964racer 24 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 cutting it close to the wind in the slot so I can avoid reefing on my last leg home... :-) 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markwbird 11 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Near Berkeley headed towers Angle Island I know it well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,417 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Nice triradials! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulK 597 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hope the leeward bumpers aren't trailing overboard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,594 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 You didn't take off your handrail covers? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Sail4beer said: Nice triradials! Nearly new North triradial laminate. My last jib was about 12 years old and shredded it by flogging it about 6 months ago learning how to sail in the bay. I'll have to save some $$$ to replace the old stretched out main . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, Bull City said: You didn't take off your handrail covers? :-) I know a real rooky move. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, PaulK said: Hope the leeward bumpers aren't trailing overboard. I'm lazy. Just wanted to get out for a quick, 2 hours and forgot . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sailorman44 77 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Wish list for a compulsive day sailor Get underway(sailing) in 10 minutes and put it away in 10 minutes. Self tacking jib Roller furling main and jib Well balanced boat and neutral helm that you cal let go for a minute to do something Autohelm so that if that something takes longer then you thought it would Enough accommodations so that a really good day sail can turn into an overnight 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bull City 2,594 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 @964racer Now, I hope that will be the last time you share anything nice with this group!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, sailorman44 said: Wish list for a compulsive day sailor Get underway(sailing) in 10 minutes and put it away in 10 minutes. Self tacking jib Roller furling main and jib Well balanced boat and neutral helm that you cal let go for a minute to do something Autohelm so that if that something takes longer then you thought it would Enough accommodations so that a really good day sail can turn into an overnight That last criterion is wide open. "Enough accommodations" for an overnight can mean anything from a pipecot and a sleeping bag with a bucket-and-chuck-it head ... to a fine mattress with cotton bedding and teak surrounds, a full galley with oven and coffee maker, a hot shower and aircon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tizak 97 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 3 hours ago, TwoLegged said: ... to a fine mattress with cotton bedding and teak surrounds, a full galley with oven and coffee maker, a hot shower, aircon AND FRENCH TOAST MAKER! Fixed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sailorman44 77 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 5 hours ago, TwoLegged said: That last criterion is wide open. "Enough accommodations" for an overnight can mean anything from a pipecot and a sleeping bag with a bucket-and-chuck-it head ... to a fine mattress with cotton bedding and teak surrounds, a full galley with oven and coffee maker, a hot shower and aircon. 1 hour ago, tizak said: Fixed. It's your day sailor. You can be a primitive or deluxe as you like. L Francis designed a couple of boats he called "Maine day boats". Quite Tune was one. These were big day sailors with enough accommodation so that if you were having a great sail you could keep on going, drop the hook and return next day or next week. I like that concept. The rest is up to you. I've got mine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IMR 100 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 It was a nice day for a sail yesterday. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LB 15 6,523 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 19 hours ago, PaulK said: Hope the leeward bumpers aren't trailing overboard. If he loses one he can sing that hit song of Elvis’s ‘Return my fender’. But his will be fine. They are tied on with what appears to be a Iranian goat feltching knot. Just joking 964racer - good for you. Having said that, as a nubie here there is something missing from your photo. Two things actually... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3to1 733 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 18 hours ago, 964racer said: I'm lazy. Just wanted to get out for a quick, 2 hours and forgot . being 'lazy' is a good way to destroy gear and/or get your ass in trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,417 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 and like my Grandfather used to say about his pre dinner drink, “1 isn’t enough and 3 is too many.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeO 151 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 11:30 AM, 964racer said: cutting it close to the wind in the slot so I can avoid reefing on my last leg home... :-) That blue line that is coiled up, served, knotted, and looped over a winch isn't attached to something that you might need to lower in a hurry, is it? I know, I know, you've got a furler... and furlers never jam... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Great Red Shark 673 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 12 hours ago, sailorman44 said: Wish list for a compulsive day sailor Get underway(sailing) in 10 minutes and put it away in 10 minutes. Self tacking jib Roller furling main and jib Well balanced boat and neutral helm that you cal let go for a minute to do something Autohelm so that if that something takes longer then you thought it would Enough accommodations so that a really good day sail can turn into an overnight "Roller furling main" : turn in your card. