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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 08-06-2018, 15:30
Replies: 133
Views: 18,977
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Sea Tow: Only for milquetoasts?

Recently I lost my gearbox while motoring up Multnomah Channel in the Columbia River. I was 10 miles upstream from my marina, the narrow winding channel was jam packed with fishermen for the spring...
Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems 20-04-2018, 19:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,655
Posted By alpinista55
Remove transmission in the water with DSS

I had forward gear go out in my transmission today. I want to remove it for rebuilding while in the water, but am worried about my drip less shaft seal. I’ll have to move the rotor towards the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-02-2016, 16:46
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Hi Ocean Girl. We've chatted before. That would be Tigger! A famous boat among us T37 sailors. I have Sharon's book on the bookshelf on Betty Lou. Wow, 1943! That was the golden age of...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-02-2016, 10:31
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Im not the videographer, but I do know that he was using a very high-end model with a 4k video camera to get the results he wants. The drone alone was about $10k, with the camera adding another few...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-02-2016, 09:17
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Boy, I've watched the video a hundred times, and watched again today trying to see any significant leeway, but I really couldn't see what you are seeing. We sail the boat quite often in very similar...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-02-2016, 09:46
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Yep, St. Helens. But we get pretty consistent afternoon winds in the summertime. And when we don't we do our favorite Columbia River sailing maneuver, we call it "drift and drink".
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-02-2016, 09:44
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Thanks. New sails made by a local sailmaker Dale Waagmeester. Main is fully battened and loose footed, which really helps with shape. I have a good crew, but the reef in the big genny makes the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-02-2016, 12:20
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Totally agree, Macblaze. So many similarities. Both sailing and climbing are all about using skills and technology to travel through a hostile environment in safety and relative comfort. I still do a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-02-2016, 11:28
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

The drone was flown by an operator onshore at Sand Island. He had a spotter who's job is to keep the boat and drone in sight so that the pilot can focus on the video feed from the drone. At times we...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-02-2016, 10:48
Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
Posted By alpinista55
Drone footage of Tartan 37 sailing the Columbia River

Here is some recent drone footage of our Tartan 37 Betty Lou sailing the Columbia River on a sporting day where the wind was in the 18 - 24 knot range.

https://youtu.be/8v0bM42ZFE8
Forum: Mantus Anchors 14-08-2013, 06:54
Replies: 475
Views: 60,554
Posted By alpinista55
https://mantusanchors.com/purchase-online/stainless...

https://mantusanchors.com/purchase-online/stainless-steel-anchors/45-lbs-stainless-steel-mantus-anchor/

This IS the winning entry!
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 02-07-2013, 14:38
Replies: 62
Views: 8,923
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Windvane steering on a cluttered stern

I have an Alpha 3000 on my Tartan 37 Betty Lou, and I agree that it is a great, simple, trouble-free pilot. I've got hundreds of miles cruising off the Washington coast with the Alpha, and she's...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-06-2012, 13:14
Replies: 65
Views: 6,597
Posted By alpinista55
With fuel over $4 per gallon, and wind being...

With fuel over $4 per gallon, and wind being free, I don't mind waiting in a nice anchorage for a favorable breeze. But schedules sometime overrule. I go north to our cruising grounds from the...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-06-2012, 19:46
Replies: 31
Views: 5,841
Posted By alpinista55
Sad to see this story. I have an identical...

Sad to see this story. I have an identical sistership; a deep fin Tartan 37 hull #118. It would break my heart to see Betty Lou in such straights.

Once when motoring past a headland in the...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 05-06-2012, 20:00
Replies: 46
Views: 49,296
Posted By alpinista55
As I just finished regluing the floor to my 10...

As I just finished regluing the floor to my 10 year old Zodiac, I am also looking at a new air floor inflatable. I am leaning towards a $1700 9' Zodiac, primarily because it is all welded...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-05-2012, 17:09
Replies: 13
Views: 1,955
Posted By alpinista55
Re: Noob needs advice - Sailing schools/classes

We bought our first boat, a Catalina 27, after one sail with a friend aboard his boat. We bought a bunch of books and sailed our asses off in the Columbia River for three years, learning on our own....
Forum: Navigation 01-02-2012, 13:24
Replies: 17
Views: 11,961
Posted By alpinista55
We've transited the Washington coast several...

We've transited the Washington coast several times in our Tartan 37. I've never day-sailed it, but the last trip north took us 30 hours motoring from dock to dock, Astoria,OR to Ucleulet, BC on the...
Forum: Crew Archives 13-11-2009, 10:10
Replies: 15
Views: 4,594
Posted By alpinista55
Advice to crew... skip this trip =)

Advice to crew... skip this trip =)
Forum: Dollars & Cents 13-11-2009, 10:09
Replies: 36
Views: 6,588
Posted By alpinista55
We pay a little over 1% for our vintage Tartan...

We pay a little over 1% for our vintage Tartan 37, with a hull value of $70k, with $500k liability, and a cruising area of coastal US/Canada/SE Alaska west coast out 300 miles
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 11-11-2009, 11:56
Replies: 41
Views: 5,010
Posted By alpinista55
Standing the 4 - 8 morning watch, making landfall...

Standing the 4 - 8 morning watch, making landfall on the west coast of Vancouver Island just after dawn, seeing the entire coast blanketed in thick fog, finding the sea buoy marking the approach to...
Forum: Powered Boats 09-11-2009, 16:28
Replies: 35
Views: 45,310
Posted By alpinista55
Hi -- Before I figured out that I was better...

Hi --
Before I figured out that I was better suited for sailing, when i first started looking for a cruising boat I was looking at trawlers. I had a similar budget, and wanted to find a boat that...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 05-11-2009, 16:13
Replies: 41
Views: 8,275
Posted By alpinista55
Stick with the Alpha! My 3000 has been working...

Stick with the Alpha! My 3000 has been working flawlessly for years now, and Alpha's tech support and service are the absolute best. The Alpha is the most reliable piece of electronics I have onboard.
Forum: Dollars & Cents 07-10-2009, 15:59
Replies: 41
Views: 5,265
Posted By alpinista55
I have a 50 foot slip in a private marina in St....

I have a 50 foot slip in a private marina in St. Helens on the Columbia River. Fits my Tartan 37 just fine, but there are not many slips or even side ties for multi-hulls along the Columbia.

That...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-10-2009, 18:04
Replies: 30
Views: 4,827
Posted By alpinista55
Boat rename

Hi Ed --

My Mom left me the money to buy our boat when she passed, as well. Since she was the person who got me reintroduced to boating, I renamed our Tartan 37 Betty Lou in her honor. If you...
Forum: Navigation 06-10-2009, 17:56
Replies: 138
Views: 25,892
Posted By alpinista55
Hey Chris -- The TV is totally viewable from...

Hey Chris --

The TV is totally viewable from the cockpit, unless a shaft of sunlight happens to hit it just right towards the end of the day. I can easily view the chart plotter from the cockpit,...
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