That's hard to believe!


I know! Thankfully it's an easy fix and I'm letting the yard do a mid-
season clean up on the engine while she's out of the water.....and of
course a nice clean bottom again. I put my friend's Catalina 30 in our
slip for now. Waste not want not!


RB
35s5
NY

I meant that it's hard to believe that you actually left the
club.




"Capt. **** Head" wrote in message
oups.com..
..
"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com..
..

While leaving the club, our prop fouled something. In
spite of our
Drivesaver, our shaft picked up a slight bend and I'm now
shorthauled
for the repair.

OUCHY!

RB
35s5
NY

That's hard to believe!


I know! Thankfully it's an easy fix and I'm letting the
yard do a mid-
season clean up on the engine while she's out of the
water.....and of
course a nice clean bottom again. I put my friend's
Catalina 30 in our
slip for now. Waste not want not!


RB
35s5
NY

On Jul 10, 7:46 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
That's hard to believe!

I know! Thankfully it's an easy fix and I'm letting the yard do a mid-
season clean up on the engine while she's out of the water.....and of
course a nice clean bottom again. I put my friend's Catalina 30 in our
slip for now. Waste not want not!

RB
35s5
NY

Thats just another example of why full keel boats are far superior.
No long section of shaft exposed to be bent, no strut to worry about
either.

Joe

Thats just another example of why full keel boats are far superior.
No long section of shaft exposed to be bent, no strut to worry about
either.


The problem, Joe, is that there are too many days on the LIS where
full keel boats can hardly sail at all. In 10 knots Heart of Gold can
sail well and produce some smiles. But most full keel boats require
more than that to show their stuff. Most folks seek out lighter fins
here for that reason. And whenever I sail on my friend's J29, it makes
me wonder if that's not the "ideal" boat a lot of the time.
True, if I was planning much more than daysailing and weekend jaunts,
a full keel would have it's obvious strengths.


RB
35s5
NY

On Jul 10, 9:01 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Thats just another example of why full keel boats are far superior.
No long section of shaft exposed to be bent, no strut to worry about
either.

The problem, Joe, is that there are too many days on the LIS where
full keel boats can hardly sail at all. In 10 knots Heart of Gold can
sail well and produce some smiles. But most full keel boats require
more than that to show their stuff. Most folks seek out lighter fins
here for that reason.

Yeah I guess..light winds and only sailing 6 mo a year must suck. A
frien had a P-30 here..way to nimble. And the 35s5 usually go with a
deeper keel that restricts them to where they can sail.


And whenever I sail on my friend's J29, it makes
me wonder if that's not the "ideal" boat a lot of the time.

There is a big pack of J's at the Wensday night races here, they are
lake boats and rarely venture to the bay.


True, if I was planning much more than daysailing and weekend jaunts,
a full keel would have it's obvious strengths.

Yelp..you said it "obvious strengths" as in not frail and nimble. You
left out more flexable and faster too.

Joe


RB
35s5
NY

* Capt. Rob wrote, On 7/10/2007 10:01 AM:

The problem, Joe, is that there are too many days on the LIS where
full keel boats can hardly sail at all.

You keep making this claim, but the fact is the average wind in your
area is stronger than most parts of the country.

Not the I'm claiming you should have a crab crusher.

I meant that it's hard to believe that you actually left the
club.




Yeah, I'm the only one here sailing and posting sailing pics.
Haven't seen ANY from you and we all know you aren't sailing. Not
posting for a day or two and then hinting that you were on your boat
isn't fooling anyone.


RB
35s5
NY

*I* don't need to prove anything to anybody.


"Capt. **** Head" wrote in message
ps.com...
I meant that it's hard to believe that you actually left
the
club.




Yeah, I'm the only one here sailing and posting sailing
pics.
Haven't seen ANY from you and we all know you aren't
sailing. Not
posting for a day or two and then hinting that you were on
your boat
isn't fooling anyone.


RB
35s5
NY

*I* don't need to prove anything to anybody.



Take it easy, Scotty. I'm sure we all believe you go sailing. Uh huh.
It's kinda sad that you think sharing some sailing shots here would be
viewed as "proof" of some sort.
I guess we know where you stand




RB
35s5
NY

Yelp..you said it "obvious strengths" as in not frail and nimble. You
left out more flexable and faster too.


There are no full keels around here that are faster than Heart of Gold
in any conditions. Even in heavy air she'll fly. I know you know
enough about boats to understand that full keels usually aren't great
racers, nor good for rapid runs to Oyster Bay or Port Jeff if winds
are not really blowing. I have a friend with a 40 foot Vindo and there
is really no point of sail I can't pass him on. A Vindo is a fairly
good sailing full keel boat by the way. Sailing on his boat in
anything less than 13-14 knots is a pretty dull ride and even he
prefers to sail Heart of Gold for shear sailing fun.


RB
35s5
NY