[Public-List] Re anchors and racing

[americo silva]

thanks for that info
you can tell I don't race

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 9:09 PM Martin Privette via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> LOL... this is better than SNL... thanks for the humor, sailors!
>
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 7:29 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > You could purse your lips and make a ‘brrrrrrrrrr’ sound … you know, the
> > sound beloved of all 8 year old boys… the sound that makes a little spray
> > along with the simulated motor noise...
> >
> > Gordon Laco
> > www.gordonlaco.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Aug 28, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Good thing I got rid of mine -- well it'll be a better thing once I get
> > > all the bugs worked out of this electric (the price I pay for building
> > > it myself, though I saved about $2.5k in the difference between parts
> > > and a ready-made motor).
> > >
> > > For a bonus, I moved the batteries forward far enough that the cockpit
> > > no longer has drainage problems (even when the fresh water tank is
> > > empty!) I'm still a little concerned that the resulting performance
> > > improvements combined with an auxilliary motor that doesn't audibly
> > > announce the fact that it's running to everyone within a half-mile
> > > radius, is going to motivate people to attribute the performance boost
> > > to a running motor rather than the improved trim, and am trying to find
> > > ways to make the running/not-running state of the motor more
> conspicuous
> > > to people on other boats.
> > >
> > > -K
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 04:56:14PM -0400, Gordon Laco via Public-List
> > wrote:
> > >> … and our engines are much heavier than Alberg had in mind…
> > >>
> > >> Gordon Laco
> > >> www.gordonlaco.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On Aug 28, 2018, at 4:44 PM, Kris Coward via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Because A30s are already kinda stern heavy (something to do with a
> last
> > >>> minute change from lead to iron ballast if I remember correctly what
> > >>> I've been told).
> > >>>
> > >>> -K
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 04:29:38PM -0400, americo silva via
> > Public-List wrote:
> > >>>> why not just move the anchor to the stern to comply with rule and
> have
> > >>>> anchor at the ready
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM Michael Connolly via Public-List <
> > >>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I understood that rule for dinghy classes and for larger boat
> > "Cruising
> > >>>>> Classes".
> > >>>>>> On August 27, 2018 at 11:23 AM mahseer--- via Public-List <
> > >>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> What is the consensus of the following sailing instruction at our
> > club.
> > >>>>> “All anchors shall be removed from the bow and stored below”.  I
> > don’t like
> > >>>>> this rule and would not race (if I was still racing) with a piece
> of
> > safety
> > >>>>> equipment stored below.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> John Boor
> > >>>>>> Sent from my iPad
> > >>>>>>
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