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captainmaniac wrote:Oh yeah .... one more thing... once you get her in the water, learn how your boat handles, and how to handle your boat. Don't do this.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... zMT9xtvcA4.

Absolutely nothing complicated about what this skipper tried to do. Absolutely nothing that should have gone wrong. Just someone at the helm who had no clue what they were doing. Using the bow thruster to try to turn (you can hear it) shows that they don't know how to handle the boat. I have the same fear about people buying all new the boats with 'joystick control' today... if you can't handle the boat without your precious joystick, you shouldn't be on the water.

If you train and practice properly, you can turn that boat in the length of the hull, + swim platform and bow pulpit, + 2-4' on either end. With your TriCab, if you have a 2' pulpit and 2' platform, with the right skills, you can spin that boat in something as narrow as 45-46' without much sweat.

Canadian Power and Sail Squadron (http://www.cps-ecp.ca/) offers courses to help you understand what you have, how to operate it, and how to be safe on the water. Please take at least the Boating Basics (an PCOC - Pleasure Craft Operator Card) and Boating Essentials courses to get a good grounding. Would you let one of your kids get in a car without any driver training? With a boat, you can't just pull over to the side of the road and park it if you get confused... so basic training and awareness is that much more important.

You will need real hands on training in how to handle the boat that CPS doesn't offer (but private organizations, people on the docks, and your local Trojan Boat Forum members would probably be happy to help with), but at least the CPS training will give you an understanding of what you are really getting into... the risks involved, and the responsibilities that go with it.

adrewoh wrote:Amen to that! And X 10 about the joysticks!

adrewoh wrote:

Barrie wrote:

adrewoh wrote:Good luck! Have you gotten started yet?

Thanks adrewoh, I haven't got it home yet, I have a 25' Cruiser Inc that I'm just finishing ( stringers, wood work, electrical and engine rebuild) my first boat project.
It's good learning for the real project
I did craw through it and take some more pictures and then wrap it for the winter snow.
I hope to get it delivered in the spring. I've got quotes in the $1100 range, not bad for 2 hours away.

Oh, well good you have something to do til you get it. I got my 36 in Nov of last year and worked on it all winter...kind of wondering what I'm going to do w myself this winter I did a lot of work on my previous f31 and I have to tell you, 5 more feet was a lot more work! But that kind of work is fun work.
Good luck with the cruiser- sounds like that's been a project!