Why would anyone tow potatoes?Lincoln, there's a huge underground economy in smuggling tubers.
Here in northern New York it's carrots.
> A quick and dirty way to keep the rudder down is to get two stick ontiller,
> hooks (like you might get at the hardware store to hang towels) and
> put them on the transom. Run a shockcord from one, up over the
> and down to the other.How about drilling a hole through the pintle, slide on a washer and
stick a cotter key, or some keeper pin, through the hole?
Doesn't interfere with rudder operation, but
> restrains tiller. Not elegant, but it works. This is what we have on
> the Brick and we haven't felt the need to do it right yet.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dennis Marshall, Grand Rapids, MI
I agree with your take on the rudder problem, Lincoln. It's what I would
do. As far as the twist is concerned, Dennis, have you tried moving the
yard/mast attachment back a little? That's what you do with a balanced lug.
Chuck
do. As far as the twist is concerned, Dennis, have you tried moving the
yard/mast attachment back a little? That's what you do with a balanced lug.
Chuck
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lincoln Ross [mailto:lincolnr@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 10:03 PM
> To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [bolger] Re: Tall Ships and a Maiden Voyage
>
>
> see below
> --- In bolger@y..., PseudoDion3@a... wrote:
> >snip One boat hauling tubers came awfully
> > close and made it terribly difficult with its large wake.
>
> Why would anyone tow potatoes?
>
> > This same speed boat tried to
> > cause us problems again by coming too close,
>
> Probably they are not smart enough to "try" to cause a problem. Just
> comes naturally.
>
> > I did notice some things that perhaps the group can offer me
> > advice on. First, the screws holding the pintles on the rudder are
> > coming loose. Is there a better way to secure them? Secondly, the
> > rudder kept jumping out of the gudgeons. What can I do to reduce
> > this? Thirdly, my yard has a tendency to twist away from the mast.
> > This boat is Lateen rigged. How can I keep the yard where it
> belongs?
> >
> The pintle screws are wood screws? Seems like maybe you drilled too
> small a hole or use too small a screw? Suppose you could use a little
> epoxy to hold them, but that would make it hard to remove them. If
> they're machine screws and come out the other side, get some nylon
> insert locknuts (which I think you can get in stainless) from a good
> hardware store. If they're not machine screws you could make them
> machine screws and use the nylon insert nuts.
>
> A quick and dirty way to keep the rudder down is to get two stick on
> hooks (like you might get at the hardware store to hang towels) and
> put them on the transom. Run a shockcord from one, up over the tiller,
> and down to the other. Doesn't interfere with rudder operation, but
> restrains tiller. Not elegant, but it works. This is what we have on
> the Brick and we haven't felt the need to do it right yet.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dennis Marshall, Grand Rapids, MI
>
>
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--- In bolger@y..., PseudoDion3@a... wrote:
>snip One boat hauling tubers came awfully
> close and made it terribly difficult with its large wake.
Why would anyone tow potatoes?
> This same speed boat tried to
> cause us problems again by coming too close,
Probably they are not smart enough to "try" to cause a problem. Just
comes naturally.
> I did notice some things that perhaps the group can offer me
> advice on. First, the screws holding the pintles on the rudder are
> coming loose. Is there a better way to secure them? Secondly, the
> rudder kept jumping out of the gudgeons. What can I do to reduce
> this? Thirdly, my yard has a tendency to twist away from the mast.
> This boat is Lateen rigged. How can I keep the yard where it
belongs?
>
The pintle screws are wood screws? Seems like maybe you drilled too
small a hole or use too small a screw? Suppose you could use a little
epoxy to hold them, but that would make it hard to remove them. If
they're machine screws and come out the other side, get some nylon
insert locknuts (which I think you can get in stainless) from a good
hardware store. If they're not machine screws you could make them
machine screws and use the nylon insert nuts.
A quick and dirty way to keep the rudder down is to get two stick on
hooks (like you might get at the hardware store to hang towels) and
put them on the transom. Run a shockcord from one, up over the tiller,
and down to the other. Doesn't interfere with rudder operation, but
restrains tiller. Not elegant, but it works. This is what we have on
the Brick and we haven't felt the need to do it right yet.
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis Marshall, Grand Rapids, MI
Hi, All!
Today was a banner day. This morning my wife and I drove out to
Muskegon, MI to take in the tall ships challenge. 20 Tall ships on
display, including a replica of Columbus' Nina -- my personal
favorite.
This afternoon, I bent the sail on my Carnell sailboat
Inscrutable and set her off on her (and my)maiden voyage. What a
great time!I got hung up on someone's dock to their great amusement
after the rudder was knocked out of the gudgeons and left me well
rudderless. Later, I was hanging over the transom making some
adjustments to the kick-up rudder when a gust of wind came out of
nowhere and nearly sent me over the side. Luckily, these were the
only real incidents caused by my stupidity and as I sailed around a
small lake (Camp Lake in Sparta for all you Michiganians) for nearly
3 hours things became easier. One boat hauling tubers came awfully
close and made it terribly difficult with its large wake. Inscrutable
made it through that quite fine and increased my confidence in her
abilities to handle some rough water. This same speed boat tried to
cause us problems again by coming too close, but we set Inscrutable
on a close haul and out ran the wake that time. She is definitely
fast.
I did notice some things that perhaps the group can offer me
advice on. First, the screws holding the pintles on the rudder are
coming loose. Is there a better way to secure them? Secondly, the
rudder kept jumping out of the gudgeons. What can I do to reduce
this? Thirdly, my yard has a tendency to twist away from the mast.
This boat is Lateen rigged. How can I keep the yard where it belongs?
Thanks,
Dennis Marshall, Grand Rapids, MI
Today was a banner day. This morning my wife and I drove out to
Muskegon, MI to take in the tall ships challenge. 20 Tall ships on
display, including a replica of Columbus' Nina -- my personal
favorite.
This afternoon, I bent the sail on my Carnell sailboat
Inscrutable and set her off on her (and my)maiden voyage. What a
great time!I got hung up on someone's dock to their great amusement
after the rudder was knocked out of the gudgeons and left me well
rudderless. Later, I was hanging over the transom making some
adjustments to the kick-up rudder when a gust of wind came out of
nowhere and nearly sent me over the side. Luckily, these were the
only real incidents caused by my stupidity and as I sailed around a
small lake (Camp Lake in Sparta for all you Michiganians) for nearly
3 hours things became easier. One boat hauling tubers came awfully
close and made it terribly difficult with its large wake. Inscrutable
made it through that quite fine and increased my confidence in her
abilities to handle some rough water. This same speed boat tried to
cause us problems again by coming too close, but we set Inscrutable
on a close haul and out ran the wake that time. She is definitely
fast.
I did notice some things that perhaps the group can offer me
advice on. First, the screws holding the pintles on the rudder are
coming loose. Is there a better way to secure them? Secondly, the
rudder kept jumping out of the gudgeons. What can I do to reduce
this? Thirdly, my yard has a tendency to twist away from the mast.
This boat is Lateen rigged. How can I keep the yard where it belongs?
Thanks,
Dennis Marshall, Grand Rapids, MI