[Public-List] Babying our boats

[Gordon Laco]

In the fall series races a couple of weeks ago, we had two new sailors on
board.  In a puff we put our leeward winches in the water for a second (the
mainsheet man was shall we say 'frozen')...I overheard my son telling the
other of our horrified greenhorns "that's how we service them"


On 27/09/12 6:51 AM, "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have sailed the Alberg with the rail in the water, the winches in water,
> the coamings in the water and even the spreaders in the water...all proved
> to be slooooow (especially with the spreaders in the water). The fastest and
> most comfortable angle is when the boat is healed to the cove stripe. Even
> if you have to backwind the main a bit...keep the rail out of the water!
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Lehman
> 
>> <((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Laco
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:48 PM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Babying our boats
> 
> Kris
> 
> I remember back when we were a One Design in LORC people reckoned 18-20
> degrees as the high end before heeling began to hurt speed.   I think that
> angle puts the rail a couple or a few inches free...
> 
> What do you Chesapeake  people say?
> 
> Gord 426
> 
> On 2012-09-26, at 5:11 PM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> That sounds like pushing the boat too hard to me; I find that Candy Cane
>> is a little quicker with her rail kept comfortably 2-3" out of the water
>> (though I don't have much of a collection of flags to back this claim
>> up...)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Kris
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 05:05:06PM -0400, Manza, John CIV OSD POLICY
>> wrote:
>>> Sometimes I worry that I push the boat too hard because of the full
>>> keel -- with a fin keel she would be more easily overpowered under too
>>> much sail.  On the A30 I often just put the rail in the water and drive
>>> the boat.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jeffrey [mailto:fongemie at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 04:01 PM
>>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>>> Subject: [Public-List] Babying our boats
>>> 
>>> I just came back from spending a few days on my boat and pushed
>>> Seagrass pretty hard yesterday.   Wind was consistently in the mid
>>> 20's with gusts over 30.  We started the day sailing down a river with
>>> current opposing the wind generated waves and it made for some nasty
>>> chop.  The boat handled itself well though. We had a double reefed
>>> main, with a standard working jib and were able to make progress
>>> beating into the wind, even against a couple of knots current.  It was
>>> a heck of a sail. Rails awash, water running into the cockpit..we were
>>> soaked.
>>> 
>>> It did occur to me, that might I give this poor old girl a break?
>>> She's from 1965 and pushing 50! I figured that the hull is strong, all
>>> my bulkheads are solid, chain-plates and bolts replaced.  Standing
>>> rigging good. Cast aluminum mast-head..unknown. Mast beam is original,
>>> but holding on..
>>> 
>>> Anyone else think twice when the wind picks up?
>>> 
>>> Jeff Fongemie
>>> #116 Seagrass
>>> 
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