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how necessary is a windlass
"Jessica B" wrote in message
... On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:39:40 -0800, Mark Borgerson wrote: In article s.com, says... "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:18:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:37:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message m... snip Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing it. Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe. Cheers, Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull. If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will convince you. Just goes to show you how little some people know about boats. People who sail 50' ferro boats don't have an expensive lever operated Simpson Lawrence winch. they have a geared two speed, local made, fisherman windlass. the one with the exposed gears. See http://motivationdocksupply.com/winc...nd-winches.php for an example. Wow! I will recommend those windlasses to my freind with the Endeavour 42. Well... an Endeavour 42 IS a bit more upmarket then a ferrocement boat, usually :-) Those things are so S-L-O-W! (and ugly) S-L-O-W and ugly are relative. Are you in such a big hurry that the difference between 4Kt and 6Kt makea a big difference? Mark Borgerson I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. Right you are, Jessica. You sure have a good head on your shoulders (for a girl, LOL!) Often overlooked is the fact that the longer the voyage takes the greater the chances of experiencing storm conditions. If you have already arrived and are safe and secure in port while a slower boat is still two or three days from arriving that boat could get hit by severe weather in an exposed environment while the faster boat will not be exposed. That fact alone does not bode well for unnecessarily slow boats like the old Colin Archer heavy-displacement slowcoaches (Westsail 32, for example). The only thing that antique design has going for it is it's slow primarily because it was built in such a way as to be heavy and deep draft and short-sticked which allows it to better survive heavy weather. But, it's really kind of stupid in that the very slowness that allows it to survive heavy weather makes it that much more likely that it will be caught in heavy weather. Wilbur Hubbard |
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how necessary is a windlass
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@hush.com says... On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:39:40 -0800, Mark Borgerson wrote: In article s.com, says... "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:18:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:37:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message m... snip Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing it. Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe. Cheers, Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull. If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will convince you. Just goes to show you how little some people know about boats. People who sail 50' ferro boats don't have an expensive lever operated Simpson Lawrence winch. they have a geared two speed, local made, fisherman windlass. the one with the exposed gears. See http://motivationdocksupply.com/winc...nd-winches.php for an example. Wow! I will recommend those windlasses to my freind with the Endeavour 42. Well... an Endeavour 42 IS a bit more upmarket then a ferrocement boat, usually :-) Those things are so S-L-O-W! (and ugly) S-L-O-W and ugly are relative. Are you in such a big hurry that the difference between 4Kt and 6Kt makea a big difference? Mark Borgerson I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. I guess I agree that ugly is relative. That's a valid point for open ocean cruising. The faster voyage will also reduce the supplies you have to carry. Of course, you can take the speed thing a bit too far and end up with a boat that will be dangerous in moderately heavy weather---particularly if operated with a small crew. I was think more of coastal cruising, particularly in trawler yachts. In those boats, I often cruise at about 3 to 5 knots as opposed to the 8 to 9 that the boat will do at full cruise. The result is that I spend 5 hours a day between anchorages instead of 2.5 and use less than half the fuel I would if traveling the same distance at the faster speed. The scenery looks just as nice and the boat is a lot quieter. I get twice the time to react to floating logs and other hazards. Of course, the cruising I do here in the Pacific Northwest is a bit different than that in Florida and the Caribbean. The basic principles here a 1. If the weather is nice there won't be enough wind to sail (80% of the sailboats I see have their engine running.) 2. When the weather is rainy enough to have some wind, the wind will be coming down the fjord when you are going up, and vice-versa. 3. The current is always against you--and generally over 2 knots. 4. If you insist on sailing, you will not make it through Dodd Narrow on this afternoon's slack. 5. Ferry boat skippers will generally not run over sailboats waiting for wind. But they will surely be unhappy. 6. Gill nets are REALLY hard to see at 5 knots in good weather. If there's enough wind to sail at 7 knots, there is a good probability that you will really **** off some fisherman because you won't see the net until you are too close. I saw some really exciting jibes and tacks North of Campbell river last summer. If your goal is to go long distances, or to spend as much time as possible at anchor, by all means, get the fastet boat you can afford! ;-) Mark Borgerson |
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how necessary is a windlass
