Joe, The answer is simple.....
walk your yuloh to the bow of your boat; put the yuloh into the socket you also have there, and yuloh away - going backwards..... Connie Joe Murphy wrote: > .......so........ how do you back up?? > Joe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: What do you think of Dovekies? > > > >> Hi Rick, >> >> Yesterday I did some homework on "Yuloh" >> >> If you go to Google and enter "Yuloh" you will find 25 pages of yuloh >> information: >> >> - History >> >> - Use: The Chinese have used yulohs for centuries to move heavy vessels >> >> - Construction >> >> - Problems with use >> >> One man shows how he built a yuloh and is moving his shanty dock with it. >> >> Another is using a yuloh as propulsion on a 5 ton 32 foot long >> Herreshoff sloop >> >> Look for the >> "bbs.trailersailors.com/forums/potter/index.cgl/noframes/read/75464" >> where George Salley has photos of a yuloh he built and it's installation. >> >> The advantage of the yuloh over oars is that with the oars only half of >> the stroke is expending useful energy to move the boat; the return >> stroke is work but doesn't move the boat. With the yuloh, on the other >> hand, each stroke is useful work to move the boat forward - there is no >> waste motion. >> >> Have fun thinking about your new yuloh project. >> >> Connie >> >> Rick Langer wrote: >> >>> Connie, >>> >>> Like we always discuss, all boats are a compromise, but there's always >>> that >>> urge in me to find perfection. The Dovekie has some unique features that >>> seem to make it a fine camp cruiser when conditions are ideal, but it >>> seems >>> to be lacking when facing contingency situations. >>> >>> Connie said, >>> "Admittedly, accommodations are tight; but in all other aspects it has >>> what is needed in any ship: good storage for sails; anchors; fenders; >>> and all the gear that accumulates as you travel; the Bimini; swim >>> ladder; outboard fuel; cleaning equipment and supplies; it sails >>> beautifully, is seaworthy, and is trailerable behind a small car. You >>> can't ask for more in 15 feet length." >>> >>> You're so right about the virtues of this little ship. I'm reminded of >>> the >>> time you introduced me to the M15 and convinced me it was the boat for >>> me, >>> when I thought I wanted an M17. I'm sure I would have happy with a 17 >>> "for >>> awhile", but the extra effort required to rig, launch, retrieve and pack >>> up >>> just doesn't seem to be offset by additional advantages. >>> >>> BTW, I didn't get the url for the website you mentioned in your last >>> post. >>> I'm interested in sculling, but I'm a bit skeptical as to moving the fat >>> little M15 with a yuloh. I made a pair of ten foot oars for my boat. >>> They >>> marginally work and storage is difficult. >>> >>> Yours for a fair tide, >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> >>> >>>> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:52:38 -0400 >>>> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: What do you think of Dovekies? >>>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>>> >>>> Hi Rick, >>>> >>>> Here is an interesting website I found about a Frenchman who has >>>> developed another version of a yuloh. >>>> >>>> Since it seems to be a take-apart yuloh, I think it would be ideal for >>>> an M15. >>>> >>>> See the attached website: >>>> >>>> skip to main | skip to sidebar >>>> ROWING FOR PLEASURE >>>> >>>> Thursday, 10 July 2008 >>>> A new design of sculling oar >>>> Here's an interesting sculling oar, developed by Guy Capra in Toulon. >>>> His blog is in French, so I have probably got this wrong, but Guy points >>>> out that sculling over the transom is a difficult skill to learn because >>>> it involves a counter-intuitive figure-of-eight movement of the handle. >>>> His design, dubbed godyoto (godille is French for stern oar), has a >>>> crank in it that forces the blade to turn in the right direction when >>>> you pull the handle. Traditional Chinese yulohs are bent, like the >>>> godyoto, but don't have the crank. The pictures make it clearer. And the >>>> video makes it clear it works. >>>> >>>> 20080424 1er essai GODYOTO >>>> by Alomphega >>>> >>>> I tried over-the-stern sculling in Nessy a couple of weeks back, using a >>>> long oar I bought off eBay, and made little headway though I did manage >>>> to go forwards rather than in circles. If the godyoto really does work >>>> it would be brilliant for sculling round harbours. >>>> As a bonus, the crank splits the oar in half for easy stowing in the >>>> boat when not in use. >>>> (Thanks to Duckworks for the heads-up) >>>> Posted by Chris at 09:02 >>>> 0 comments: >>>> >>>> Connie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Rick, >>>>> >>>>> Those are always the problems to consider..... >>>>> >>>>> Our Bolger MICRO was ideal, and was an excellent sailer, but..... >>>>> stepping a 20 foot free standing mast became too much. >>>>> Phil Bolger recognized the problem and made a newer version with the >>>>> mast in a tabernacle, where it could be easily raised. >>>>> >>>>> However, by then I was into the ComPac 16 - easy mast stepping, but >>>>> that >>>>> was about it. >>>>> >>>>> Having learned of the ComPac problems, I went looking for a "real" >>>>> ship, >>>>> and found it in the M15. >>>>> >>>>> Admittedly, accommodations are tight; but in all other aspects it has >>>>> what is needed in any ship: good storage for sails; anchors; fenders; >>>>> and all the gear that accumulates as you travel; the Bimini; swim >>>>> ladder; outboard fuel; cleaning equipment and supplies; it sails >>>>> beautifully, is seaworthy, and is trailerable behind a small car. You >>>>> can't ask for more in 15 feet length. >>>>> >>>>> When we sold LEPPO, I was building a yuloh so that I could scull the >>>>> M15, if need be. Why row facing backwards, when you can scull facing >>>>> forward....? >>>>> >>>>> Connie >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats >> > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
