Excellent idea,cb! And if that does not show the world how brilliant Dugg really is, he could just knock it out of the ball park by adding some lead ingots inside the dinghy! What a lever arm, what a real man,what a hero Dugg would be then!! Besides, he has lots of lead ingots stashed throughout the BSO, especially in a few fuel tanks up forward.
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mckenzie.keith
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The diameter is not fixed. They are conical. I don't know if the thread pitch is fixed. I guess it probably is. But I doubt it is standardized in the first place. So I don't know if it even makes sense to draw the distinction.
opcn
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Vessel finder had them at the start and finish of their sail trials yesterday, with 3 hours of blankspace in the middle. It listed right around 10kts of wind at both ends of that period.
The small 30 footer sailing past them, is nowhere near 14 or 16 knots. At least it does not appear so based on the wake from the smaller boat.
Jim in Halifax
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I think @opcn was estimating wind speed, not boat speed...
Impressive heel for Force 3-4 with a reefed main.
You are on to something, JIH. From the first 3rd party video posted upstream, I was presuming all the talk about speed had to do with the BSO, not the wind.
That'll learn me to get ahead of things, not to mention learn me the perils of day drinking, in the middle of the week, at home, while the wifey is out shopping. Thanks for the heads up and cheers to ya!
Leeroy Jenkins
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Should the sails all be on the same side of their masts?
Latadjust
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Don't hold your breath waiting for any answers about sailing a junk. I've asked on here before and no one here has an apparent clue
Rasputin22
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No, Doug should sew big grommets on the sails where they touch the mast and alternately poke the mast through the grommets like a shower curtain!
opcn
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I don't think it really matters from a performance aspect. I think it's just a matter of aesthetic balance and specific logistical concerns.
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And they passed him to leeward.
Wait, are you suggesting a boat with a longer water line should be able to go faster than short little 30 footer?
Totally agree, I still wouldn't get on it for a sail, but it did sort of sail. I was surprised .
Olsalt
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Of course I meant the wind speed, but since I've sailed in an olympic class that also means nothing it's either: nothing at all, 12-16kn or blowing like hell! Ask three different sailors at different skill levels and you'll get all three answers.
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Now there's probably some of you naysayers that think that routing the plastic fuel pipe next to the exhaust through the pilothouse wall will lead to chafe and a fire risk but you don't realise that when it gets cold the fuel needs preheating! If it gets really cold he could put the exhaust next to the plastic fuel tanks too -when they get really hot they can bulge and that makes for more fuel storage which is just what ya need in winter! But wait he's already done that too! The mans a genius I tell ya!
