"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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I wonder if I could tow your boat backwards?

Only if he had the engines off or in neutral.

Think twin 30-inch wheels ..... and the power to turn them.

Eisboch



Forget what I said. Do the test. I'd love to see the results. snicker

If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec. .....
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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I wonder if I could tow your boat backwards?
Only if he had the engines off or in neutral.

Think twin 30-inch wheels ..... and the power to turn them.

Eisboch



Forget what I said. Do the test. I'd love to see the results. snicker

If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec. .....
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.

Eisboch



Of course, if I picked the spot...you'd lose...and you'd have to call in
a fleet of Sea Tow'ers to get you out of the hole your props dug you
into! :}

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:12:07 -0400, "Eisboch"
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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I wonder if I could tow your boat backwards?

Only if he had the engines off or in neutral.

Think twin 30-inch wheels ..... and the power to turn them.


Forget what I said. Do the test. I'd love to see the results. snicker

If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec. .....
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.

I was actually curious if I could tow the boat backwards, but not
while it was in gear - I'm not that stupid. :)

I'm pretty sure I could get it moving bow on on a tow, but backwards
would be interesting to see if I had the power to move that
barge...er...good looking floating condo.

Side bar: Do you have one rudder or two on the Navigator?

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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I wonder if I could tow your boat backwards?
Only if he had the engines off or in neutral.

Think twin 30-inch wheels ..... and the power to turn them.

Eisboch



Forget what I said. Do the test. I'd love to see the results.
snicker

If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec.
......
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.

Eisboch



Of course, if I picked the spot...you'd lose...and you'd have to call in
a fleet of Sea Tow'ers to get you out of the hole your props dug you
into! :}

Maybe, but think about it.

Many sections of the ICW would quickly become non-passable if it weren't for
the hundreds of snowbirds in big, floating RV's doing the natural dredging
that the FED can't afford to do.

A little sand bar or shoaling will stop your Parker dead in it's tracks.

The Navigator would just plow a new channel.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

I wonder if I could tow your boat backwards?
Only if he had the engines off or in neutral.

Think twin 30-inch wheels ..... and the power to turn them.

Eisboch


Forget what I said. Do the test. I'd love to see the results.
snicker
If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec.
.....
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.

Eisboch


Of course, if I picked the spot...you'd lose...and you'd have to call in
a fleet of Sea Tow'ers to get you out of the hole your props dug you
into! :}

Maybe, but think about it.

Many sections of the ICW would quickly become non-passable if it weren't for
the hundreds of snowbirds in big, floating RV's doing the natural dredging
that the FED can't afford to do.

A little sand bar or shoaling will stop your Parker dead in it's tracks.

The Navigator would just plow a new channel.

Eisboch



Not in 2' of water.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:12:07 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:



If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec. .....
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.


I was actually curious if I could tow the boat backwards, but not
while it was in gear - I'm not that stupid. :)

I'm pretty sure I could get it moving bow on on a tow, but backwards
would be interesting to see if I had the power to move that
barge...er...good looking floating condo.

Side bar: Do you have one rudder or two on the Navigator?


Ah, Rats! I thought I had a live one there for a minute.

The Navigator has two rudders. (Last time I checked)

Eisboch

"HK" wrote in message
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Many sections of the ICW would quickly become non-passable if it weren't
for
the hundreds of snowbirds in big, floating RV's doing the natural
dredging
that the FED can't afford to do.

A little sand bar or shoaling will stop your Parker dead in it's tracks.

The Navigator would just plow a new channel.

Eisboch



Not in 2' of water.


Wanna bet?

Been there, done that.

And the Navigator draws 4 and a half.

Eisboch

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:49:19 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:12:07 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:



If he can't .... I'll take the challenge. Navigator versus Etec. .....
I'll even spot you some ... I'll only use one engine and only up to 3/4
throttle.

I just hope you don't have a LT.


I was actually curious if I could tow the boat backwards, but not
while it was in gear - I'm not that stupid. :)

I'm pretty sure I could get it moving bow on on a tow, but backwards
would be interesting to see if I had the power to move that
barge...er...good looking floating condo.

Side bar: Do you have one rudder or two on the Navigator?

Ah, Rats! I thought I had a live one there for a minute.

The Navigator has two rudders. (Last time I checked)

This may sound like a really stupid question, but I honestly don't
know the answer.

Is it easier to manuever a boat with twin engines with two rudders?
What would be the difference if it had one rudder? Or if you have a
single engine and two rudders?

On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:00:02 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I just can't get into the whole slow boat to China thing.

Hah. 30 kt southerly coming into Narragansett Bay against an ebb tide
and we'll see who's slow (and wet).

On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:01:17 -0400, HK wrote:

As I said previously, I think the smaller GBs have pretty lines. The big
ones seem ungainly to me.

That's funny, from a distance they all look alike.