Re: [bolger] Re: Wing centerboard
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Jeff Gilbert" <jgilbert@d...> wrote:
The original rig was 385 square foot dipping lugs. Lovely sails, but
you'll die of heat stroke lowering one and raising the other in the
Florida gulf summer. And the average tack took about three and a half
minutes. It's been rerigged as a balanced lugger, which makes it a
ridiculously easy boat to handle. Raising, lowering and reefing are
done from the cockpit. On the wind, she keeps up with most standard
production sloops, although some can point a bit higher.
Bolger thinks the new keel with improve this. Reaching and running,
esepcially in gusty conditions, I haven't found a boat her size that
can keep up, unless they're willing to put up a spinnaker. The
balanced lug essentially becomes a big square sail downwind and it's
hard to beat. We have a friend with a 36-foot ketch and the boat is
her bane when we race in light winds, because downwind we simply walk
away from the ketch. The full form is basically a Gypsy doubled in
size, although my boat is a bit slimmer overall. The worst point is
hard on the wind in the short chop common around here. You get 3-4
foot waves about a boat length apart, which means the stern is coming
down when the bow is hitting the next one. It's a very bouyant bow
and
those conditions nearly stop the boat, and the flat bottom will pound
a bit. The key is to crack off a little. She'll do fine in bigger
waves that are farther apart.
Hope this answers your questions. Sorry to be so wordy, but I do like
my boat...
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
> M-A &G:size rig to
> Thanks for the postings. Lovely looking design. What
> you run, and how does she perform, esp. to weather?Jeff:
> Jeff Gilbert
The original rig was 385 square foot dipping lugs. Lovely sails, but
you'll die of heat stroke lowering one and raising the other in the
Florida gulf summer. And the average tack took about three and a half
minutes. It's been rerigged as a balanced lugger, which makes it a
ridiculously easy boat to handle. Raising, lowering and reefing are
done from the cockpit. On the wind, she keeps up with most standard
production sloops, although some can point a bit higher.
Bolger thinks the new keel with improve this. Reaching and running,
esepcially in gusty conditions, I haven't found a boat her size that
can keep up, unless they're willing to put up a spinnaker. The
balanced lug essentially becomes a big square sail downwind and it's
hard to beat. We have a friend with a 36-foot ketch and the boat is
her bane when we race in light winds, because downwind we simply walk
away from the ketch. The full form is basically a Gypsy doubled in
size, although my boat is a bit slimmer overall. The worst point is
hard on the wind in the short chop common around here. You get 3-4
foot waves about a boat length apart, which means the stern is coming
down when the bow is hitting the next one. It's a very bouyant bow
and
those conditions nearly stop the boat, and the flat bottom will pound
a bit. The key is to crack off a little. She'll do fine in bigger
waves that are farther apart.
Hope this answers your questions. Sorry to be so wordy, but I do like
my boat...
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
M-A &G:
Thanks for the postings. Lovely looking design. What size rig to
you run, and how does she perform, esp. to weather?
Jeff Gilbert
Thanks for the postings. Lovely looking design. What size rig to
you run, and how does she perform, esp. to weather?
Jeff Gilbert
----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Ann & Gary <gbship@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 2:09 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: Wing centerboard
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Peter Vanderwaart" <pvanderw@o...> wrote:
> --- Inbolger@egroups.com, "Mary Ann Farrell" <gbship@i...> wrote:
> > There's a new folder called "Wingkeel" in the files section that
> has
> > some drawings of the modifications Phil and Suzanne have done for
> my
> > boat.
>
> Thanks for taking the time. It's very interesting and rather bold.
>
> You said the mold must hold 1000 lbs. Is that for one wing or two?
Do
> the two sides use the same mold, and in one casting or two?
>
> I am not sure I understand about the two centerboard pendants!
>
> The boat looks like a lot of fun in its origianl configuration.
What
> was the motiviation for changing: more interior? getting in out of
> the Florida sun?
>
> Thanks again for the interesting post.
The wings are two mirror sides, but are cast in one mold with a
divider. There aren't two centerboard pendants; the aft wire is to
prevent the board for lowering too far and also to take some of the
strain off the pendant when the board is fully lowered.
The original configuration was for single-handed ocean
sailing/racing,
which wound up being impractical. The deep draft limits severely
anchorages and docks around here. The centerboard will fix that. The
cabin is as you surmised -- to get out of the hot summer sun, and
also
have some protection for winter sailing. The original design had an
inside tiller (which was never hooked up) and an inside autopilot
station (which was built) But being inside the boat in summer was
impractical because it was just too hot. You got shade, but a good 10
degrees or so above deck temps.
Gary Blankenship
Tallahassee, FL
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