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Posts: 524 Petten Netherlands | Last summer I discussed with several forum members the making and design of my selfmade beachcat which was more or less based on the Prindle-15 design. My design was and still is very adapted to my homespot, the North sea, and to comfort. So, I promised to show you the video in action and here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9dcmhmlk4Eor search for ronaldreeder in youtube.com or search for sea 3 helmetcamera in youtube hope to hear from you
ronald RAIDER-15 (homebuilt)
hey boy, what did you do over there, alone far out at sea?.. "huh....., that's the only place where I'm happy, sir.
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#210347 05/06/10 08:23 AM 05/06/10 08:23 AM |
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Posts: 571 Hamburg | Nice. There is nothing better than sailing on the open sea. Any more pictures of the boat?
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#210348 05/06/10 08:24 AM 05/06/10 08:24 AM |
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Posts: 531 Lake Murray SC | Thanks! Great vid. That is one stiff platform- looks like it never flexed in the surf.
Race cheap, race faster, Damnit!
E-Scow 24' ULDB
18HT hulls plus Gcat 5.7 rig = 18GT!
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#210349 05/06/10 08:39 AM 05/06/10 08:39 AM | andrewscott
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Posts: 524 Petten Netherlands | Thanks for comments and interest. Last year I loaded some pic's in my photoalbum here on this forumsite. But this complete album seems to be vanished and I receive only error messages when trying to recover or to open new.
So, maybe anyone can help me with this or have other suggestions for showing pics of my cat to you.
ronald RAIDER-15 (homebuilt)
hey boy, what did you do over there, alone far out at sea?.. "huh....., that's the only place where I'm happy, sir.
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#210398 05/06/10 02:20 PM 05/06/10 02:20 PM | andrewscott
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#210411 05/06/10 04:35 PM 05/06/10 04:35 PM |
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Posts: 757 japan | so the bow pole is the gin-pole is the righting pole
very ingenious Ronald
why the super coarse mesh for the tramp?
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Posts: 524 Petten Netherlands | Erice, it's even more. The pole is also the pulling pole behind my tractor (one end to the mastball and the other end fixed with a strap in the middle of the thin most forward beam). That's also the reason why this little beam is there, by the way.
Moreover this little beam works stiffening and is besides an ideal handle for pulling the cat from the sea on the beach. Remember comfort and ease are my goals.
About the open net construction instead of a normal mesh:
It's contraversial; but in my way of catsailing I find that an open net has less resistance for incoming waves. Again for me this has nothing to do with speed but all with ease of handling big waves. Maybe you can see that in the video when passing the first sandbank.
The price I pay that it is rather wet during sailing, but as a windsurfer I'm used tot that.
ronald RAIDER-15 (homebuilt)
hey boy, what did you do over there, alone far out at sea?.. "huh....., that's the only place where I'm happy, sir.
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