I agree Thom. I hate having a boom slamming around.

HOOT came with a wire and sheave arrangement for the vang.

When I recored the coaming, I didn't want to put that back on,
so I made up a new one with two fiddle blocks. I like having
shackles on both ends. That makes is useful for other purposes.

Also, I like to remove it to get it out of the weather when I'm
not using it.


"Thom Stewart" wrote

Bart,

Nice Report! Brings back memories of long ago. The Port Jeff hotel use
to make a frozen daiquiri that was better than great.

With the free footed main, you should be able to rig a "Kicking Strap"
ala Jolly O, with a slippery hitch. In light air it is a lot faster that
moving the Vang but that is what those clips are for. Isn't amassing how
tame a boat can feel with the Boom under control?

In my "Comet" days on LIS, I used a coffee can rather than a bucket.
Females seem to be more comfortable with the can than a bucket.

Bart, I had a house in Northville on the Island. I was sure it was the
best sailing ground anywhere. That was before I found Puget Sound

Ole Thom

"Edgar" wrote ...

It is clear from your post that she had
figured out that using the bucket was going to be somewhat
embarassing
anyway but doubly difficult when the boat is 'blasting' across the
bay
probably at a considerable angle of heel.

plus Bart holding his digital camera at the ready prolly didn't help
any.

SV

"Scout" wrote

"Bart Senior" wrote
[snip]
My friend Fred was amazed at how high the Etchells
can point.

I haven't. How high would you say she can point?

It will sail upwind under bare poles.

I didn't bring my GPS, but I'd bet we averaged 6 knots blasting
across the Sound to Port Jeff.

I need 15-20 mph breezes to do that in my Starwind.

The Mac couldn't even manage 6 knots with a 30 HP ob and a 12 knot
headwind? My Starwind can do that with a 5 horses!

He seemed to have trouble steering his course was all over the place.
You need good vision in the middle of the Sound. The landmarks are
hard to see. Lots of people have trouble holding a steady course.

Maybe the engine was not as big as I thought. It was a Honda outboard.
I didn't get a close look. They are curvy shaped and I'm not the best
judge of sizing on Honda's. I could easily have over estimated, given
that they put 50 hp engines on those boats. Also a four stroke would
be bigger than a two stroke, so if it was a four stroke.

Check this out.

http://www.honda-marine.com/bf9.htm

Maybe it was a 9.9?

plus Bart holding his digital camera at the ready prolly didn't


Yeah, it "prolly" didn't.
Scotty Potti strikes again.


RB

We use this same technique on the Yamaha 30. The only issue is that
you have to go forward a bit to release it and attach it to the foot of
the mast when we need to gybe. Then, if we're going to use it on the
other side, we have to send someone up there again to reset it. I don't
like keeping anyone up there during a gybe in anything other than light
air, which means a lot of going back and forth, but it's still better than
dealing with yet another set of long lines on the deck.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
. net...
Hey Thom

I forgot to mention. I took my vang off--it has a snap shackle
at each end and used it for a preventer. It worked well with
the wind was light and waves rocking the boat. The sail would
still slap but he boom didn't bang around.

I snapped it to one of the shackles I leave on the chain plate
for making off the spinnaker halyard when not in use.

I hope not.

She was a nice girl. Somewhat shy.

Fred and I asked the ladies if they wanted to head back
after passing Middle Ground, and no one said anything!



"katysails" wrote

We've been chiding him on these points all year....he has probably created
another "non-sailor"....

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
. net...
That was the first time I used a spinnaker, albeit a flat cut reacher, to
sail
upwind. I wonder if the Etchells class rules allow for something like
this?
Probably not. I'll have to check. For the light wind days on Long Island
Sound
a sail like this could be a rule beater--maybe in PHRF.

Bart
Good story. Don't know about Etchells class rules, they're probably on line
somewhere. I wouldn't be surprised if that boat is a giant killer in light
air. Wonder what it's rating is?
John Cairns

Bet you never made someone wet their pants, though....
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Bart,

Nice Report! Brings back memories of long ago. The Port Jeff hotel use
to make a frozen daiquiri that was better than great.

With the free footed main, you should be able to rig a "Kicking Strap"
ala Jolly O, with a slippery hitch. In light air it is a lot faster that
moving the Vang but that is what those clips are for. Isn't amassing how
tame a boat can feel with the Boom under control?

In my "Comet" days on LIS, I used a coffee can rather than a bucket.
Females seem to be more comfortable with the can than a bucket.

Bart, I had a house in Northville on the Island. I was sure it was the
best sailing ground anywhere. That was before I found Puget Sound

Ole Thom

Next time you take ladies out, Bart, maybe you should invest in this little
gizmo.....http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...ProductDisplay
?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=35264

Your link didn't work, but I know what it is. There was one in the Mac
when we bought it. I used it as a funnel to fill the alcohol stove .

Scotty

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Next time you take ladies out, Bart, maybe you should invest in this
little

gizmo.....http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...rvlet/ProductD
isplay
?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=35264