Light Air!
 

Yep, early in the day it was hardly blowing at all. Crossing the bridge
I could see a few sailboats, mains hanging limp or just powering. Well,
this seemed to be a good test day for the 35s5's light air aspects.
WOWEEEE!!!! Now there weren't a ton of light air boats out...a few
Tartans, Catalinas, Pearsons and so on....But I was pretty much the
only one who could SAIL in sub 4-6 not conditions. Even over wakes,
which would upset the drawing on my C&C 32 or Pearson 30, the 35s5
sliced through, holding boat speed and hissing forward like a snake. I
passed a Catalina 400, who was also sailing, but having a harder time.
The 35s5 continued on, much like a big J24. I had to head back because
Suzanne opted to stay home with Thomas as she had the night shift.
Rolled up the 135% and WOWEEEE, still sailing nicely along with just
the main.....okay, I think the air had freshened by now. The boat feels
so sweet and sure, fast and responsive...it's just great.
I pulled back into the slip, pulled a half frozen soda from the fridge
and chilled out in the cockpit listining to Danny Kay's greatest cinema
hits...
This week Suzanne is off every day but Wednesday...hope the weather
stays nice!

(Scotty potty may now change the thread title to "Hot air" or whatever
makes the poor loser feel better about his sad boat!)


RB
35s5
NY

Light Air!
 

Omigod, you go saiing in a nice calm day and pollute the atmosphere with
Danny Kaye. I really do not think that there is any hope for you...

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...

Yep, early in the day it was hardly blowing at all. Crossing the bridge
I could see a few sailboats, mains hanging limp or just powering. Well,
this seemed to be a good test day for the 35s5's light air aspects.
WOWEEEE!!!! Now there weren't a ton of light air boats out...a few
Tartans, Catalinas, Pearsons and so on....But I was pretty much the
only one who could SAIL in sub 4-6 not conditions. Even over wakes,
which would upset the drawing on my C&C 32 or Pearson 30, the 35s5
sliced through, holding boat speed and hissing forward like a snake. I
passed a Catalina 400, who was also sailing, but having a harder time.
The 35s5 continued on, much like a big J24. I had to head back because
Suzanne opted to stay home with Thomas as she had the night shift.
Rolled up the 135% and WOWEEEE, still sailing nicely along with just
the main.....okay, I think the air had freshened by now. The boat feels
so sweet and sure, fast and responsive...it's just great.
I pulled back into the slip, pulled a half frozen soda from the fridge
and chilled out in the cockpit listining to Danny Kay's greatest cinema
hits...
This week Suzanne is off every day but Wednesday...hope the weather
stays nice!

(Scotty potty may now change the thread title to "Hot air" or whatever
makes the poor loser feel better about his sad boat!)


RB
35s5
NY

Light Air!
 

Hey Nutsy,

There sure as hell shouldn't be any sail hanging LIMP with 4-6 winds.
Scotty's boat does just fine in that kind of breeze.

Thanks anyway for a Sailing Post. Glad you got out for a Sail.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

Light Air!
 

There sure as hell shouldn't be any sail hanging LIMP with 4-6 winds.
Scotty's boat does just fine in that kind of breeze.


I should have said "puffs or 4-6" knots. In anycase Heart of Gold made
progress when most other boats with higher SAD's than Scotty's boat
could not.


RB
35s5
NY

Light Air!
 

I can sail in - 4 kts, with puffs to 0kts.

yes, I'm that damn good!
Scotty

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Hey Nutsy,

There sure as hell shouldn't be any sail hanging LIMP with
4-6 winds.
Scotty's boat does just fine in that kind of breeze.

Thanks anyway for a Sailing Post. Glad you got out for a
Sail.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

Light Air!
 

Edgar, I'm shocked to hear you say such things about a fine actor,
comic and singer. A picked-himself-up-by-his-own-bootstraps actor, Kaye
managed to create a huge career in film, stage and even with top songs.
I often think of his music while my diesel warms up....tapucku tapucka
tapucka......


RB
35s5
NY

Light Air!
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

I often think of his music while my diesel warms up....tapucku tapucka
tapucka......

It sounds like it's not firing on every cylinder... much like it's owner.
There's the big problem with cheap plastic boats..... Capt. Rob can hear
the engine resonate in every part of the vessel. It's enough to make the
wood grain shelf liner, peel clean off the bulkhead!!

Light Air!
 

Tupacka tapuka tapuka is a sign of valve failure, by pass venting in
the valve cover. Better get that checked out.

The sound of a good old Ford Bowman......bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
bum bum bum bum bum bum warming up sounds like a tribe of injuns
getting ready for a war party.

My favorite is the low low low low low low low low low low low low low
of an MTU and the turbo whizzle as she builds boost..

Capt. Suzy
35s5
NY

Light Air!
 

"SUZY" wrote in message
oups.com...
Tupacka tapuka tapuka is a sign of valve failure, by pass venting in
the valve cover. Better get that checked out.

The sound of a good old Ford Bowman......bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
bum bum bum bum bum bum warming up sounds like a tribe of injuns
getting ready for a war party.

My favorite is the low low low low low low low low low low low low low
of an MTU and the turbo whizzle as she builds boost..

My favourite is my engine.... and when I have to yell at the crew to shut
the hell up so I can actually hear the darned thing chugging quietly away.
Sometimes the only way to tell it's running is the gentle gurgle of water
from the exhaust.

CM-

Light Air!
 

It's hard to beat a pair of 20 cylinder 6000HP turocharged H series
EMD's hooked-up on a moonless night.

Joe