Re: Fern Ridge Messabout Photos-Bob Larkins Wave Watcher
Thank you.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Harry James <welshman@...> wrote:
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>http://www.cmdboats.com/rw18.htm
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> Ben wrote:
> > Great photos.Is there plans available for this boathttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rlarkin/3598738172/in/set-72157619291078668/
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Yep
http://www.cmdboats.com/rw18.htm
HJ
Ben wrote:
http://www.cmdboats.com/rw18.htm
HJ
Ben wrote:
> Great photos.Is there plans available for this boathttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rlarkin/3598738172/in/set-72157619291078668/
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Great photos.Is there plans available for this boathttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rlarkin/3598738172/in/set-72157619291078668/
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Larkin" <boblark@...> wrote:
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> David, one more year of playing with the sails for the BW-2 has been great learning for me! If I go out by myself, or with non-sailors, I take the small main and jib. If I go out with a real crew I take the Gunter yard and big sail (with the small main tucked away, just in case). The small main, especially with the jib, is generally plenty of sail, as John alluded to. On the other hand the big main is great fun, if there are enough hands to get it up and down.
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> By the way, John's pictures are great, but you don't get to see John. I posted a few today that do not have this omission---they are not Bolger boats, but in the right spirit! Seehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rlarkin/sets/72157619291078668/
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> Bob
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> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "John Kohnen" <jhkohnen@> wrote:
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> > I was expecting Bob to pipe up, but maybe he's off having fun in his boat.
> > Here's what he's written about Wave Watcher's rig:
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> >http://www.proaxis.com/~boblark/bw2_sails2.htm
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> > The Solent lug yard with BW2's big mainsail is a real handful for one
> > person to handle, even after Bob added a jaw to turn it into kind of a
> > Gunter. I think PCB took his enfatuation with the Solent lug too far when
> > he used it with such a big sail. <shrug>
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> > Wave Watcher is a very fast boat, and drives easily. She goes fine with
> > Bob's small mainsail in everything but _really_ light airs. When I took
> > the pictures Sunday during the Fern Ridge messabout Bob passed my sailing
> > skiff like she was standing still in what were light airs for Pickle,
> > designed for the windy lakes and bays of the Oregon Coast, maybe 5mph
> > winds, but seemed to be fine for his small mainsail and big jib.
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> > On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:48:13 -0700, David wrote:
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> > > Wonderful photos John! Thanks for posting them. It looks like Bob Larkin
> > > was ailing with a one-piece mast and not the sliding gunter. Did he give
> > > up on the gunter or did he leave it off for higher wind conditions?
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David, one more year of playing with the sails for the BW-2 has been great learning for me! If I go out by myself, or with non-sailors, I take the small main and jib. If I go out with a real crew I take the Gunter yard and big sail (with the small main tucked away, just in case). The small main, especially with the jib, is generally plenty of sail, as John alluded to. On the other hand the big main is great fun, if there are enough hands to get it up and down.
By the way, John's pictures are great, but you don't get to see John. I posted a few today that do not have this omission---they are not Bolger boats, but in the right spirit! Seehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rlarkin/sets/72157619291078668/
Bob
By the way, John's pictures are great, but you don't get to see John. I posted a few today that do not have this omission---they are not Bolger boats, but in the right spirit! Seehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/rlarkin/sets/72157619291078668/
Bob
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "John Kohnen" <jhkohnen@...> wrote:
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> I was expecting Bob to pipe up, but maybe he's off having fun in his boat.
> Here's what he's written about Wave Watcher's rig:
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>http://www.proaxis.com/~boblark/bw2_sails2.htm
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> The Solent lug yard with BW2's big mainsail is a real handful for one
> person to handle, even after Bob added a jaw to turn it into kind of a
> Gunter. I think PCB took his enfatuation with the Solent lug too far when
> he used it with such a big sail. <shrug>
>
> Wave Watcher is a very fast boat, and drives easily. She goes fine with
> Bob's small mainsail in everything but _really_ light airs. When I took
> the pictures Sunday during the Fern Ridge messabout Bob passed my sailing
> skiff like she was standing still in what were light airs for Pickle,
> designed for the windy lakes and bays of the Oregon Coast, maybe 5mph
> winds, but seemed to be fine for his small mainsail and big jib.
>
> On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:48:13 -0700, David wrote:
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> > Wonderful photos John! Thanks for posting them. It looks like Bob Larkin
> > was ailing with a one-piece mast and not the sliding gunter. Did he give
> > up on the gunter or did he leave it off for higher wind conditions?
I was expecting Bob to pipe up, but maybe he's off having fun in his boat.
Here's what he's written about Wave Watcher's rig:
http://www.proaxis.com/~boblark/bw2_sails2.htm
The Solent lug yard with BW2's big mainsail is a real handful for one
person to handle, even after Bob added a jaw to turn it into kind of a
Gunter. I think PCB took his enfatuation with the Solent lug too far when
he used it with such a big sail. <shrug>
Wave Watcher is a very fast boat, and drives easily. She goes fine with
Bob's small mainsail in everything but _really_ light airs. When I took
the pictures Sunday during the Fern Ridge messabout Bob passed my sailing
skiff like she was standing still in what were light airs for Pickle,
designed for the windy lakes and bays of the Oregon Coast, maybe 5mph
winds, but seemed to be fine for his small mainsail and big jib.
Here's what he's written about Wave Watcher's rig:
http://www.proaxis.com/~boblark/bw2_sails2.htm
The Solent lug yard with BW2's big mainsail is a real handful for one
person to handle, even after Bob added a jaw to turn it into kind of a
Gunter. I think PCB took his enfatuation with the Solent lug too far when
he used it with such a big sail. <shrug>
Wave Watcher is a very fast boat, and drives easily. She goes fine with
Bob's small mainsail in everything but _really_ light airs. When I took
the pictures Sunday during the Fern Ridge messabout Bob passed my sailing
skiff like she was standing still in what were light airs for Pickle,
designed for the windy lakes and bays of the Oregon Coast, maybe 5mph
winds, but seemed to be fine for his small mainsail and big jib.
On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:48:13 -0700, David wrote:
> Wonderful photos John! Thanks for posting them. It looks like Bob Larkin
> was ailing with a one-piece mast and not the sliding gunter. Did he give
> up on the gunter or did he leave it off for higher wind conditions?
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Hi John,
Jon
> At long last!Nice! I espcially like BWII and Pelican, but those tugs are nice, and I could see many a day fishing and loafing on that Redwing 18.
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>http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkohnen/sets/72157618949304199/
Jon
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "John Kohnen" <jhkohnen@...> wrote:
Thanks,
David
>Wonderful photos John! Thanks for posting them. It looks like Bob Larkin was ailing with a one-piece mast and not the sliding gunter. Did he give up on the gunter or did he leave it off for higher wind conditions?
> At long last!
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Thanks,
David
At long last!
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