[Rhodes22-list] Boat behavior very different starboard tack vs port

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Sat Nov 15 16:43:54 EST 2014


Hah! No bottom's clean and swim ladder up. Great story.

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Rhodes 22 mailing list [via Rhodes 22] <
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> Brooks,
>
> Is your swim ladder out of the water?
>
> I once rented a Catalina 22 for a day sail.  The helm was weather on port
> tack and lee on starboard.  The next day I saw it lifted out.  They were
> scraping barnacles which were only on the port side of the hull.
>
> Rick
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:36 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
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> wrote:
>
> > After much work cleaning up after boat flooded after launch (flooded
> > overnight - about 12 CB bolts too loose)  I got out for a couple of
> sails.
> > On first, light air and pleased at how well boat moved, devil of  a time
> > with tacks - furling drum backwards so couldn't furl 175 a bit for
> tacking.
> >
> > Second time, much more wind - at least 12 knots with higher gusts - so
> > furled genoa a lot. Furling unsatisfactory - really fat. But that aside,
> a
> > huge difference on stbd vs port. Stbd it sailed beautifully - actually
> > sailed itself for minutes with both sails cleated and nothing holding
> > tiller
> > (very close reach, sheets outside stays).  But port! Different boat -
> > serious lee helm and rudder angle much greater - very annoying. Curious
> > thing is boat seemed to go about as fast.
> >
> > Note: I added about an inch and a half to connection between furler drum
> > and
> > bow stem fitting (vs just connecting drum directly to bow stem fitting).
> > Enough back stay tension to cause very slight mast curve back.
> >
> > My theory is that the fat, rolled up part caused this behavior. On stbd,
> > the
> > out side of jib would have smooth flow and inside quite turbulent. On
> port,
> > the opposite. I know the back side of a sail is where you get most
> power.
> >
> > Does this make sense?
> >
> > At any rate, two things are already clear: 1) I want a 130 and 2) I want
> a
> > tiller pilot or at least a tiller tamer. The boat came with a big nylon
> > Doyle UPS that should take care of light airs
> >
> > Worst part about flooding is I missed out on some very nice weather -
> now
> > it's low 50's at best for over a week.
> >
> > Brooks on the Choptank - Chesapeake Bay.
> >
> >
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