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Am I a magnet for this stuff? #132279
02/19/08 12:41 AM
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I've been saving this for you for a while. It seems fitting with the other current sailing events going on. Hang on! Here we go...

I was loading the truck with some old hulls for a dump trip. When this 'Santa Cruz' type guy comes up and asks what I'm doing with them. I told him that I was taking them to the dump, and he expressed interest. I let him have all 6 of the hulls. I drove them to his place waaaay up in the Santa Cruz mountains, where he lives in an old school bus. I didn't ask what he wanted to do with them, as I figured he was going to use them for planters or art, and didn't much care anyway.

Several months later I see this trippy craft being towed into the Harbor. To make this looong story short, I'll let the pics explain the rest.

Several 16's glued together with Styrofoam blocks, painted with recycled paint from the dump, ready for a short jaunt to Hawaii! He was leaving in a week, and it should only take about 6 days at 20 kts!!! Right?
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Glued in Jaguar head light. Not currently hooked up...there is no electrical system. See the Jacuzzi cover? Extra flotation!
[Linked Image]


If there's no wind, no problem, just fire up the Ultralight motor! You don't need a guard on that thing. Your long hippy hair won't get sucked into the prop, the seat is at least 12" from the blades.

[Linked Image]

The boat floated on its lines and was very stable. Unfortunately, the tiller didn't have clearance between the tips of the prop blades when the rudders were put in the down position. Worked fine with the rudders up. See that chair on the front? It swivels. You sit there to control the 24M kite that drives this machine!

[Linked Image]

The motor was so loud that all of the neighbors called in to the harbies and they made him shut it down. Who knew it was illegal to use airboats in California harbors?!

He paddled it out of the harbor, then fired up the motor and sailed over to anchor off the wharf. All loaded up, the tips of the prop grazed the water and whipped up a fog of atomized water. It did about .5 knots and made a huge commotion like it was going warp speed. He anchored off SC main beach and swam in. The following week giant blocks of styrofoam were floating onto the beach. It turns out that the glue he used was water soluble. The Oneill Sea Odyssey, Jack O'neill's environmental educational 65' cat had its students plucking boat parts from the sea. The coast guard was notified.

Turns out that sea lions love lounging on nice soft Jacuzzi covers, and about 6 of them were seen on board. More parts drifted away, and the boat was awash under the weight of the sea lions. The motor was submerged.

The coasties made him tow it in, and as he was trying to get it back on his trailer, the waterlogged vessel crushed both of the trailers crossbars. He tied it on and tried to drag the whole mess up the ramp with his minivan, and blew out the tranny. Apparently, the boat was slightly over the towing capacity of the poor van.

He finally got his friends van with a V8 and drug that sucker up to a parking spot in the launch ramp plowing giant grooves in the parking lot. Millions of styrofoam beads were blowing all over the harbor, as he chopped it up with a chainsaw. He didn't quite make it to Hawaii. Maybe next time.

There's a picture of me in the captains chair of this bad boy, but I don't want things like that on the internet in case I want to run for president someday. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: SurfCityRacing] #132280
02/19/08 01:12 AM
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You just can't make up stories like that. Truth is stranger than fiction.

Jeremy-I think Santa Cruz is the magnet, not you. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Don_Atchley] #132281
02/19/08 02:58 AM
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Good story.
The chances of that thing ever reaching Hawaii are about as big as Castro resigning!

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Tony_F18] #132282
02/19/08 03:58 AM
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Reminds me of the bad guys in those old Mad Max films!

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Tony_F18] #132283
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Castro just resigned this morning !

Look it up.

Wouter


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: SurfCityRacing] #132284
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*just blinks*

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: DennisMe] #132285
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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: SurfCityRacing] #132286
02/19/08 07:52 AM
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just think, if he hadn't used water soluble glue!


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Jake] #132287
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He OBVIOUSLY should have not used glue. Rubber bands would have been the sane choice!!! duhhhh

He should team up with our Tin Can Man

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: ] #132288
02/19/08 11:03 AM
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What the hell was he thinking? Everyone knows you use Duct Tape for marine repairs! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: DennisMe] #132289
02/19/08 11:29 AM
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Reminds me of the bad guys in those old Mad Max films!


No joking. The guys name is Max!

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: SurfCityRacing] #132290
02/19/08 04:44 PM
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So when you gonna post this to SA or even better, send it to the editor to get on the front page...


Do it man! You've got the pics!
<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Tornado] #132291
02/19/08 05:13 PM
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Yeah, they're always so appreciative on SA... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Tornado] #132292
02/19/08 06:36 PM
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So when you gonna post this to SA...
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Duck and cover! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: SurfCityRacing] #132293
02/19/08 09:39 PM
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There must be something wrong with my computer clock not syncing up properly. I manually reset it to April 1st.


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Tony_F18] #132294
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Good story.
The chances of that thing ever reaching Hawaii are about as big as Castro resigning!


So...... you will be leaving for Hawaii on it when?

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: warbird] #132295
02/20/08 06:59 AM
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Gorilla tape is much better...... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: popeyez7] #132296
02/21/08 02:21 AM
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I'd sail it!!! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Timbo] #132297
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You've made it to the front Page of SA! http://www.sailinganarchy.com/index_page1.php

Re: Am I a magnet for this stuff? [Re: Genealex] #132298
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The SA front page is full of dinghy related stuff today, Ice sailing, A sexy 29er back end, a blind sailor, even the piece about GRIB files is usefull info, Groupama3 salvage voideo for our multihull hearts. Sadly, among all that great stuff is the news about the death of a fellow small boat sailor.

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