Re: [bolger] row row row your boat
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Date sent: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:18:14 EDT
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Subject: [bolger] row row row your boat
Steve, it sounds as if you are going great guns and full of
confidence with your boat now.
I have been wondering for ages.........do you notice any obvious
difference in speed or pointing ability when your lug sail is on the
"wrong" side of the mast? I once asked a Windsprint owner the
same question, and he looked at me strangely and said..."About
what you would expect". I was never quite sure how he meant it.
Don
Date sent: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:18:14 EDT
From:hwal@...
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Subject: [bolger] row row row your boat
Steve, it sounds as if you are going great guns and full of
confidence with your boat now.
I have been wondering for ages.........do you notice any obvious
difference in speed or pointing ability when your lug sail is on the
"wrong" side of the mast? I once asked a Windsprint owner the
same question, and he looked at me strangely and said..."About
what you would expect". I was never quite sure how he meant it.
Don
> The ongoing saga of Landroval -
> Landroval had a great sail in Pine Island Sound last weekend - Some real
> strong winds and gusts - I'm pleased with the additional ballast- now when
> she gets hit by a gust instead of lurching ( or capsizing) she lowers her
> shoulder a couple of inches and plows ahead.
> Steve Anderson ( Martha Jane Landroval)
the question is how much horse power is
used an older Mariner 4 for a while; it was certainly adequate, but I
had the feeling that it was a little stressed.
PHV
> really needed? Our options range from 4hp to 8 hp.My Capri 22 is 2250 lbs. I use a Merc 5 which is plenty of power. I
used an older Mariner 4 for a while; it was certainly adequate, but I
had the feeling that it was a little stressed.
PHV
The ongoing saga of Landroval -
Landroval had a great sail in Pine Island Sound last weekend - Some real
strong winds and gusts - I'm pleased with the additional ballast- now when
she gets hit by a gust instead of lurching ( or capsizing) she lowers her
shoulder a couple of inches and plows ahead.
On that trip - a friend ( sailng a dovekie) told us that he thought we needed
an oar aboard - ( just one). "It's good for a lot of things", he said.
"Pushing off oyster bars - a back up rudder - allegator defense and maybe
even sculling."
I thought he was right - so today Landroval got her oar - what I/m real
pleased about is the oar storage. The blade is up tight against the hatch
rail and held in place with a shock cord/ cleat and the handle end - up near
the tabernacle and still against the hatch rail - slides into a piece of pvc
epoxied in place. Real neat. I'm hoping to get over to West tomorrow and pick
up another oar lock socket for the transom - I can't wait to see how she
sculls or steers in extreme shallow water with the oar.
The other remaining detail is the outboard motor. We've been using a honda
2hp - which is usually pressed to the limit. Motoring up jug creek against
the tide was do-able but difficult - the question is how much horse power is
really needed? Our options range from 4hp to 8 hp. What are the rest of you
with the bigger boats using? Long MIcros? MJs? Others? I'm real tempted by
mininalism and the 4hp - nice and small and light - but too small perhaps?
Thoughts?
And ... Landroval now sports a bimini - which my wife Kathy sewed - to the
savings of $330 ( professional estimate - $400).
Steve Anderson ( Martha Jane Landroval)
Landroval had a great sail in Pine Island Sound last weekend - Some real
strong winds and gusts - I'm pleased with the additional ballast- now when
she gets hit by a gust instead of lurching ( or capsizing) she lowers her
shoulder a couple of inches and plows ahead.
On that trip - a friend ( sailng a dovekie) told us that he thought we needed
an oar aboard - ( just one). "It's good for a lot of things", he said.
"Pushing off oyster bars - a back up rudder - allegator defense and maybe
even sculling."
I thought he was right - so today Landroval got her oar - what I/m real
pleased about is the oar storage. The blade is up tight against the hatch
rail and held in place with a shock cord/ cleat and the handle end - up near
the tabernacle and still against the hatch rail - slides into a piece of pvc
epoxied in place. Real neat. I'm hoping to get over to West tomorrow and pick
up another oar lock socket for the transom - I can't wait to see how she
sculls or steers in extreme shallow water with the oar.
The other remaining detail is the outboard motor. We've been using a honda
2hp - which is usually pressed to the limit. Motoring up jug creek against
the tide was do-able but difficult - the question is how much horse power is
really needed? Our options range from 4hp to 8 hp. What are the rest of you
with the bigger boats using? Long MIcros? MJs? Others? I'm real tempted by
mininalism and the 4hp - nice and small and light - but too small perhaps?
Thoughts?
And ... Landroval now sports a bimini - which my wife Kathy sewed - to the
savings of $330 ( professional estimate - $400).
Steve Anderson ( Martha Jane Landroval)