Shoulda done this years ago
 

Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it. I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because
I thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot
to sail in summer anyway. In winter, I dont need a bimini.
Well, I installed it today. Dang, immediate relief from the heat even
in the canal. Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. 8
kts wind so with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I
poke head out from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer.
I suppose I was just too stubborn all those years.

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Aug 22, 8:35*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. *Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it. *I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because
I thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot
to sail in summer anyway. *In winter, I dont need a bimini.
Well, I installed it today. *Dang, immediate relief from the heat even
in the canal. *Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. *8
kts wind so with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I
poke head out from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer.
I suppose I was just too stubborn all those years.

sounds great, man.

I'm curious at how a bimini would look and work on a sailer too. You
got a pic of it?

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Aug 22, 10:56*pm, Tim wrote:
On Aug 22, 8:35*pm, Frogwatch wrote:

Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. *Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it. *I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because
I thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot
to sail in summer anyway. *In winter, I dont need a bimini.
Well, I installed it today. *Dang, immediate relief from the heat even
in the canal. *Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. *8
kts wind so with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I
poke head out from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer.
I suppose I was just too stubborn all those years.

sounds great, man.

I'm curious at how a bimini would look and work on a sailer too. You
got a pic of it?

You cannot be serious, every other sailboat here has one. I'm just
cheap and stubborn.

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Aug 22, 10:08*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Aug 22, 10:56*pm, Tim wrote:



On Aug 22, 8:35*pm, Frogwatch wrote:

Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. *Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it. *I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because
I thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot
to sail in summer anyway. *In winter, I dont need a bimini.
Well, I installed it today. *Dang, immediate relief from the heat even
in the canal. *Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. *8
kts wind so with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I
poke head out from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer.
I suppose I was just too stubborn all those years.

sounds great, man.

I'm curious at how a bimini would look and work on a sailer too. You
got a pic of it?

You cannot be serious, every other sailboat here has one. *I'm just
cheap and stubborn.

I'm serious. I dont' do sail boating and am not around lakes where
sail boats are prevailant. At lest nothing bigger than a surf board
with sides a sail and a tiller.

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:19:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I'm serious. I dont' do sail boating and am not around lakes where
sail boats are prevailant. At lest nothing bigger than a surf board
with sides a sail and a tiller.

Almost all sailboats in the tropics have a bimini. You just can't
get enough protection with out one, even with big hats and sun screen.
After a few bouts with their friendly dermatologist many sailors end
up switching to trawlers for even more protection.

http://img.nauticexpo.com/images_ne/photo-g/bimini-top-for-sailboat-119462.jpg

http://wugrav.wustl.edu/people/EVANS/Sailboat/SailBoat/Sailboat%20003.jpg

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Aug 22, 10:40*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:19:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I'm serious. I dont' do sail boating and am not around lakes where
sail boats are prevailant. *At lest nothing bigger than a surf board
with sides a sail and a tiller.

Almost all sailboats in the tropics have a bimini. * You just can't
get enough protection with out one, even with big hats and sun screen.
After a few bouts with their friendly dermatologist many sailors end
up switching to trawlers for even more protection.

http://img.nauticexpo.com/images_ne/photo-g/bimini-top-for-sailboat-1...

http://wugrav.wustl.edu/people/EVANS/Sailboat/SailBoat/Sailboat%20003...

That's all i needed.

Thanks!

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:35:11 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:

Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it.

When is she planning this sail? At this time of year, wouldn't
hurricanes be of concern?

I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because I
thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot to
sail in summer anyway. In winter, I dont need a bimini. Well, I
installed it today. Dang, immediate relief from the heat even in the
canal. Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. 8 kts wind so
with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I poke head out
from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer. I suppose I was
just too stubborn all those years.

Nah, stubborn is for children. We're just set in our ways. ;-)

Shoulda done this years ago
 

On Aug 23, 12:35*pm, Jim wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:35:11 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:

Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. *Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it. *

When is she planning this sail? *At this time of year, wouldn't
hurricanes be of concern?

I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because I
thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot to
sail in summer anyway. *In winter, I dont need a bimini. Well, I
installed it today. *Dang, immediate relief from the heat even in the
canal. *Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. *8 kts wind so
with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I poke head out
from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer. I suppose I was
just too stubborn all those years.

Nah, stubborn is for children. *We're just set in our ways. ;-)

Being "set in your ways" means you have found out what works and want to
do it that way.

Dodgers make a boat look like a serious cruiser but around here are
not only not needed but would block the spray and breeze that are
necessary for survival.
OK, now that I have to admit everybody else might be right, I want
some lazyjacks. I thought about making my own but I gotta admit, my
time is worth something so buying them from Harken might be
worthwhile.
Of course, this got me thinking about other sailing problems such as
having to winch the main sail up and then having to run up to the mast
and pull it down while looking to make sure nobody else was coming
down the channel (I was alone). Why do sail slides always jam? All
that lube crap you spray into the sail slide slot never lasts more
than one trip. Why not make sail slides from bulk teflon with a
stainless insert for strength? My techies with their cnc mill could
turn out gazillions of em for next to nothing.

Shoulda done this years ago
 

Frogwatch wrote:
On Aug 23, 12:35 pm, Jim wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:35:11 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:
Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it.
When is she planning this sail? At this time of year, wouldn't
hurricanes be of concern?
I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because I
thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot to
sail in summer anyway. In winter, I dont need a bimini. Well, I
installed it today. Dang, immediate relief from the heat even in the
canal. Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. 8 kts wind so
with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I poke head out
from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer. I suppose I was
just too stubborn all those years.
Nah, stubborn is for children. We're just set in our ways. ;-)
Being "set in your ways" means you have found out what works and want to
do it that way.

Dodgers make a boat look like a serious cruiser but around here are
not only not needed but would block the spray and breeze that are
necessary for survival.
OK, now that I have to admit everybody else might be right, I want
some lazyjacks. I thought about making my own but I gotta admit, my
time is worth something so buying them from Harken might be
worthwhile.
Of course, this got me thinking about other sailing problems such as
having to winch the main sail up and then having to run up to the mast
and pull it down while looking to make sure nobody else was coming
down the channel (I was alone). Why do sail slides always jam? All
that lube crap you spray into the sail slide slot never lasts more
than one trip. Why not make sail slides from bulk teflon with a
stainless insert for strength? My techies with their cnc mill could
turn out gazillions of em for next to nothing.


Oh-oh...here we go again...rube the boater goldberg is loose.