[bolger] Re: Folding Schooner pipedreams

OK! Let's see the cartoon, at least!

Gregg C.

At 12:49 PM 1/27/2000 -0800, you wrote:

>Dept. Confidential Tease:
>Speaking of which, we have worked out the essentials of a somewhat
>larger proposal along those lines, although the commission is still
>hanging fire...
>If realized, it might spoil various Schooner Meets.
>
>Basic specs:
>- Three-piece, electro-hydraulically folding to within 33' LOA
>trailer-length.
>- Heavy double/triple-axle trailer plus big-block tractor-vehicle
>required.
>- 62' LOA/29'11"folded
>- 7'6" beam
>- 1'6" draft up or 'unbolgeristic' 7'8" draft with 'board' down;
>- 45-50% blast ratio;
>- 1000+ feet of sail on schooner rig;
>- four berths, mild galley, plus private head;
>- 7000lbs gross displacement;
>- 10'7" bridge-clearance on trailer = enmminently roadable for 'class
>meets';
>
>Sorry no drawings yet for publication. But it works 'on paper' at
>least.
>One of the more serious trailerboats.
>On a reach it might make some AMERICA's CUP boats wonder... NOT going
>upwind.
>Make sure to post in big lettering the total cost of the exercise!
>Then divide it by 'fun' and see who wins in the public's mind.
>Likely total budget equal to that of a US journalist 'hanging out' in
>NZ fo the whole event...
>
>How do you spell 'syndicate'...
>
>
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Dept. Confidential Tease:
Speaking of which, we have worked out the essentials of a somewhat
larger proposal along those lines, although the commission is still
hanging fire...
If realized, it might spoil various Schooner Meets.

Basic specs:
- Three-piece, electro-hydraulically folding to within 33' LOA
trailer-length.
- Heavy double/triple-axle trailer plus big-block tractor-vehicle
required.
- 62' LOA/29'11"folded
- 7'6" beam
- 1'6" draft up or 'unbolgeristic' 7'8" draft with 'board' down;
- 45-50% blast ratio;
- 1000+ feet of sail on schooner rig;
- four berths, mild galley, plus private head;
- 7000lbs gross displacement;
- 10'7" bridge-clearance on trailer = enmminently roadable for 'class
meets';

Sorry no drawings yet for publication. But it works 'on paper' at
least.
One of the more serious trailerboats.
On a reach it might make some AMERICA's CUP boats wonder... NOT going
upwind.
Make sure to post in big lettering the total cost of the exercise!
Then divide it by 'fun' and see who wins in the public's mind.
Likely total budget equal to that of a US journalist 'hanging out' in
NZ fo the whole event...

How do you spell 'syndicate'...