[C38] bow sprit Alden
alden Andre
alden at clifforddevelopmentgroup.com
Mon Jun 23 12:32:12 EDT 2008
So I am thinking of either putting a retractable or a seldon bow sprit
on my boat to fly my assym and code zero. Has any one done either and
what are your comments?
Alden Andre
C-38 FLYBYE
Commodore
Columbia River All Catalina Assn (CRACA)
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Email : alden at clifforddevelopmentgroup.com, or alden642 at comcast.net
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1. Re: death roll (Joseph Launie)
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:00:50 -0800
From: Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [C38] death roll
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Bob,
Great picture. It was likely that the wave and gust threw you by the
lee. All it takes is a few seconds in 30 knots. Joe Launie, Macavity,
Commodore
Bob Porter wrote:
> Hi Les;
>
> The Pic was about 1/2 hour before, we were at about 8.5 K boat speed
in 25
> to 30 k of wind. She was stable but we got hit by a wave and gust
together.
>
> The logo is from the train, Hiawatha, after which the boat is named.
My Dad
> was a real railroad fan and it was the 1935 Hiawtah that lit his
passion for
> railroads. As he was dying we talked and I told him my next boat would
be
> named after him, Hiawatha.
>
> As we head out to this season's races, I hope we do as well as we did
in
> 2005 w/o the excitement! (teh Chicago Mac is in its 100th running!)
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob Porter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Les" <hlhowell at pacbell.net>
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [C38] death roll
>
>
>
>> This must have been JUST before. The stern is lifting, the bow is
going
>> down, and the main is tight.
>>
>> The logo on your spinnaker is beautiful. Did you guys design that?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Les H
>> On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 09:13 -0400, Bob Porter wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Patrick;
>>>
>>> The death roll has to do with the wind filling the spinnaker while
it
>>> is on the leeward side of the main in heavy wind. The forces pull
the
>>> bow to the side and you are likely to end up being dragged sideways
>>> down the courses. We did one in the Chicago Mackinac Race in 2005.
>>> Bent the release pin of the spinnaker pole, tore the boom vang apart
>>> --- and bent our rudder. This is a just before picture.
>>>
>>> Bob Porter
>>> Hiawatha hull #247
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Patrick Harpole
>>> To: Listserve at catalina38.org
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:00 PM
>>> Subject: [C38] death roll
>>>
>>>
>>> I wonder if the ?death roll? has anything to do with hull
>>> speed? As we know a displacement vessel will only go so
>>> fast?..square root of length at water-line times some number
>>> (1.2?). No matter how much power you apply boat?s speed
>>> will not increase. Death roll probably occurs from having
too
>>> much sail up?.wonder if a sea anchor would slow down .
>>> Probably better idea to decrease sail.
>>>
>>> Patrick
>>>
>>>
>>>
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