My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge of the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat is named, naturally,
"Veridican."

What about you--what do you sail?

The Veridican

I sail a Hunter 12 footer at Chatfield.

RB

"Veridican" wrote in message
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My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of
Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge of
the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat is named, naturally,
"Veridican."

What about you--what do you sail?

The Veridican

I'm not familiar with the 14.5. Does it have a keel?

I've been sailing my Cal 20 a fair amount. Just got
a new main and jib. Makes a huge difference from
the rags I had before. I'm also teaching on a Yamaha
30 (both in the bay) and a Holder 20 (swing keel) on
a lake... not much wind, but it makes for a good
comparison to the SF bay.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Veridican" wrote in message
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My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of
Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge of
the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat is named, naturally,
"Veridican."

What about you--what do you sail?

The Veridican

I'm not familiar with the 14.5. Does it have a keel?


No keel, just a swingboard. The Hunter 146, as it is called, is brand new. I
think they've only been out for a year.

So, you sail on the SF Bay? I sail in the Gulf off the panhandle of FL. We've
never got our boat to plane, but then there are two of us in the boat and
whoever's in the crew position is weighing down the front end. How do you get a
dinghy to plane?

The Veridican

Get a JY 15.
S

"Veridican" wrote in message
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: I'm not familiar with the 14.5. Does it have a
keel?
:
:
: No keel, just a swingboard. The Hunter 146, as
it is called, is brand new. I
: think they've only been out for a year.
:
: So, you sail on the SF Bay? I sail in the Gulf
off the panhandle of FL. We've
: never got our boat to plane, but then there are
two of us in the boat and
: whoever's in the crew position is weighing down
the front end. How do you get a
: dinghy to plane?
:
: The Veridican
:
:
:

Get a JY 15.

We thought about that, but we didn't like the looks of the JY15. It had that
racing boat look, which of course I suppose it should have being it's a racing
boat. The 146 is like a big bath tub. The interior is all molded with no shapr
edges. It seems very solid and safe, and I suppose it is. But it moves well,
even with the slightest wind. We capsized it once in heavy wind, and it was
very easy to flip back over.

The Veridican

Ed said: The 146 is like a big bath tub.

Could be why it won't plane....

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katysails
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Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Those JY15's are a little tight for me. I like
them. We have 6 in the club. I don't think too
much of the plastic they build them out of.

"Pony Express" wrote

Get a JY 15.
S

Just how big are you? We have had some pretty big
people in them, both for racing and learn to sail.
What don't you like about the acp? It's perfect
for club boats. No spider webbing or cracking
when boats bump and it stands up to hauling over a
beach far better than glass.
The thing I don't understand is why our
highschoolers don't like the JY's. They want
420's or FJ's because they're 'faster'. Truth is
that the JY is faster than either of them.
S

"N1EE" wrote in message
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: Those JY15's are a little tight for me. I like
: them. We have 6 in the club. I don't think too
: much of the plastic they build them out of.
:
: "Pony Express"
wrote
:
: Get a JY 15.
: S

Don't know... don't sail dinghies... the cal I sail has a bulb-like
keel, fairly advanced for it's time (1965), finally supplanted by the
Santana 22. The keel weighs about 950 lbs. Total boat weight
is about 2000.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Veridican" wrote in message
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I'm not familiar with the 14.5. Does it have a keel?


No keel, just a swingboard. The Hunter 146, as it is called, is brand new.
I
think they've only been out for a year.

So, you sail on the SF Bay? I sail in the Gulf off the panhandle of FL.
We've
never got our boat to plane, but then there are two of us in the boat and
whoever's in the crew position is weighing down the front end. How do you
get a
dinghy to plane?

The Veridican