Dark Harbor 17 -- TimH

[True Love]

Here are photos you requested on the Camden Class thread.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p97cacbfc7d55991dc3f5a608e7de24c8/f6cad537.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p5cc03a7f879878b35fe035285f0a7ed2/f6cad523.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p255887fcf2e2796eee86a20635a46471/f6cad52b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p44c73f0599504b987cb20c3485046c71/f6cad53d.jpg
I know, I know, there are all sorts of things wrong with the sail trim in this pic, I'm just learning to sail the gaff rig.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p6b67cb51e52e2ed76634db39aeba7367/f6cad543.jpg

[DanO]

Stunningly beautiful boat. I wonder, though, how many shots you're gonna take for that little mechanical do-hickey hanging off your transom. You won't get any from me, however, since I'm a firm believer in the value of those little outboard "iron genoas." Saved me countless hours beating up a busy narrow channel (by the Mayflower, actually) and who knows how many potential lawsuits!

Enjoy the Dark Harbor. You're the envy of many!

Dan

[John B]

Thanks TL. I've been looking forward to seeing those. About time for some more from Art too I think.
I'm curious about your topping lift set up. It looks as if it comes to the end of the boom and also a few ft out from the gooseneck? Is that right?How do you work it?

[True Love]

Here's one more that may help:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/pcb7162fd17ab5baacaee354b8d43e0a5/f6caa2df.jpg

John B - the topping lift (which I used totally incorrectly in the pic w/the terrible sail trim in the first post!) attaches only at the end of the boom.

I have a simple, and humbling question to ask those of you who have your boats on moorings: When you sail singlehanded, how do you go about picking up your mooring? From the cockpit or do you go forward and pick it up (you must be quite good at shooting the mooring in this case!). This is a very crowded anchorage.

DanO - because it is a very crowded anchorage, I'm very glad I have the iron genny to help me thread my way in and out. And thank you for your kindness on this issue!

[True Love]

Oh, and DanO - you are always welcome to come up and sail with me. Unfortunately, I only get to Maine in the first 3 weeks of August, but please come and sail during that time if you can.

And John B - you have a standing invitation, as well. I just know you have a slightly longer trip to make than DanO.

[JimD]

Thanks for the pics, TL.

[TimH]

Great Pictures! Makes me jelous since I was looking at that boat for a time before you bought her. I didnt have the money though. What a beautiful boat! Any more pictures you wish to post feel free :D :D

[John B]

If only TL.One day I hope... That whole NE coast is becoming fascinating to me and a sail on a Dark Harbour 17.... well. :D
Re the mooring...I always just walked ( sometimes ran)forward but often thought that with a lighter boat I'd gimmick up a lanyard attached to the samson post and a clip hook affair so I could just rock on up to the buoy as far as the cockpit, clip on and let the boat pay off back. .Get settled and then cinch her in. We were always a bit heavy for that though so I never did do it. You get used to it.Most of the time we'd be 2 handed though so it was a bit easier .
We had some dramas over the years.We always sailed on because we had no motor.The best was when Kirsty fell over the side, pushed by the boom as the boat swung to the tide after we hooked up. I would have helped but at the time time I was lying down in the cockpit laughing so hard that my stomach was paralysed and tears ran down my face. "Now tell me this, 'Flipper', how come you didn't get wet above your belly button" ar har hhahahahaha.

[Carlsboats]

About to start building spars for a slightly smaller version of the Herreshoff Fish boat, and am planning to go with gaff rig. Do you have any
more pictures that show details at top of the
spar -- placement and spacing of peak halyard blocks, location of bridle ends on gaff, spreaders and how they are attached to the spar, etc. Want to get all such details locked in, and hardware bought, before I start cutting wood.
Incidentally, am thinking of going to a hollow birdsmouth spar -- if can figure out how to plug the ends. Recognize that going hollow complicates problems of attaching hardware. Any advisories m,uch appreciated as this is my first excursion into gaffriggedworld.

[True Love]

There's a book called the Gaff Rigged Handbook which you can get from WoodenBoat - it will help w/your questions.

[Hwyl]

Originally posted by True Love:

I have a simple, and humbling question to ask those of you who have your boats on moorings: When you sail singlehanded, how do you go about picking up your mooring? From the cockpit or do you go forward and pick it up (you must be quite good at shooting the mooring in this case!). This is a very crowded anchorage.

If you have a "pick up bouy" preferably the kind with a tall staff on it (you could make a cool one that roughly modelled on your boat), Make the lanyard on it the length from your bow to the cockpit. Then when you pick up the bouy from the cockpit, walk forward to the bow holding the lanyard and tie on your main mooring bouy (which ought to be right under your bow).

[ 10-09-2004, 03:40 AM: Message edited by: Hwyl ]