A reminder for towing a dinghy. Make a bridle from polypropylene so
the the towing line floats.
Herb Clark
[email protected]
Chico Yacht Club
s/v Imagine - Catalina 270
s/v Hotel Charlie - Catalina 25'
d/s Coyote - Coronado 15'
"Why sail a blow when I can tow?"
On Mar 30, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Dan Hardiman wrote:
It looks like it would help prevent crab pots from becoming tangled
in the prop as well as allow the towing of a dinghy.
~Dan
--- On Tue, 3/30/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: a rudder with a mind of it's own
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 3:31 PM
A Kort nozzle
In a message dated 3/30/2010 3:13:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
What is that circular thingy around your outboard prop called?
(and where can I get one)
~Dan Hardiman
--- On Tue, 3/30/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: a rudder with a mind of it's own
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 2:47 PM
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In a message dated 3/30/2010 2:41:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hi David,
having also an outboard, going reverse is really difficult. Could
you give us more precision on what kind of tip etc where is it
placed? Do you have pictures or drawings?
Tks
Alec
--- In ic...@yahoogroups. com, captain...@. .. wrote:
>
> By experiment, I added a tip to the base of my rudder's trailing
edge.
> Over the years, I extended that tip twice and am now satisfied
with the
> compensation it affords my rudder pressure. My outboard washes
directly onto
> the rudder when in reverse. And though it dynamically pressurizes
my rudder
> in that situation, I like it as I know it is coming and it allows
me to
> precisely control my reversing situations. The tip is below the
thrust of my
> outboard which has a Kort nozzle which focuses its thrust and
eliminates
> propeller tip vortex.
>
> David Hoyt
> Sovereignty
> Catalina 27 #65
> ahsovereignty
>
>
> In a message dated 3/30/2010 10:04:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> j...@... writes:
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>
> I just can’t resist… Perhaps the best way to stop this
problem would be
> to cut off the head of the rudder as in decapitation. I am
betting you
> meant cavitation and spell check “helped†you out. Cavitation
is when water
> swirls into a funnel and air is sucked into the prop field and
instead of
> pushing water it is pushing air/water mix.
> Joe McCary
> Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD
> _www.aeoluswestrive rwww._ (mip://019d1c30/ www.aeoluswestri
ver.net)
> joe at photoresponse dot com
>
>
>
>
> From: ic...@yahoogroups. ic...@yahoogroups. <WB ic...@yahoo
IC27On Behalf Of
> Sneddon, Keith - ES/IS.
> Under power from an inboard, the flow over the rudder is usually
at a much
> higher velocity, and because of that plus the proximity of the
prop to the
> rudder, is very turbulent (small scale phenomena) plus not very
organized
> as per direction (due to swirl, capitation,etc. ).
>
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