Designer Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 As the forum seems to be a tad slow right now I thought I would share a picture of Bill Heil's boat bursting onto a plane. I took the shot while they were out shooting us at the launching of the CS15. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
mustangermatt Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 I noticed everyone seems to be smiling :-) That is a very nice looking boat. Quote
John Yow Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Graham, the CS 15 looks great. And thanks for the picture of Bill's boat on a plane. When looking at the CS 15, I see that you are using sail tracts and reef like the CS 20. Since I am sailing on the Texas Gulf Coast, I would expect to need to reef fairly often. Should I keep with my plan to reef in the same manner as Ketchup or consider a sail track? Thanks, John CS17#102 Quote
Travis Votaw Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Beautiful What was the wind speed, Graham? Is my Princess going to look like that? 8) Quote
Designer Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 John, The sail track is the slickest way to go but it comes at extra cost. There is the sail track, halyards and extra hardware. I would probably rig my boat that way, and as you live in a windy area it would be nice. Quote
Designer Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 Travis, The wind was in the 15 to 20 range. I expect that you will see speeds like that on a broad reach, Chick has told me that he has seen 10 kts in his boat. Your boat having a heavier disp. to length ratio than the CS17 and having a ballasted keel will be slower to react. Quote
John Yow Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Graham, I think I will go with the sail track. Can I still use wood for the top portion of my mast or does it need to be aluminum? John CS17#102 Quote
edt Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Nice shot - they look very pleased. The slow down is most probably due to people linking to this form via the B&B website which is still suffering from the pinelink.org conversion - http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com is bringing up a pinelink page instead of the B&B page. Ed Quote
edt Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Murphy rule. I check the site, posted and then refreshed a second time. Guess what its back. Talk about fast fixes... :wink: Ed Quote
Designer Posted May 22, 2004 Author Posted May 22, 2004 John, the wood top section will be fine. Quote
Tim Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 Wow thats a great shot! You should put it on your web page. I didn't expect that kind of get-up and go with 3 on board. Kind of gives me the the tingles -oh no thats just my arms from the sanding going on. My #86 is upside down, recently epoxy coated and awaiting final surfaces touches and paint. Quote
Bill Heil Posted June 7, 2004 Posted June 7, 2004 Since this is my boat pictured, I thought I would put in a word or two. The main word is that these boats REALLY MOVE, and strangely enougth they move better with three people on board, especially on a reach. With three people up, you can keep the boat more level and just let her go with as much wind as she will take. Our best sails have been with three people on board. It is a rush when a gust comes up and the boat just takes off, lots of power. It's good!!! Bill Quote
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