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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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!! |
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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 |
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"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- |
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It's hard to beat a pair of 20 cylinder 6000HP turocharged H series
EMD's hooked-up on a moonless night. Joe |
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I was not criticising Danny Kaye. I was criticising you for not being able
to enjoy the silence of being afloat in your boat on a fine calm day and also for fouling the said atmosphere up for everyone else that might be in earshot. Keep DK and anything else you have on disk for your home theatre. Or are you going to tell us you had it on to drown the traffic noise where you sail? ... 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...... |
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"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message news:6a28g.11391$fV1.7833@edtnps82... "SUZY" wrote in message My favorite is the low low low low low low low low low low low low low of an MTU and the turbo whizzle as she builds boost.. My favourite is my engine.... and when I have to yell at the crew to shut the hell up so I can actually hear the darned thing chugging quietly away. Sometimes the only way to tell it's running is the gentle gurgle of water from the exhaust. my favorite is....sailing! Scotty |
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I was not criticising Danny Kaye. I was criticising you for not being
able to enjoy the silence of being afloat in your boat on a fine calm day and also for fouling the said atmosphere up for everyone else that might be in earshot. Sorry, Edgar. I love music and I think it goes great with sailing. We listen to jazz and clasical as much as possible and underway it's even more beautiful. It doesn't have to be loud either. Sure, we sail quiet sometimes as well. I guess no one here will admit to listening to music while sailing? Yeah, right! RB 35s5 NY |
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"Scotty" wrote in message my favorite is....sailing! Yeah, Yeah Yeah! ...don't scare the Bobmeister by referring to something he knows nothing about. Why do you think I was talking about the auxiliary? It's the only reassuring sound his sailboat makes that he understands! The man is a power boater I tell you! He belongs on a Trawler! You know that... I know that... everyone here knows that...... so please refrain from broaching sail topics when replying or trolling Bobsprit.... it just goes way over his head. CM- |
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He belongs on a Trawler!
Like Doug??? Bwahahahahahahhaa! RB 35s5 NY |
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"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message news:h2l8g.8273$Qq.635@clgrps12... "Scotty" wrote in message my favorite is....sailing! Yeah, Yeah Yeah! ...don't scare the Bobmeister by referring to something he knows nothing about. Why do you think I was talking about the auxiliary? It's the only reassuring sound his sailboat makes that he understands! The man is a power boater I tell you! He belongs on a Trawler! You know that... I know that... everyone here knows that...... so please refrain from broaching sail topics when replying or trolling Bobsprit.... it just goes way over his head. yes, it would seem that Bob and Joe have a lot in common. SBV |
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You should see Robbie tap dancing on the deck and overhead Delorian
windows on the 35s5. His Mammy routine is a riot! Capt. Suzy 35s5 NY |
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