Hello, Danielle,
There are a number of things which have tested my "Texas Profanity Dictionary".
One is feeding a boltrope into a mast slot and another is Centerboards.
Boltrope feeds are great for racing sailors because they give a smoother
airflow around the mast but for cruising, I use sail slugs and a closure on the
boltrope slot feed aperature. Sail slugs can be pruchased very reasonably from
almost any sailing supply source and attached around the boltrope with riggers
twine or a special attachment clip. I have done this to several boats I have
owned and it is well worth the sore fingers from the riggers needle. My M17,
Griselda, has a full batten main with slugs. Sure makes life easier.
All the posts about centerboard problems make me glad that my M17 is as Lyle
Hess origonally designed it with a cast iron fin keel. The extra draft (39")
will probably add to the "Texas Profanity Dictonary" when I am finding the
shoal areas in my cove but the bottom is soft mud and it will be easy to get
off. Experience and a depth sounder should help a lot. I have had a number of
CB boats over the past 55 years and all of them have had problems with jamming,
broken pendants and water spurting.
I got to know Griselda well over the 25 years my Brother owned her and was very
happy to take her off his hands a few weeks ago. It was very sad for me to see
her on the hard for 15 years after he gave up sailing after a bout with skin
cancer. She is now undergoing a refit to correct the years of neglect and I
hope to have her back in the water in a few weeks. I am looking forward to
those nice windy days when I can put the rail down and go "like a freight
train".
Ron
M17 #14
Griselda
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date:
> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:10:09 -0700> Subject: Re: M_Boats: first singlehanding>
> > >Hi Danelle> > .> The good news is, due to the boltrope system on the
> main, I am finally ready> to publish my "Alaskan Profanity Encyclopedia"!
> Ha ha. With no one to keep> the boat pointed into the wind, I had a
> *really* annoying time trying to get> that sail up! The $60 pre-feeder we
> bought awhile ago was a total failure. > The sail got mashed up in it worse
> than it gets fouled up in the mast slot. > I think it was designed for a
> stiffer sail. > > >For what it's worth, I usually set the headsail on a
> starboard tack before> hoisting main. That way I can get the boat settled on
> a (strbd) beam reach,> get my butt on the coach roof and work the main up.>
> > I was heeled about 25 degrees for about 45 minutes straight, and one>
> question I have for you guys is, how typical is it, for the centerboard to>
> bang around while close hauled? We got used to it banging when we'd run>
> downwind (then we'd reel it up), but is it normal for it to bang around>
> while beating into the wind? How much stress can the pins and cb slot>
> handle? I did have a wild current pushing against the wind, and some crazy>
> washtub like wave action, so with the strong heeling, I was thinking the>
> waves must have been pushing the cb around more than normal?> > >My never
> bangs to wind but does downhill....and I often crank it up> downwind. > >
> This was such an amazingly fun sail, even if I was alone. The genoa>
> dragging into the bright, sharp waves, the sunshine, the slice of the hull>
> against the saltwater...aaaahhh. It was awesome!> > >I have had many days
> like that this season already. What fun! Good for> you...SAIL ON.> > Off for
> another day in Paradise.> > Cheers, > Tim and his M17 PUFF on Canada's
> Med...... Okanagan Lake. > (gonna be 100 degrees today....and windy)> > > >
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