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Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to
watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. -- posted from my Droid --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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"Secular humorist" wrote in message nt.net... Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. -- posted from my Droid --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- Congratulations! When you make up your invited list, leave out the unappreciative rabble like JohnnyH |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:30 -0400, Secular humorist
wrote: Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. Okay, a little more detail please. OAL, engines. Sounds like you moved up to a man sized boat! Semi-displacement means you can still get up on a plane, eh? Didn't go for the 8 kt trawler. |
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On 10/21/10 10:16 PM, jps wrote:
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:30 -0400, Secular humorist wrote: Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. Okay, a little more detail please. OAL, engines. Sounds like you moved up to a man sized boat! Semi-displacement means you can still get up on a plane, eh? Didn't go for the 8 kt trawler. Okay...but don't ask for many more details, else the trolls will jump aboard. The boat is 37' LOA, and the diesels are Volvos, 250 hp each. In theory, she will do 20-23+ knots, but I don't really know, since the engines have not nearly completed break-in. We were running at 9 to 14 knots, mostly, varying the RPMs a lot. We actually hit 2-3 footers on the way to Deale. No biggie out on the ocean, but around here, that usually means a pretty stuff chop. The hired skipper backed her right into the slip perfectly the first time and probably could have done it blindfolded. He pulled out and I backed in askew three times, but didn't whack anything. I was too occupied to try it with the bow thruster. My BP these days hovers around 116/68...I know it was a lot higher later today. :) -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:52:52 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote: On 10/21/10 10:16 PM, jps wrote: On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:30 -0400, Secular humorist wrote: Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. Okay, a little more detail please. OAL, engines. Sounds like you moved up to a man sized boat! Semi-displacement means you can still get up on a plane, eh? Didn't go for the 8 kt trawler. Okay...but don't ask for many more details, else the trolls will jump aboard. The boat is 37' LOA, and the diesels are Volvos, 250 hp each. In theory, she will do 20-23+ knots, but I don't really know, since the engines have not nearly completed break-in. We were running at 9 to 14 knots, mostly, varying the RPMs a lot. We actually hit 2-3 footers on the way to Deale. No biggie out on the ocean, but around here, that usually means a pretty stuff chop. The hired skipper backed her right into the slip perfectly the first time and probably could have done it blindfolded. He pulled out and I backed in askew three times, but didn't whack anything. I was too occupied to try it with the bow thruster. My BP these days hovers around 116/68...I know it was a lot higher later today. :) Sounds brilliant. Nice length, right power. There's nothing like docking your twin screw boat for the first time. May you always have a direct headwind or no wind at all. Do you remember the brilliant piece written about a husband and wife and their docking adventure? It's a good time to read again if you have it. Let me know if you don't and I'll dig it up. |
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On 10/21/10 10:52 PM, Secular Humouresque wrote:
On 10/21/10 10:16 PM, jps wrote: On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:30 -0400, Secular humorist wrote: Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. Okay, a little more detail please. OAL, engines. Sounds like you moved up to a man sized boat! Semi-displacement means you can still get up on a plane, eh? Didn't go for the 8 kt trawler. Okay...but don't ask for many more details, else the trolls will jump aboard. The boat is 37' LOA, and the diesels are Volvos, 250 hp each. In theory, she will do 20-23+ knots, but I don't really know, since the engines have not nearly completed break-in. We were running at 9 to 14 knots, mostly, varying the RPMs a lot. We actually hit 2-3 footers on the way to Deale. No biggie out on the ocean, but around here, that usually means a pretty stuff chop. The hired skipper backed her right into the slip perfectly the first time and probably could have done it blindfolded. He pulled out and I backed in askew three times, but didn't whack anything. I was too occupied to try it with the bow thruster. My BP these days hovers around 116/68...I know it was a lot higher later today. :) A year ago, weren't you endorsing a special boating tax for large boats? -- Dr. Karen Grear For a good time contact a bricklayer. Bricklayers do it longer and harder. |
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"Dr. Karen Grear, MD, PhD, STD" wrote in message ...
On 10/21/10 10:52 PM, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/21/10 10:16 PM, jps wrote: On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:27:30 -0400, Secular humorist wrote: Made it to our temporary slip on Deals without mishap thanks to watchful eye and docking lessons from local, charterboat captain I hired for a half day. I had no real experience with a semi displacement hull like the new boat has. Boat moves nicely in water. Okay, a little more detail please. OAL, engines. Sounds like you moved up to a man sized boat! Semi-displacement means you can still get up on a plane, eh? Didn't go for the 8 kt trawler. Okay...but don't ask for many more details, else the trolls will jump aboard. The boat is 37' LOA, and the diesels are Volvos, 250 hp each. In theory, she will do 20-23+ knots, but I don't really know, since the engines have not nearly completed break-in. We were running at 9 to 14 knots, mostly, varying the RPMs a lot. We actually hit 2-3 footers on the way to Deale. No biggie out on the ocean, but around here, that usually means a pretty stuff chop. The hired skipper backed her right into the slip perfectly the first time and probably could have done it blindfolded. He pulled out and I backed in askew three times, but didn't whack anything. I was too occupied to try it with the bow thruster. My BP these days hovers around 116/68...I know it was a lot higher later today. :) A year ago, weren't you endorsing a special boating tax for large boats? -- Dr. Karen Grear For a good time contact a bricklayer. Bricklayers do it longer and harder. That was then this is now. Any thing larger than 37 ft. is now the rich boy gas guzzler. -- I'm the real Harry, and I post from a PC or a MAC, as virtually everyone knows. If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a PC or a MAC, it's from an ID spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his current ID. The magnificent Boatless Harry |
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