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Topic: Record? end of the year Sandpiper sail
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JuniorMember
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posted December 23, 2003 05:02 PM
   
Hi you all,I think I’ll get the record for the last end of the year sailing of a Sandpiper 565.
Yesterday was great. South wind 15mph gusts to 20 and 73 degrees F.
I have been quietly observing this forum for info on the Sandpiper. They are great little boats. Most people that see mine have very positive comments and are surprised to learn that it is 30 years old.
I may get a chance to go sailing one more time this year and I’ll look forwards to reading your comments next year. Best regards from New Orleans,
Paul 22Dec 13:53 S 15 G 20 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW043 73 51 30.15 1020.9
IP: 129.81.199.133 |
whited
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posted December 23, 2003 09:44 PM
What! I have trouble finding a good one in Nova Scotia, yet you are sailing a Piper in the Gulf of Mexico.
How did it find it's way there?IP: 142.177.19.146 |
Darcy
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posted December 24, 2003 10:30 AM
Wow!Nothing like a little Cajun Sailin on a hot Decembers' day. I can almost taste the crawfish. D'Arcy IP: 64.229.178.129 |
SuperPiper
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posted December 24, 2003 01:11 PM
And PLANE, wait a week and a half and set the record for the earliest!Merry Christmas to all CL'rs. IP: 204.92.62.78 |
Eric
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posted December 26, 2003 06:43 PM
Hi Plane and thanks for stopping in!! It's great to hear from a southern Sandpiper sailor! Where are you sailing in LA? Are you down in the Gulf?
Hope your Christmas was grand, and fresh breezes to you!
EricIP: 130.63.85.93 |
Hyprstitch
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posted January 20, 2004 02:08 AM
Im a Colorado Sandpiper S565 sailor. Great boat. Owned it for 5 years now. Been all over Colorado, Wyoming, and Lake McConaughy in Nebraska. Last year pulled it to Rockport Texas and sailed in the Gulf. Sid
[This message has been edited by Hyprstitch (edited January 20, 2004).] IP: 152.163.253.101 |
Canadian Sailor
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posted January 20, 2004 04:33 PM
Welcome, I sail a CL 16 that I've owned for not yet a year. ------------------
Canadian Sailor ;)
"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you
criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes." IP: 216.209.138.148 |
elmet3
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posted January 20, 2004 08:33 PM
Hello Hyprstitch! It sounds like you have taken your Sandpiper around quite a bit. Have you ever observed any indication of distress to the hull as a result of trailering? I would like to take my Sandpiper around to some more interesting lakes this year, but the supports on the trailer contact the hull in just a few spots. I may fabricate a more contoured "cradle" to distribute load. Probably just add some wedges and some kind of rubber to follow the shape of the hull a little bit. IP: 205.188.209.171 |
Darcy
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posted January 23, 2004 09:32 AM
The preferred trailer for guys who race around here would seem to be the bunk style. Usually made of carpeted 2" x 4"s or 2" x 6"s curved to the contour of the hull they spread the loading evenly. Racers don't want a distorted hull for speed reasons but the same lesson can be applied to the rest of us.Even if you don't move the boat much you most likely store it on a trailer over the winter months. If you have a tarp attached directly on the boat keep in mind your winter snow load can add considerable weight to the hull. D'Arcy IP: 64.229.225.188 |
SuperPiper
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posted January 25, 2004 03:53 AM
I bolted a large channel across the underside of my trailer and fixed a rubber pad to the top of it. The location is exactly under the keel. So whenever I trailer my 'Piper, I crank the keel down until it rests on this inverted channel. This takes 300 lbs off the hull supports and sort of keys the boat into the trailer so I do not worry about losing it on the highway. I am not in the habit of tying the boat down to the trailer.IP: 204.92.62.68 |
Hyprstitch
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posted January 25, 2004 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by elmet3:
Hello Hyprstitch! It sounds like you have taken your Sandpiper around quite a bit. Have you ever observed any indication of distress to the hull as a result of trailering? I would like to take my Sandpiper around to some more interesting lakes this year, but the supports on the trailer contact the hull in just a few spots. I may fabricate a more contoured "cradle" to distribute load. Probably just add some wedges and some kind of rubber to follow the shape of the hull a little bit.
IP: 64.12.97.12 |
Hyprstitch
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posted January 25, 2004 02:46 PM
Hello Elmet3, I've never had a problem trailering my boat. But I just had a new one built for it. It is supported from the stern to a few feet past the keel. The only problem with doing that is the Keel has to be all the way up to slide onto the trailer. No way to be albe to motor onto the trailer, as the boat won't steer with the keel up. But you know that. I'm at Hyprstitch@aol.com. I'll be glad to E-mail you a picture.
IP: 64.12.97.12 |
elmet3
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posted January 25, 2004 02:48 PM
Good idea to lower the keel onto a cross member to remove weight from the hull. I will definately do that. Beyond that, I think I will be adding wedges to the existing supports to contour them to the hull. But I can not imagine moving the boat without tying it to the trailer. IP: 152.163.253.101 |
Celtic Kiss
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posted January 25, 2004 06:57 PM
I highly recommend tying the boat to the trailer. I've seen pics on another website of a boat lying in the middle of a highway and at worst case scenario an innocent driver could be killed.While you guys do work to your trailer I'll give you a tip on what I did. I bolted mudplaps that run full length along the cross members of the trailer. It protects the hull from rock chips, and other forms of road grime. When I towed "Kiss on a 5500 km trip from Alberta to NS a few years ago, the underhull was the cleanest part of the boat. ------------------
Robert
Celtic Kiss #2120 IP: 142.59.51.255 |
