[Rhodes22-list] Motor Skills (was We Don't Need No Stinkin'Sails!)

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Lee,
  I don't have alot of time on big water,but the few times I ran into
big chop on the beam,I went with the angle deal and put out enough sail
to get a little heel,helps smooth the ride a little.

Jerry Lowe



On 6/28/2008, "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
>Jerry,
>
>I had the same thing with the weatherhelm.  I was afraid the tiller or the
>linkage to the motor would break.
>
>Here's a motoring question.  In heavy chop it's an unpleasant ride with the
>waves hitting you on the beam, but of course that's normally the direction I
>need to go.  Is it best to go directly from point A to B and suffer the
>rough ride or would it make more sense to do more of a zigzag into and away
>from the wind?  When going with the wind would you make up the time that was
>lost when going against it?  I've read that under sail going into the wind
>you'll make better time by tacking more frequently.  I guess that reduces
>distant traveled but it still doesn't make much sense to me.
>
>Lee
>
>
>
>cjlowe-2 wrote:
>>
>> Lee ,
>>   Had the same thing happen to me last Saturday. I set up the boat at the
>> slip, and motored out to the main lake to dive on the centerboard,( I'd
>>  got it stuck when I pulled her to take her on vacation)took 3 dives to
>> pry it down with a breaker bar handle.When I came up from the last
>> dive,the water was dead calm.Pulled up the anchor as quick as I could,by
>> the time I got the motor started,white caps were forming,and the wind
>> was starting to howl.The motor was at a fast idle,all the way down,and
>> we were on a beam reach across the width of the lake (1/2 mile),hull
>> speed all the way.Heeling 15 degrees or better,on a port tack. Four
>> times she heeled enough to bring the motor out of the water for a few
>> seconds. Weatherhelm was as bad as I've ever felt on this boat. By the
>> time I was half way across the lake the waves were 2.5 to 3 foot. I've
>> sailed this lake for 5 years an I never saw waves more than 2 feet.I
>> kept to the windward side of the cut to the marina (40 foot wide),just
>> before The cut the wind almost rounded her up,I had the tiller almost
>> all the way to starboard.Quite a ride.
>>
>> Jerry Lowe
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/27/2008, "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Here's something about sailing for Brian.
>>>
>>>Snuck out for a quick sail this afternoon.  Planned to experiment with a
>>>reefed main in high winds, but I was disappointed that it was only blowing
>>>at 7 knots.  Reefed both the main and Genoa to about 60% on a beam reach
>and
>>>was surprised that I was hitting 4 knots with less than 100 square feet of
>>>sail.
>>>
>>>At first I heard the thunder and then saw the lightning and then noticed
>>>that all the other boats were gone.  I didn't want to get my sails wet so
>I
>>>reefed them in but I figured I'd wait out the storm and get a little more
>>>sailing in.  Poptop down with stored bimini laying on top, centerboard up,
>>>motor down, tiller locked straight, companionway hatch open, 1 foot of
>chop,
>>>7 knot wind:  speed 2.1 knots with no sails.  Then the wind came.  Same
>>>set-up with about a 14 knot wind and about 2 foot of chop and I'm
>traveling
>>>at 3.8 knots; no sails.  When I hit 4.6 knots I figured it was time to go
>>>in.  The most I measured the wind was over 23 knots but I suspect it was
>>>occasionally higher.
>>>
>>>I guess you don't need sails when the chop and current are pushing you
>with
>>>the wind hitting the transom, the bulkhead, the cabin interior, and my
>body
>>>(no comments).  Remember that the motor was in the water.  I'm thinking I
>>>may have been able to hit hull speed had I pulled her out.
>>>
>>>I've complained that my 9.9 Merc has way too much unnecessary power, but I
>>>couldn't get past 3 knots motoring back against the wind and waves.
>>>
>>>Lee
>>>1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>>Kent Island, MD
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