Coolboats to admire

[Bull City]

4 hours ago, rcbrds said:

That boat looks a lot like Chimaera and some other custom S&S boats. 

What a f**king death trap! And did you hear the douche bag narrator explain it away? It was done because of the galley. What is the world coming to?

 

[MauiPunter]

What a f**king death trap! And did you hear the douche bag narrator explain it away? It was done because of the galley. What is the world coming to?

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That boat can't possibly still be floating.  

 

[chester]

What a f**king death trap! And did you hear the douche bag narrator explain it away? It was done because of the galley. What is the world coming to?

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that galley will only produce one meal!

 

[MauiPunter]

that galley will only produce one meal!

As long as its French Toast, does it really matter?

 

[Steam Flyer]

I think the helm bongo board is out of tune?

Even if the bongo board was tacked, yer man still has almost no view of where the boat is going  

Why does he give a fuck where the boat is going? When you're sailing a boat that expensive, everybody gets out of your way. Lighthouses get out of your way.

FB- Doug

 

[Diarmuid]

No, it's supposed to bring you closer to level, not further out of whack. Someone set that one wrong.

Edit: I see what you're saying, but they are usually locked into place so you can stand anywhere on it.

Perhaps he's a Sidehill Gouger, descended of the Highland clan Dunhu, who have one leg longer than the other and hunt mostly the wild haggis.

 

[Misbehavin']

A floating tack is common design/construction for many one design classes - set the halyard to max hoist (black band), then adjust the other two corners as conditions dictate.  There's a slug that holds the tack to the mast, but luff tension and sail shape gets controlled by cunningham, outhaul, sheet, and vang.  The system allows for easier and more adjustment to sail shape.  Might not be the best setup for offshore use!

The photo was taken before the start sequence began so the halyard's max'd but sail tensions haven't been set yet.  Also, the sail in the pic's an old North we use for club races, the tack config look kinda strange with the bolt rope foot.  Makes more sense with the loose foots on newer mainsails.

Cheers!

It seems off because the cunningham appears to be absent in your picture as well

 

[TwoLegged]

Why does he give a fuck where the boat is going? When you're sailing a boat that expensive, everybody gets out of your way. Lighthouses get out of your way.

True, dat.

It's a little-known fact that the Fastnet Rock lighthouse used to be on the Aran Islands until it was chased southwards by a drunken night helmsman on the King of Tonga's yacht Fukarwe on a rainy night in November 1937.

The resultant 200-mile reduction in the length of the Fastnet Race was a big factor in the increased participation in later years.

 

[Sailbydate]

https://rogue1892.com/rogues-restoration/

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Beautiful job that. 

 

[Sailbydate]

When I first saw it I thought Job's boat would make a cool penthouse if you could get it to the top of a highrise tower.

Philippe Starck again, IINM.

Don't look now, but this 'thing' is comin round the headland.

 

[CriticalPath]

It seems off because the cunningham appears to be absent in your picture as well

Actually, no...  The cunningham's a single part line that runs down the starboard side of the mast then back to the cockpit.  If you look closely you'll see the hook engaged in the cunningham cringle.

As mentioned before, sail controls hadn't been adjusted yet since it was pre-race.

Cheers!

 

[European Bloke]

I think the helm bongo board is out of tune?

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Good job none of his mates were there to laugh at him.

Does that boat have a lot of fridges?

 

[Malaya]

longy,

Was the captain's named Dan?

 

[Bull City]

The guy on the boat is rookie.

 

[Bull City]

Perhaps he's a Sidehill Gouger, descended of the Highland clan Dunhu, who have one leg longer than the other and hunt mostly the wild haggis.

Some of you may have been too lazy or busy to peruse Diarmuid's link to the wild haggis. Herewith, the wild haggis. It is worth reading.


Wild haggis



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A fictional wild haggis specimen, Haggis scotticus, as displayed in the Glasgow Kelvingrove Gallery, next to a prepared example.[1]




Wild haggis (given the humorous taxonomic designation Haggis scoticus) is a fictional creature of Scottish folklore,[2] said to be native to the Scottish Highlands.[1][3] It is comically claimed to be the source of haggis, a traditional Scottish dish that is in fact made from the innards of sheep (including heart, lungs, and liver).[4]

According to some sources, the wild haggis's left and right legs are of different lengths (cf. Sidehill gouger or Dahu), allowing it to run quickly around the steep mountains and hillsides which make up its natural habitat, but only in one direction.[2][3] It is further claimed that there are two varieties of haggis, one with longer left legs and the other with longer right legs. The former variety can run clockwise around a mountain (as seen from above) while the latter can run anticlockwise.[5] The two varieties coexist peacefully but are unable to interbreed in the wild because in order for the male of one variety to mate with a female of the other, he must turn to face in the same direction as his intended mate, causing him to lose his balance before he can mount her. As a result of this difficulty, differences in leg length among the haggis population are accentuated.[3]

 

[floater]

Both. A bit violent-looking for my taste, and tillers must swing up out of the way.

I guess the purpose of a tiller is to eliminate a wheel - definitely a good thing. lol. But the purpose of a swing up tiller is to clear the cockpit, obviously unnecessary over an aft deck. 

 

[TwoLegged]

I guess the purpose of a tiller is to eliminate a wheel - definitely a good thing. lol. But the purpose of a swing up tiller is to clear the cockpit, obviously unnecessary over an aft deck. 

Actually, the other purpose of a swing-up tiller is to allow it to be held at a comfortable height when the helmswoman is standing, for example during pre-start maneouvres or when docking.   Ideally, there will be just enough friction in the hinge to keep the tiller at the chosen height, but allow it to be easily raised or lowered.

Yes, you can stand and hold the extension.  But in many situations it is much easier and more effective to be able to hold the tiller itself.

 

[floater]

Actually, the other purpose of a swing-up tiller is to allow it to be held at a comfortable height when the helmswoman is standing, for example during pre-start maneouvres or when docking.   Ideally, there will be just enough friction in the hinge to keep the tiller at the chosen height, but allow it to be easily raised or lowered.

Yes, you can stand and hold the extension.  But in many situations it is much easier and more effective to be able to hold the tiller itself.

of course, like when tacking the boat solo, where does it go then?

but the conflicting requirements of stiffness - plus mobility - necessary to hold the tiller in any particular position is a source of weakness as well. at least this is what I have found. iow, I totally get the advantages of having a fixed tiller over an aft deck.

 

[TwoLegged]

of course, like when tacking the boat solo, where does it go then?

but the conflicting requirements of stiffness - plus mobility - necessary to hold the tiller in any particular position is a source of weakness as well. at least this is what I have found. iow, I totally get the advantages of having a fixed tiller over an aft deck.

If the rudder head is big enough to allow big cheeks on the tiller attachment, then it's quite easy to set it up so that it is both stiff enough for use without play, and also free enough to lift.   The J/24 rudder head allows this to work well

 

[Kris Cringle]

Wants a wheel?