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take full advantage of the off-shore land breeze.it occurs at nite an' its kinda like cheating.the wind blows off the land and makes fer' fantastic go-innz.the sea flattens out an'ya can sail all nite, (if it wuz me, no mo' than full main an'workin.jib) uphill-should you do this---the sunrises and sunsets will remain in your memory forever.done this many times.it varies as to what time this wind occurs---{usually no more than 10-15 kts} but it is there .from what I can recall much of september is lite air in the daytime.have more than one outboard.know your range under power. carry mucho fuel.on deck not inside.this means sailing thru the nite---motoring all day ---this can be a wonderful addition to your experience envelope when you are properly prepaired.also---that pacific coast is very inhospitable---stay several miles off the coast---lest yee have the ability to "walk home" try to have some sort of auto pilot.remember the key to any successful voyage is prepairedness.drag handlines fer' fishin---an'remember this---should you go it alone---its cuz'-----no one else wansta' go---dont let this stop you.

with a little bit of imagination and very little additional hardware this can be used as an alternative outboard mount, thats what I did on my triton----but it was side mounted, and utilized a 2x4 on a rung for the mount.
                           necessity is the mother of invention

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that last picture makes me wanna' get out-n' push

Hmmmmm----the great lakes---never been there----never done that----but at far as the "well built" bhoaghte thing goes---what comes to my mind is that "Edmund Fitzgerald"  story-----ya' kno----I wuz one time told this---therze lotsa "well found strongly built bhoaghtze----on the bottom"----to avoid this scenario---yazgotta kno' what yuzza doin-- :eek:

I remember grinding away at rotted wood and filling in with at that time marine tex. then I used a simple 2 part compound after letting the rudder completely dry out.this was called "gluvit" at that time was inexpensive compaired to west system which was somewhat new and unknown to me.in my opinion the area of the hull that is subject to most of the turning or torquing forces is directly in front of the rudder shoe. just think of it --when you turn about you are throwing that fat-ass keel around a single turning point that is supported by a rudder post and shoe-and this has been going on for--well how old are these boats now---All the glass boats that I have seen----all keel types and sizes---seem to have an inexplicable amount of gel coat crazing in this area.and it may not be just surface crazing.especially on a large unbalanced rudder.even household doors act the same way---when people break in to houses----its usually the hinged area that gives way first.

wait till its hauled out and look at the wear and tear on the goudgeons.how long will the water drip drip drip drip out of the shoe and the wrist pins--and look for surface crazing just in front of the rudder shoe----those crazings usually go more than skin deep---and another source  of drip drip drip--- :eek:so let me ask you all this---there are voodin voodin voodin botze still here from 1800s or so .how much longer do you think these ole'  bhotze'll last or will they just go out like Hoffa???

I sent you an email. I am at sc2rom@yahoo.com  send your contact info.will be in the inland empire 7/10/06  eric

like I said before.you can have a 2000 dollar bhote with 25,000 dollars in upgrades and gear.you still got a bhote thats 25 feet 7 inches long.a darn goodn' at that so k.i.s.s.In fact it is my opinion that the only need for winches on an ariel is for the main and jib halyards.a working jib  of this size (in my opinion) needs only jamcleats.(anna' paira' work gloves.) HEAVE HO YEE SCURVY KNAVES!!!! an'ifyaz' put up a big foresail it better not be so windy to where ya needa' winch.in all my miles I barely put up a genny EVER..nuttinz' more useful than a good set of workin'jibs--an' with reef points at that.it aint all funnan' games I tellya---when ya feel that mast begin to pump the hull---at 3am---getyerz' asses up thar' an' shorten sail NOW .DONT BOTHER TO HEAD UP-!!!!--THIS IS THE REAL WORLD-!!!!(its ok to let it luff alittle)--ever reef the main from the lee side??? while still under way???at 3am??? I dont even slow down fer a g-d damm fish on!!!

a mid evil device used in barbaric death sentences.I remeber a simple clip hanging(no pun) from a back stay.gets caught in the boom lift at the worst time

the death sentance is suppoaztah' beah' deterrance.havinta' be onna' waitin' list is to me a deterrance.I'druther  go boteless.there's no waitin' list on the hard deck that Ive got on mind---and no red tape that goeth with the requirements fer' jus' bein' on waitn' lists.therefore I have no deterance.these things havta' b' taken into account b4 yaz'getta'bote. this is just the beginning of the example of the how and why recreational boat ownership gets its "expensive" stereotyping. in other words---do not buy a boat with out having a place lined up to keep it first.I learned that lesson-this was a contributing factor that lead to my ultimate decision to leave "phloridder" :eek:

just walk around the deck an' make sure nuttinz' too tight.let the rig breath.it will tighten up by itself in the wind.my thought is that anything gained by "fine tuning" will be lost by towing the oversized propellor for the hydro-electric power source.and the vane's pendulum,the dodger,etc.the propellor for the sea generator was/is a 3 bladed type used to propel a 30 foot inboard motor boat.mounted on the end of a 4 foot long aluminum shaft---this baby would leap out of the water and back spin between wave crests.inevitably some hull speed is/was lost---but not noticable or even worth while mentioning.

the only purpose for a traveler  in my opinion is for better access to the lazarette.my idea conforms to the K.I.S.S. theory----a 2:1 purchase on the mainsheet.The less line in the cockpit the better. a single block amidships,sans the traveler and its "stuff" with oversized running blocks and no winch----no camcleat ---rather an oversized "jamcleat" and a larger than usual diameter sheet as well.dont forget to over size the thru-bolting and appropriate sized backing block under the lazarette.a good work out for the arms as well.

and that "roll bar" gets ripped out of its attatchment points.I have seen complete travellor tracks ripped out.my point of view is that no matter how much money and equiptment you put on a 25foot 7 inch l.o.d. boat its still a 25 foot 7 inch  l.o.d. boat.{an' theezr' darn goodnz' at that} so theres no need  goin' overboard  (pun not intended)