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bitman · 05-11-2009, 06:00

so just buy a plastic beneteau and a nav computer (no charts) to make markj happy...

hpeer · 06-11-2009, 07:26

Thanks for all the advice guys.

I will let you know how this all turns out. It's not even sure we are going to buy a boat, that all depends on some other life issues to be negotiated.

We looked at the Pape a week ago, it has "issues" but seems to be sound in the important ways.

We will look at the schooner on Nov. 14. I was hoping to talk them into a sea trial but they want an agreed upon offer price before taking her out for a spin. That will make things difficult. The schooner, with the Hoyt jib booms and B&R type rig, is sufficiently different that I can't really visualize how she will perform. The words say she was designed for "safe single handed Atlantic crossings" but I dunnno. Words are cheap.

I have a self tacking jib on my 33'er. One night I messed up the track fittings on a long beat. I was fore reaching in a short steep wave set (off Port aux Basque heading for Sydney, NS) and every 7th wave or so the jib would backwind. They were obsolete Schaffer fittings and I could not readily get replacements. So I have since converted to a small Garhauer traveler set up. That way I can snub the jib one way or the other and keep some more control, all from the cockpit.

My concern with the Hoyt is just that situation. In a steep sea, beating, how to keep the sail from backwinding if you pinch too close.

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06-11-2009, 07:26	#32
hpeer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Philadelphia Boat: Murray 33 - Chouette Posts: 37	Thanks for all the advice guys. I will let you know how this all turns out. It's not even sure we are going to buy a boat, that all depends on some other life issues to be negotiated. We looked at the Pape a week ago, it has "issues" but seems to be sound in the important ways. We will look at the schooner on Nov. 14. I was hoping to talk them into a sea trial but they want an agreed upon offer price before taking her out for a spin. That will make things difficult. The schooner, with the Hoyt jib booms and B&R type rig, is sufficiently different that I can't really visualize how she will perform. The words say she was designed for "safe single handed Atlantic crossings" but I dunnno. Words are cheap. I have a self tacking jib on my 33'er. One night I messed up the track fittings on a long beat. I was fore reaching in a short steep wave set (off Port aux Basque heading for Sydney, NS) and every 7th wave or so the jib would backwind. They were obsolete Schaffer fittings and I could not readily get replacements. So I have since converted to a small Garhauer traveler set up. That way I can snub the jib one way or the other and keep some more control, all from the cockpit. My concern with the Hoyt is just that situation. In a steep sea, beating, how to keep the sail from backwinding if you pinch too close.