On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:39:11 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:39:40 -0800, Mark Borgerson wrote: In article s.com, says... "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:18:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:37:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message m... snip Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing it. Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe. Cheers, Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull. If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will convince you. Just goes to show you how little some people know about boats. People who sail 50' ferro boats don't have an expensive lever operated Simpson Lawrence winch. they have a geared two speed, local made, fisherman windlass. the one with the exposed gears. See http://motivationdocksupply.com/winc...nd-winches.php for an example. Wow! I will recommend those windlasses to my freind with the Endeavour 42. Well... an Endeavour 42 IS a bit more upmarket then a ferrocement boat, usually :-) Those things are so S-L-O-W! (and ugly) S-L-O-W and ugly are relative. Are you in such a big hurry that the difference between 4Kt and 6Kt makea a big difference? Mark Borgerson I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. Right you are, Jessica. You sure have a good head on your shoulders (for a girl, LOL!) Often overlooked is the fact that the longer the voyage takes the greater the chances of experiencing storm conditions. If you have already arrived and are safe and secure in port while a slower boat is still two or three days from arriving that boat could get hit by severe weather in an exposed environment while the faster boat will not be exposed. That fact alone does not bode well for unnecessarily slow boats like the old Colin Archer heavy-displacement slowcoaches (Westsail 32, for example). The only thing that antique design has going for it is it's slow primarily because it was built in such a way as to be heavy and deep draft and short-sticked which allows it to better survive heavy weather. But, it's really kind of stupid in that the very slowness that allows it to survive heavy weather makes it that much more likely that it will be caught in heavy weather. Wilbur Hubbard And Willie the dummy is heard from again. You really aren't much of a cruiser are you? Worrying about your slow boat exposing you to a storm? Oh Vey, and such a brave sailor; you better stay home and read a book..... but of course that is what you do. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:28:09 -0800, Mark Borgerson
wrote: In article , jessicab47 says... On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:39:40 -0800, Mark Borgerson wrote: In article s.com, says... "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:18:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:37:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message m... snip Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing it. Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe. Cheers, Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull. If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will convince you. Just goes to show you how little some people know about boats. People who sail 50' ferro boats don't have an expensive lever operated Simpson Lawrence winch. they have a geared two speed, local made, fisherman windlass. the one with the exposed gears. See http://motivationdocksupply.com/winc...nd-winches.php for an example. Wow! I will recommend those windlasses to my freind with the Endeavour 42. Well... an Endeavour 42 IS a bit more upmarket then a ferrocement boat, usually :-) Those things are so S-L-O-W! (and ugly) S-L-O-W and ugly are relative. Are you in such a big hurry that the difference between 4Kt and 6Kt makea a big difference? Mark Borgerson I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. I guess I agree that ugly is relative. That's a valid point for open ocean cruising. The faster voyage will also reduce the supplies you have to carry. Of course, you can take the speed thing a bit too far and end up with a boat that will be dangerous in moderately heavy weather---particularly if operated with a small crew. I was think more of coastal cruising, particularly in trawler yachts. In those boats, I often cruise at about 3 to 5 knots as opposed to the 8 to 9 that the boat will do at full cruise. The result is that I spend 5 hours a day between anchorages instead of 2.5 and use less than half the fuel I would if traveling the same distance at the faster speed. The scenery looks just as nice and the boat is a lot quieter. I get twice the time to react to floating logs and other hazards. Of course, the cruising I do here in the Pacific Northwest is a bit different than that in Florida and the Caribbean. The basic principles here a 1. If the weather is nice there won't be enough wind to sail (80% of the sailboats I see have their engine running.) 2. When the weather is rainy enough to have some wind, the wind will be coming down the fjord when you are going up, and vice-versa. 3. The current is always against you--and generally over 2 knots. 4. If you insist on sailing, you will not make it through Dodd Narrow on this afternoon's slack. 5. Ferry boat skippers will generally not run over sailboats waiting for wind. But they will surely be unhappy. 6. Gill nets are REALLY hard to see at 5 knots in good weather. If there's enough wind to sail at 7 knots, there is a good probability that you will really **** off some fisherman because you won't see the net until you are too close. I saw some really exciting jibes and tacks North of Campbell river last summer. If your goal is to go long distances, or to spend as much time as possible at anchor, by all means, get the fastet boat you can afford! ;-) Mark Borgerson Even off shore very few cruising yachts can average 5 k for an entire trip (we are assuming a boat that the average man can afford :-). That would be 144 mile days and something to brag about at the pub. The usual average is more in the 100 mile per day region, or sometimes less :-) Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
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Cruising speed. Was: how necessary is a windlass
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:56:10 -0800, Mark Borgerson
wrote: In article , says... Jessica B wrote: I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. I guess I agree that ugly is relative. Depends on how much water you have left at 7 days... Water??? I'd be more concerned with the beer and wine supplies. ;-) Mark Borgerson LOL! |
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how necessary is a windlass