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 893 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Great Red Shark said: "Roller furling main" : turn in your card. I had that conversation with 2 friends Saturday. They both had in-mast furling mains. They both commented that, after a short learning curve, no problems, even in building rough weather. I remain skeptical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benytoe 84 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 7 hours ago, IMR said: It was a nice day for a sail yesterday. everyday is unless you break something $$$$$ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benytoe 84 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 39 minutes ago, Somebody Else said: I had that conversation with 2 friends Saturday. They both had in-mast furling mains. They both commented that, after a short learning curve, no problems, even in building rough weather. I remain skeptical. what ever gets you on the water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 5 hours ago, JoeO said: That blue line that is coiled up, served, knotted, and looped over a winch isn't attached to something that you might need to lower in a hurry, is it? I know, I know, you've got a furler... and furlers never jam... The blue line is the jib halyard. we just moved the winches/controls back to cockpit (two new Lewmar 40's). Still trying to figure out the boat. Do you mean be able to drop the jib in a hurry ? I'm not sure I can get the jib down the furler track in a hurry. The rope bead was pretty tightly fed into the groove and it was hard to pull up. Maybe it would come down fast now that it is broken in a bit. I know I can drop the main fast, I have a tides track installed and lazy jacks, main can come down in seconds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sailorman44 77 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 12 hours ago, Somebody Else said: I had that conversation with 2 friends Saturday. They both had in-mast furling mains. They both commented that, after a short learning curve, no problems, even in building rough weather. I remain skeptical. In mast furling sucks performance wise. I have a big roach fathead main with full battens that furls around the boom. Main down and furled in 30 seconds. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeO 151 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 7 hours ago, 964racer said: Do you mean be able to drop the jib in a hurry ? Yes... I'm thinking of some emergency when you need to drop sail, and the furler drum is screwed up... next step is dump the halyards. And you may want it to come down fast. So having the halyard all nicely coiled and tied up like that could be precious seconds, and may even lead to a tangle on the way down. If you had a line bag nearby that you could just flake it into, that would be better. As far as being slow to com down the foil, that's potentially another issue you should look into. I guess I've been wearing my "safety hat" lately... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10thTonner 474 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 36 minutes ago, JoeO said: Yes... I'm thinking of some emergency when you need to drop sail, and the furler drum is screwed up... next step is ... Isn’t that what knifes are for? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mundt 324 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Roller furling boom like mine and many multis works very, very well. Allows for big, high performance main, very easy to reef, stow, etc. The in mast or just in front of mast systems I've seen mostly appear on motor boats posing as sailboats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solosailor 616 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Quote It was a nice day for a sail yesterday. Mama? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, JoeO said: Yes... I'm thinking of some emergency when you need to drop sail, and the furler drum is screwed up... next step is dump the halyards. And you may want it to come down fast. So having the halyard all nicely coiled and tied up like that could be precious seconds, and may even lead to a tangle on the way down. If you had a line bag nearby that you could just flake it into, that would be better. As far as being slow to com down the foil, that's potentially another issue you should look into. I guess I've been wearing my "safety hat" lately... The bag storage is something I'm looking into although compass and instruments take up all the room next to the companionway. So only convenient place to store it right now is drop it in the companion way. I have a feeling I can now pull it down faster, but it definitely requires going up to the bow and hauling it down the groove. I sailed a Capri 22 f years back in the day. I liked the hanked on jib. that thing would drop like a piano. it was fast to setup and even if one is too lazy to tie the sheet bowlines, I'm sure there is a modern solution for that now. The only thing with the 33 ft boat is folding it and putting the sail away on a little dock (single handed), but everything else is easy and not worth upgrading to a furler IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IMR 100 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, solosailor said: Mama? Nope something a little longer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 11:27 AM, IMR said: It was a nice day for a sail yesterday. Catamaran ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IMR 100 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, 964racer said: Catamaran ? Three hulls. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
964racer 24 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, IMR said: Three hulls. OK.. Sea Cart 30 in your profile.. I'll have to look into those. I've read about the F-XX series boats. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Lightning2 628 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 9:30 AM, 964racer said: cutting it close to the wind in the slot so I can avoid reefing on my last leg home... :-) Ignore the critics and the haters. Good on ya for getting out and logging a few miles! Most of the keyboard warriors here did not! (myself included!) WL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ahab in puget 17 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 ^ +1. Getting out is better then making everything perfect. Looks like a great day to be on the water. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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