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Not laughing at all!

Posted By: Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35
Date: 12/1/06 1:12p.m.

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In Response To: Laugh at the bucket if you want ! (Martin P '78 5.2 nr. 505)

I was NOT discussing stopping a moving boat AFTER its pointed into the wind. If the bow is pointed into the wind, I would be shocked if the boat moved very much at all, unless there was a current. A drogue won't contribute anything in that case! This is why I say turning the boat into the wind by swimming it around, ought to be sufficient.

Indeed, a drogue such as you describe does work great to slow a FAST moving boat.

My understanding is that Kinney feels that the boat moves on its side when perpendicular to the wind because the hull acts like a sail. That could be, but I feel this must be too slow for any drogue to have an impact.

This is my last comment on this subject. Promise. Whoever wants to carry a 5 gal bucket on their small boat just for this purpose, I say Mazel Tov!

Messages In This Thread

Question On Spinnaker -- Durango Dave -- 11/12/06 8:01p.m.
Spinnaker -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/13/06 5:08p.m.
Block Details -- Durango Dave -- 11/13/06 8:41p.m.
Block Info - Type and position -- Gene Bragalone - #485/5.2 -- 11/14/06 9:15a.m.
Pic of Swivel Base Cam Cleat ... -- Gene Bragalone - #485/5.2 -- 11/15/06 9:15a.m.
Mounting positions -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/15/06 7:10p.m.
Even better -- Gene Bragalone - #485/5.2 -- 11/17/06 6:39a.m.
Sailor dogs -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/18/06 6:54p.m.
There's a block and a cleat -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/15/06 5:54a.m.
Picture of stock hardware -- Tedd #392 -- 11/16/06 11:16a.m.
Crew -- Mark Worden -- 11/16/06 3:21p.m.
Trim, Maddy, trim... -- Tedd #392 -- 11/17/06 8:16a.m.
Goldens on boats... -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/17/06 11:07a.m.
Mixed feelings about it... -- Tedd #392 -- 11/17/06 2:27p.m.
I've capsized my Harpoon way out on a big lake in a squall... -- Sean McGrew--Catalina 22/Harpoon 5.2--Montana -- 11/17/06 6:11p.m.
Turtle Effect -- Bob Skewis -- 11/20/06 6:19a.m.
anti-Turtle -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/20/06 7:49a.m.
I have used a PFD -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/20/06 10:05a.m.
Natural Tendency? -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/20/06 4:53p.m.
Does too -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/20/06 7:25p.m.
To turtle or not! -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/22/06 6:30a.m.
capsizing tips -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/22/06 1:23p.m.
nuked -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/22/06 7:36p.m.
Indiana math: Lap = Leg -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/23/06 7:47a.m.
Thanks for the cap tips -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/24/06 6:02p.m.
I don't think the drogue would work the way you want. -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/24/06 6:39p.m.
Hmmm...Ok, no drogue. -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/27/06 7:16p.m.
drogue or sea anchor for a small boat... -- Martin P '78 5.2 nr. 505 -- 11/28/06 10:20a.m.
Small drogue... maybe!!! -- Kinney 4.6 #592 -- 11/29/06 4:36p.m.
bucket drogue -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/30/06 6:58a.m.
Let's do it right... -- Tedd #392 -- 11/30/06 7:59a.m.
Then there's the beer ejector -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/30/06 8:03a.m.
Let's do it right with mans' best friend -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 11/30/06 4:22p.m.
OTOH, if you have a bucket on board -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 11/30/06 8:11a.m.
bucket -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/30/06 7:02a.m.
Laugh at the bucket if you want ! -- Martin P '78 5.2 nr. 505 -- 12/1/06 11:03a.m.
 Not laughing at all!  -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 12/1/06 1:12p.m.
drougue -- WAYNE, '79 5.2, OCALA, FL -- 12/2/06 5:13p.m.
slow response to anti-turtle ideas -- Jeff -- 5/22/07 6:13a.m.
I'd think it would work, just sort of pricey. -- Jenny -- 5/23/07 9:56a.m.
not a good plan IMHO -- Chris Harlan -- 5/23/07 6:34p.m.
no turtles -- Jeff -- 6/5/07 10:43a.m.
anti-turtling -- Doug Woolley -- 12/18/06 4:01p.m.
Haven't seen it done -- Jenny, Harpoon 5.2 -- 12/19/06 9:04a.m.
Harpoon 5.2 -- Bob Wood -- 7/19/08 5:50a.m.
6' 5" -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 7/20/08 12:25a.m.
Asymmetric spinnaker -- Jay Levy - Indianapolis, IN 5.2 #35 -- 11/15/06 4:38p.m.
Asymmetric Spinnaker -- Durango Dave -- 11/15/06 9:02p.m.
Post some pics -- Chris Harlan -- 11/16/06 6:20p.m.


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