On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:36:23 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote: On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:39:11 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Jessica B" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:39:40 -0800, Mark Borgerson wrote: In article s.com, says... "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:18:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:37:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message m... snip Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing it. Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe. Cheers, Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull. If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will convince you. Just goes to show you how little some people know about boats. People who sail 50' ferro boats don't have an expensive lever operated Simpson Lawrence winch. they have a geared two speed, local made, fisherman windlass. the one with the exposed gears. See http://motivationdocksupply.com/winc...nd-winches.php for an example. Wow! I will recommend those windlasses to my freind with the Endeavour 42. Well... an Endeavour 42 IS a bit more upmarket then a ferrocement boat, usually :-) Those things are so S-L-O-W! (and ugly) S-L-O-W and ugly are relative. Are you in such a big hurry that the difference between 4Kt and 6Kt makea a big difference? Mark Borgerson I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. Right you are, Jessica. You sure have a good head on your shoulders (for a girl, LOL!) Often overlooked is the fact that the longer the voyage takes the greater the chances of experiencing storm conditions. If you have already arrived and are safe and secure in port while a slower boat is still two or three days from arriving that boat could get hit by severe weather in an exposed environment while the faster boat will not be exposed. That fact alone does not bode well for unnecessarily slow boats like the old Colin Archer heavy-displacement slowcoaches (Westsail 32, for example). The only thing that antique design has going for it is it's slow primarily because it was built in such a way as to be heavy and deep draft and short-sticked which allows it to better survive heavy weather. But, it's really kind of stupid in that the very slowness that allows it to survive heavy weather makes it that much more likely that it will be caught in heavy weather. Wilbur Hubbard And Willie the dummy is heard from again. You really aren't much of a cruiser are you? Worrying about your slow boat exposing you to a storm? Oh Vey, and such a brave sailor; you better stay home and read a book..... but of course that is what you do. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) Bruce it seems like it would make it more difficult to get places if you have to go slowly. If there was a big storm coming in and it'll arrive in 10 days, you could still go if you know you can make it in 7, but if it's close to the limit on how long it'll take, then you'd have to sit and wait. I don't know how tight a schedule you can make, but I think I'd want more time vs less time. |
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:28:09 -0800, Mark Borgerson
wrote: In article , jessicab47 says... On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:39:40 -0800, Mark Borgerson wrote: In article s.com, says... "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:18:02 -0500, Gogarty wrote: In article , says... On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:37:19 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: "Bruce" wrote in message m... snip Willie-boy, I keep telling you and telling you that you exhibit your lack of knowledge every time you open your mouth. My mate, the Australian, is 76 years old and sails a 55 ft Ferro boat with a mechanical anchor windless and gets along quite well single handing it. Of course, he IS a sailor, not a wantabe. Cheers, Nothing looks quite a silly as an old man with skinny arms off of which the skin hangs in folds standing on the bow of an overly large and cumbersome yacht pulling on the lever of a creaky old mechanical windlass, slowly stroking away with one inch of chain coming in at a pull. If that isn't a good enough argument for downsizing then nothing will convince you. Just goes to show you how little some people know about boats. People who sail 50' ferro boats don't have an expensive lever operated Simpson Lawrence winch. they have a geared two speed, local made, fisherman windlass. the one with the exposed gears. See http://motivationdocksupply.com/winc...nd-winches.php for an example. Wow! I will recommend those windlasses to my freind with the Endeavour 42. Well... an Endeavour 42 IS a bit more upmarket then a ferrocement boat, usually :-) Those things are so S-L-O-W! (and ugly) S-L-O-W and ugly are relative. Are you in such a big hurry that the difference between 4Kt and 6Kt makea a big difference? Mark Borgerson I just did a simple calculation... say you wanted to go 1000 miles, 1000m/6mph = 7 days vs. 1000m/4mph = 10 days. This seems like a big difference to me, but what do I know. I guess I agree that ugly is relative. That's a valid point for open ocean cruising. The faster voyage will also reduce the supplies you have to carry. Of course, you can take the speed thing a bit too far and end up with a boat that will be dangerous in moderately heavy weather---particularly if operated with a small crew. Ok, but I don't understand the taking it too far comment. Are you talking about pushing the limits of speed the boat can take and still be safe? I was think more of coastal cruising, particularly in trawler yachts. In those boats, I often cruise at about 3 to 5 knots as opposed to the 8 to 9 that the boat will do at full cruise. The result is that I spend 5 hours a day between anchorages instead of 2.5 and use less than half the fuel I would if traveling the same distance at the faster speed. The scenery looks just as nice and the boat is a lot quieter. I get twice the time to react to floating logs and other hazards. OIC. Even then, if you're trying to make it someplace for dinner, it would still make sense to be able to go a bit faster. I guess then you can just go ahead and waste fuel. I thought the discussion was about sailing not using an engine. Of course, the cruising I do here in the Pacific Northwest is a bit different than that in Florida and the Caribbean. The basic principles here a 1. If the weather is nice there won't be enough wind to sail (80% of the sailboats I see have their engine running.) 2. When the weather is rainy enough to have some wind, the wind will be coming down the fjord when you are going up, and vice-versa. 3. The current is always against you--and generally over 2 knots. 4. If you insist on sailing, you will not make it through Dodd Narrow on this afternoon's slack. 5. Ferry boat skippers will generally not run over sailboats waiting for wind. But they will surely be unhappy. 6. Gill nets are REALLY hard to see at 5 knots in good weather. If there's enough wind to sail at 7 knots, there is a good probability that you will really **** off some fisherman because you won't see the net until you are too close. I saw some really exciting jibes and tacks North of Campbell river last summer. If your goal is to go long distances, or to spend as much time as possible at anchor, by all means, get the fastet boat you can afford! ;-) Mark Borgerson I can afford a Honda. LOL |
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for 143 lines, I can afford a Honda. LOL ??
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