93 FORD BRONCO
Rock Crawler
anyone else on here have a sailboat. or sail anyway
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sailing
- Thread starter 93 FORD BRONCO
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canadianbacon
RCC Addict
Hell no, I don't get into a boat unless it has an engine for it's means of propulsion.
DonsATV
RCC Addict
I ran across this years ago and built a sail for my 17' Grumman canoe, had a blast that summer. Lost a job and started another and never had time for it anymore, lost that job last summer and have a new one closer to the river now and more day light after work so I'll likely pick it up again this summer. "thumbsup"
Boogie
Quarry Creeper
For some odd reason, Cave Run Lake here in KY is a popular place for sailboats. I'm assuming it's the way the terrain lays around the lake that allows for fast enough wind to make it worthwhile, it's just odd because I haven't seen that many sailboats on any other lake around here. The wife and I were thinking about going there sometime and checking them out and maybe renting one for the day or something, they seem interesting enough.
gregrocks90046
RCC Addict
you should try it at least once. i think you would be surprised how scary fast a sailboat can be.
hitman46mod
RCC Addict
Most sail boats have motors. Besides if you get in a boat that only has a motor and it stops running. How you going to get back to shore?:mrgreen:
I used to fix sail boats with my father. Been out a few times.
C*H*U*D
No idea what I'm doing
I've always wanted to build my own boat, and have my eye on a few of these kits. Has anyone ever done this? Maybe I'll start with the R/C version
hellbentrodder
Rock Crawler
I used to crew on my uncles J-30. We would race out on San Pablo bay. It can get pretty sketchy at times. We have been rammed at the start,Had two people get knocked overboard by The boom, or sail, and lost the spinaker into the water to almost sink the boat.
gregrocks90046
RCC Addict
i used to be on chesapeake's mailing list. haven't gotten a catalog in a while. i haven't built one of their kits, but both dumas boats, kyosho, and even tamiya(if you can find one on ebay) make excellent sailboat kits. you will be hooked on r/c sailing after sitting in a lawn chair all day and not changing battery packs! just ask pigeonfarmboy, a sailing convert!
Boogie
Quarry Creeper
I've been kicking around the idea of getting an R/C sailboat, we go to the lake quite a bit during the summer so it would be kind of cool to have something we can run around for a few hours.
92PathSE
Quarry Creeper
I sailed up the east coast with a friend last summer. I was sick for the first couple hours but the next 9 days were ok. It was the first time I had been off shore.
This was a 36' Beneteau with a Yanmar diesel IIRC. The seal on the output would leak when the engine was running, but the water wouldn't flow up towards the bilge before the aft cabin was flooded. He and I were up top and didn't notice this. I went down for some food and was shin deep. That was not good. Got that solved by hand pumping the water out but couldn't fix the leak.
Then one night at about 3am I was on watch while he slept. We were doing 3 hour shifts. Middle of the friggin ocean, engine off. I was listening to some live Pink Floyd when everything turned off. EVERYTHING. No GPS, no nav lights, no autopilot, no Floyd. It was cloudy with no moon or stars. I had been playing attention to the map and I knew there were some shallow areas up ahead that might be a problem if the tide was low. The main thing was that we were about the be in the shipping lanes to Charleston (I think) and there were some large boats in the distance. But they couldn't see us.
So, I woke him up and got the starter battery switched on...engine won't start. The starter was on it's last legs. After maybe 30 minutes it finally cranked and we were ok.
Then we almost ran out of beer which would have been more of an emergency than sinking or being run over.
I've been sailing about 4 times and this was the only time we didn't flip and/or sink.
This was a 36' Beneteau with a Yanmar diesel IIRC. The seal on the output would leak when the engine was running, but the water wouldn't flow up towards the bilge before the aft cabin was flooded. He and I were up top and didn't notice this. I went down for some food and was shin deep. That was not good. Got that solved by hand pumping the water out but couldn't fix the leak.
Then one night at about 3am I was on watch while he slept. We were doing 3 hour shifts. Middle of the friggin ocean, engine off. I was listening to some live Pink Floyd when everything turned off. EVERYTHING. No GPS, no nav lights, no autopilot, no Floyd. It was cloudy with no moon or stars. I had been playing attention to the map and I knew there were some shallow areas up ahead that might be a problem if the tide was low. The main thing was that we were about the be in the shipping lanes to Charleston (I think) and there were some large boats in the distance. But they couldn't see us.
So, I woke him up and got the starter battery switched on...engine won't start. The starter was on it's last legs. After maybe 30 minutes it finally cranked and we were ok.
Then we almost ran out of beer which would have been more of an emergency than sinking or being run over.
I've been sailing about 4 times and this was the only time we didn't flip and/or sink.
has anyone ever tried ice sailing ?
i don't know this guy here, nor do i know who taught him to count.
still a cool vid to give you a hint if you are not familiar...
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talk about adrenaline. "thumbsup"
when the gust hits, and the mast starts to look like a noodle... you feel like you have just been shot down the tube of a massive cannon. pulls harder than a stang or vette.
i have a buddy here in new england that holds the ice speed record for 2 person DN class yacht. he clocked over 70 mph in his super DN with the coffin style side car and a brave souled buddy to help hold them down.
i don't know this guy here, nor do i know who taught him to count.
still a cool vid to give you a hint if you are not familiar...
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talk about adrenaline. "thumbsup"
when the gust hits, and the mast starts to look like a noodle... you feel like you have just been shot down the tube of a massive cannon. pulls harder than a stang or vette.
i have a buddy here in new england that holds the ice speed record for 2 person DN class yacht. he clocked over 70 mph in his super DN with the coffin style side car and a brave souled buddy to help hold them down.
gregrocks90046
RCC Addict
Oh yeah, done a lot of ice sailing! I don't care who are, that will scare the crap out of you!
cato
RCC Addict
Grew up in a sail boat, LOVE IT .. RC sailboats are a blast too"thumbsup"
I'm on a boat and it's goin fast and I got an nautical themed Pashmina afghan. I'm the king of the world, on a boat like Leo. If you on the shore, then you're sure not me, oh. Get the fawk up ,this boat is real.
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Boogie
Quarry Creeper
I got my swim trunks and my flippy floppies, I'm flippin burgers, you at kinko's straight flippin copies.
