Re: What is the SMALLest boat/yacht you ever piloted?
Dsk 28 March 2005 18:31:41
Eisboch wrote:> 315' Destroyer Escort (had to beg 'em to let me take the helm for a while)>
Must have been a different attitude, the Navy ships I was on had a lot of very bored Boatswains who would be glad to let anybody steer for as long as they wanted... unless you really sucked at it and got far enough off course to get the BMOW yelled at by the OOD...
Other than that, I guess my Navigator 4800 (52' LOA)>
How about some pics?
Smallest? 8' plastic Walker Bay with full sail rig, center board and> rudder. I provided an afternoon of> hilarious entertainment for hundreds in Scituate Harbor.>
I hope you had fun too. Small boat sailing is not for those who take themselves too seriously.
I built a pram a few years back that was very carefully designed to fit in a constrained stowage on board... it was based on Phil Bolger's Shoebox design, scaled down to 5'11" LOA and of course I put a sailing rig on it... lots of fun but not very dignified. It took a new set of skills to row it & sail it, including keeping a sharp look out for wakes. At one point a friend and I (yes it would hold 2) were rowing around a calm lake and a park ranger came up and yelled "You better have some life jackets in that box!" My friend still reminds me of this from time to time!
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:31:41 -0500, DSK <dsk@dontbotherme.com> wrote:
Must have been a different attitude, the Navy ships I was on had a lot >of very bored Boatswains who would be glad to let anybody steer for as >long as they wanted... unless you really sucked at it and got far enough >off course to get the BMOW yelled at by the OOD...
In the blue water USCG driving the ship was part of the standard deck watch. The other 2 jobs being firewatch and messenger. Anyone , not striking, with white stripes usually got a turn at the wheel ... again and again. I suppose when the "weather cutters" (a clever way to shift navy budgets to treasury , later DOT) went away, this changed.
"DSK" <dsk@dontbotherme.com> wrote in message news:rtU1e.66251$6g7.50524@bignews1.bellsouth.net...>
Must have been a different attitude, the Navy ships I was on had a lot> of very bored Boatswains who would be glad to let anybody steer for as> long as they wanted... unless you really sucked at it and got far enough> off course to get the BMOW yelled at by the OOD...
The Boatswains knew what they were doing, playing Tom Saywer. "Let you try it for 2 bits".
Other than that, I guess my Navigator 4800 (52' LOA)> >
Smallest? 8' plastic Walker Bay with full sail rig, center board and> > rudder. I provided an afternoon of> > hilarious entertainment for hundreds in Scituate Harbor.> >
I hope you had fun too. Small boat sailing is not for those who take> themselves too seriously.>
I built a pram a few years back that was very carefully designed to fit> in a constrained stowage on board... it was based on Phil Bolger's> Shoebox design, scaled down to 5'11" LOA and of course I put a sailing> rig on it... lots of fun but not very dignified. It took a new set of> skills to row it & sail it, including keeping a sharp look out for> wakes. At one point a friend and I (yes it would hold 2) were rowing> around a calm lake and a park ranger came up and yelled "You better have> some life jackets in that box!" My friend still reminds me of this from> time to time!>
Fair Skies> Doug King>
Sailing your pram sounds a lot like sailing the Walker Bay. Although rated for 2 people, I'd never try it. Then again, I am not exactly size small. It was a lot of fun, other than the wakes from the launch services.
Eisboch, Nice pictures. In the one, "Running in the rain" it appears the engine controls on the starboard side, the one on the far right is a lot further back then the other, why? Were you only running on one engine? Paul
"Paul Schilter" <""paulschilter\"@comcast dot net"> wrote in message news:McedndQME7HjI9TfRVn-uA@comcast.com...> Eisboch,> Nice pictures. In the one, "Running in the rain" it appears the engine> controls on the starboard side, the one on the far right is a lot> further back then the other, why? Were you only running on one engine?> Paul>
No, it's the way the engine sync works. The port engine is the slave, and when using the engine sync, you put it all the way forward. Both engines rpms are then controlled by the starboard throttle.
How can we tell if you are lying here or not schilter??? I mean you have proven so far to be a liar,, how can we tell if what you say now is the truth?? I mean you are a krause puppet and you lied yesterday,, proven, hard evidence cold straight forward lie.
Not much integrity have you there schilter,,, not at all, but that is what makes you a good krause puppet,, you fit the qualification and fit right in to the bunch,, bunch of morons,
O well,, that is all those puppets need is another lying fool .... don't you have enough in your puppet membership there krause??? what are you trying for a world record??
"Paul Schilter" <""paulschilter\"@comcast dot net"> wrote in message news:McedndQME7HjI9TfRVn-uA@comcast.com...> Eisboch,> Nice pictures. In the one, "Running in the rain" it appears the engine > controls on the starboard side, the one on the far right is a lot further > back then the other, why? Were you only running on one engine?> Paul>
