Re: Birdwatcher - Near coastal cruiser
Thanks Graeme - Further questions, wondering about centre board
whether it would be possible to do away with and use chine runners as
Matt Layden designs on Paradoxx and particularly Enigma as it is
designed a little closer to the BW build than Paradox is. What do you
reckon BW's draught would be heeled over - Although I have read
somewhere that BW can be a little difficult to tack at times
and perhaps the c'board is necessary to assist Also thinking about
rudder/tiller mods as it seems you can only get about 20 degrees on
rudder. Does anyone have any ideas or knowledge on this.
Thank you - Darrell
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@...>
wrote:
whether it would be possible to do away with and use chine runners as
Matt Layden designs on Paradoxx and particularly Enigma as it is
designed a little closer to the BW build than Paradox is. What do you
reckon BW's draught would be heeled over - Although I have read
somewhere that BW can be a little difficult to tack at times
and perhaps the c'board is necessary to assist Also thinking about
rudder/tiller mods as it seems you can only get about 20 degrees on
rudder. Does anyone have any ideas or knowledge on this.
Thank you - Darrell
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@...>
wrote:
>
> G'day Darrell,
>
> there's two versions of the BW. BW1 has less ballast and less built in
> emergency bouyancy than BW2, also I believe there are plans for solid
> slot covers for BW2. With PCB's definition of seaworthiness in mind (
> and your own of "reasonable") I think if you were quite prudent and
> reasonable, and carefully chose your course and time, then BW1 may suit
> as a "close coastal hopper".
>
>
> BW2 would allow you to be a bit more relaxed about these
> considerations - PCB wrote that (he wasn't touting it) BW2 just might
> be an ocean crosser except for its limited capacity to carry supplies (
> he suggested light weight space rations, IIRC :)
>
> Graeme
>
> _ I define seaworthiness as the ability to keep the sea in all
> weather in reasonable safety. Philip C Bolger (Storm Petrel)
>
> _ I think "seaworthiness is strictly definable as "ability to keep the
> sea in all weather with reasonable safety." Philip C Bolger (Economy
> Motorsailer)
>
>
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "hobyarr" <knic0014@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all, am wondering about BW and what its defeciencies are with
> > regard to using it as "close coastal hopper" and whether it is
> > possible to modify build to overcome same. Any comments and thoughts
> > would be much appreciated. Thanks Darrell
> >
>
G'day Darrell,
there's two versions of the BW. BW1 has less ballast and less built in
emergency bouyancy than BW2, also I believe there are plans for solid
slot covers for BW2. With PCB's definition of seaworthiness in mind (
and your own of "reasonable") I think if you were quite prudent and
reasonable, and carefully chose your course and time, then BW1 may suit
as a "close coastal hopper".
BW2 would allow you to be a bit more relaxed about these
considerations - PCB wrote that (he wasn't touting it) BW2 just might
be an ocean crosser except for its limited capacity to carry supplies (
he suggested light weight space rations, IIRC :)
Graeme
_ I define seaworthiness as the ability to keep the sea in all
weather in reasonable safety. Philip C Bolger (Storm Petrel)
_ I think "seaworthiness is strictly definable as "ability to keep the
sea in all weather with reasonable safety." Philip C Bolger (Economy
Motorsailer)
there's two versions of the BW. BW1 has less ballast and less built in
emergency bouyancy than BW2, also I believe there are plans for solid
slot covers for BW2. With PCB's definition of seaworthiness in mind (
and your own of "reasonable") I think if you were quite prudent and
reasonable, and carefully chose your course and time, then BW1 may suit
as a "close coastal hopper".
BW2 would allow you to be a bit more relaxed about these
considerations - PCB wrote that (he wasn't touting it) BW2 just might
be an ocean crosser except for its limited capacity to carry supplies (
he suggested light weight space rations, IIRC :)
Graeme
_ I define seaworthiness as the ability to keep the sea in all
weather in reasonable safety. Philip C Bolger (Storm Petrel)
_ I think "seaworthiness is strictly definable as "ability to keep the
sea in all weather with reasonable safety." Philip C Bolger (Economy
Motorsailer)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "hobyarr" <knic0014@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all, am wondering about BW and what its defeciencies are with
> regard to using it as "close coastal hopper" and whether it is
> possible to modify build to overcome same. Any comments and thoughts
> would be much appreciated. Thanks Darrell
>
Hello all, am wondering about BW and what its defeciencies are with
regard to using it as "close coastal hopper" and whether it is
possible to modify build to overcome same. Any comments and thoughts
would be much appreciated. Thanks Darrell
regard to using it as "close coastal hopper" and whether it is
possible to modify build to overcome same. Any comments and thoughts
would be much appreciated. Thanks Darrell