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Boat Search-Ready at Last
Yesterday I flew out to St. Petersburg in pretty bad weather. Got to
the 35s5 by noon. The full survey was wrapping up, but there was still the rig inspection, haul out and final sea trial. All went perfectly, but winds were building to 20 knots and gusting higher almost on cue as we dropped the boat back into the water. This would be the first time I got to sail the 35s5 in heavier air. GOOD GOLLY!!! This boat is FAST!!! I knew she was fast from two previous sails, but this was off the hook. The boat rocketed along on a close reach under reefed main. We fell off an I popped the 110. WHAM! I can see why people usually sail these things without a genoa. Coming away from the slip in something like 10 kts we hovered around 5 knots of boat speed, but now we were powering past 7 with surges to 9 at times. "That's nothing!" The owner said. He instructed me to crack off a bit and we were FLYING!!! The gusts were all over the place and the sea state building a bit, but damned if we didn't top 11 knots when I had her in the groove. There is some laminate damage to the main, so a price adjustment was made. The mylar 110 and 150 were in great shape but dirty...and I've been told we can't clean them. The Doyle and North Chutes looked to be unused. A nice price allowance was made for the main and we signed the contracts back at the dock. There was no time to get the mast stepped as planned, so that will happen a bit later as we arrange to have her trucked home. We're really thrilled with this boat. All that speed and fun....and then you have to pinch yourself because that beautiful interior is below. The only bad thing was...my flight back to LaGuardia was delayed after a very long day. Robert B Beneteau 35s5 NY |
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What boat?
JB "Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... Yesterday I flew out to St. Petersburg in pretty bad weather. Got to the 35s5 by noon. The full survey was wrapping up, but there was still the rig inspection, haul out and final sea trial. All went perfectly, but winds were building to 20 knots and gusting higher almost on cue as we dropped the boat back into the water. This would be the first time I got to sail the 35s5 in heavier air. GOOD GOLLY!!! This boat is FAST!!! I knew she was fast from two previous sails, but this was off the hook. The boat rocketed along on a close reach under reefed main. We fell off an I popped the 110. WHAM! I can see why people usually sail these things without a genoa. Coming away from the slip in something like 10 kts we hovered around 5 knots of boat speed, but now we were powering past 7 with surges to 9 at times. "That's nothing!" The owner said. He instructed me to crack off a bit and we were FLYING!!! The gusts were all over the place and the sea state building a bit, but damned if we didn't top 11 knots when I had her in the groove. There is some laminate damage to the main, so a price adjustment was made. The mylar 110 and 150 were in great shape but dirty...and I've been told we can't clean them. The Doyle and North Chutes looked to be unused. A nice price allowance was made for the main and we signed the contracts back at the dock. There was no time to get the mast stepped as planned, so that will happen a bit later as we arrange to have her trucked home. We're really thrilled with this boat. All that speed and fun....and then you have to pinch yourself because that beautiful interior is below. The only bad thing was...my flight back to LaGuardia was delayed after a very long day. Robert B Beneteau 35s5 NY |
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How did you sail it without the mast stepped?
LOL. We'll UNSTEP the mast in a couple of weeks. Trying to find a one-way on the shipping ASAP. RB |
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Maybe Scotty will haul your yacht for you.
"Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... How did you sail it without the mast stepped? LOL. We'll UNSTEP the mast in a couple of weeks. Trying to find a one-way on the shipping ASAP. RB |
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Heh Bob.... were you "Packin'" on your last trip to Florida?
http://www.shootfirstlaw.org/ Does your boat come with a Gun Rack? CM "Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... How did you sail it without the mast stepped? LOL. We'll UNSTEP the mast in a couple of weeks. Trying to find a one-way on the shipping ASAP. RB |
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Heh Bob.... were you "Packin'" on your last trip to Florida?
I couldn't even get my hammer on the plane and they wanted me to take out the moisture meter so they could see what it was! RB |
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I got a photo of every airport security person who has asked me to prove my
digital camera was "functional"! Where on the security person did you insert the probe to prove the meter worked? CM "Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... Heh Bob.... were you "Packin'" on your last trip to Florida? I couldn't even get my hammer on the plane and they wanted me to take out the moisture meter so they could see what it was! RB |
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OzOne wrote in message ... How did you sail it without the mast stepped? It's easy in the matrix. |
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"Capt. Rob" wrote ... Heh Bob.... were you "Packin'" on your last trip to Florida? Yes, I had 2 pair of socks in my pants. RB |
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Capt.Mooron wrote:
Heh Bob.... were you "Packin'" on your last trip to Florida? http://www.shootfirstlaw.org/ I like that idea! "An armed society is a polite society" -Robert A. Heinlein Capt. Rob wrote: I couldn't even get my hammer on the plane and they wanted me to take out the moisture meter so they could see what it was! That makes me feel a lot safer. What were you taking the hammer for, to check for dry rot in the planking? DSK |
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