Hi Burt, Good idea. If I cannot make this work I may have to look at a different boat / rig. Thanks, Erik
On Aug 5, 2018, at 1:51 AM, Burton Lowry <burtonlowry7@gmail.com> wrote:
Also...Say, what about a conversion to a sliding gunter or gaff headed rig? Easy to dip a sail then.
On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 1:49 AM, Burton Lowry <burtonlowry7@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Erik,
All I can say is "wow!" Live weight in the calculation? Skipper on the bucket-side rail, too? Sails down, motoring, so no chance of a wind shift tipping boat the wrong way? The only calculation missing might be windage of the side of the hull and wind on the mast, which can be significant as we all know.
My neighbor never sailed before. He bought a boat, put the mast up with boat on the trailer AT HOME and tried to drive to the launch down the road. He caught a power line half way there that crosses the road. By the way, he also burned off his eyebrows and eyelashes starting a fire with gasoline.... I expect to read his obituary soon....
Burt Surry, Maine
On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 6:47 PM, Erik Stavrand via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote: Hi all,
I need to regularly (and easily) clear my Sage 17 under a 22’ +/- railroad bridge. I’m thinking of inducing heel with a water bucket or bag similar to the big boat technique used on the Caloosahachee in FL (see video called Boat Balls - https://youtu.be/WGAzt-8minI). My wife did the calculation based on 25’ from waterline to the masthead (to be confirmed with a Windex installed) and the weight needs to be 14’ from the mast.
My guess is that heeling toward the OB (to keep it in the water) with my weight and a 5 gallon (or so) bucket of lake water and a pre-measured halyard (for height) and tailing line (for the 14’ measurement) and a boat hook to push bucket out will do it.
Has anyone done this before? Any advice?
Thanks,
Erik