16.3 mph cruising with dinghy at sunset...

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:07 am

Last night...

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:27 pm

Beautiful! The dogs look content.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:35 pm

Nice sunset and nice water. What body of water are you on? I travel to the North Channel & Georgian Bay frequently and love it there.

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:01 pm

Ahh, life is beautiful. Now that's what I work hard during the week for.

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:19 am

k9th wrote:Nice sunset and nice water. What body of water are you on? I travel to the North Channel & Georgian Bay frequently and love it there.

That is the north shore Lake Erie - Long Point Bay area....

The dogs love the boat....(she mentions "boat ride", and they freak out!)...lol

and, yes...you are soooo right! - life's weekly stresses and pains seem to disappear out there on the water...

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:39 am

Looks like a fun time was had by all.
Saw this 40' Trojan Aft cabin, twin diesels did not have time to chat so don't know the year.

towing my whaler at 9 mph

Was a nice weekend......

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:30 am

For those who like videos here's one from this weekend...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79664671@N00/4720721091/

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:44 pm

ready123 wrote:Looks like a fun time was had by all.
Saw this 40' Trojan Aft cabin, twin diesels did not have time to chat so don't know the year.

Based on the emblem on the side of the bridge - early 70's.

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:39 pm

what ever the year....that 40' looks in impressive shape.

The owner is obviously diligent in maintaining it.

Ready...wish I had a Whaler....they are worth every penny (just too many pennies for me at the moment!)

MattSC · Post by **MattSC** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:49 pm

Nice pictures Paul, the boat looks great! I'm interested in the design of your canvas, I'm going to be doing mine over later this year and kind of like what you have. Is it pretty sturdy without the supports at the back of the cockpit?
Matt

turtlem1969 · Post by **turtlem1969** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:15 pm

ready123- is that one line run thru the bow eye of the whaler or is it two separate lines attached to the bow eye? if its just one, how does that effect the towing over just having one off the center going to it?

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:10 pm

One line which allows the whaler to find it's centre point and maintain equal tension on each side of the line. When each side is fixed, as in two lines, then as the towing boat turns the towed boat will be pulled unevenly and not stay centred.
Inflatable users get away with that as the tubes mask the effect of going off centre.
I regularly tow at cruise 20 mph safely with this setup....

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:31 am

MattSC wrote:Nice pictures Paul, the boat looks great! I'm interested in the design of your canvas, I'm going to be doing mine over later this year and kind of like what you have. Is it pretty sturdy without the supports at the back of the cockpit?
Matt

Hey Matt, yes it is quite sturdy. Has been for over 5 years now, and has seen some pretty mean weather during that time. At 24 mph, surprisingly enough there is no problems either with or without the camper sides & back.

It has also proven with heavy downpours and the camper sides all on, that it handles the added weight of the wet screens and sunbrella fabric without bending any of the supports.

If you'd like more detailed pics, let me know...I will snap some more this weekend.

Paul

turtlem1969 · Post by **turtlem1969** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:43 am

thanks for the reply ready123, I have never had a boat in the water big enough to require a dinghy.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:51 am

turtlem1969 wrote:thanks for the reply ready123, I have never had a boat in the water big enough to require a dinghy.

I guess it depends on the boating environment... when I had a 2550 Bayliner I had a dinghy so I could go places and visit other boats while the mothership remained in one place on the hook.
Here is an example of where I boat..