coming south on the ICW with an 80' mast and 7'10" draft

[George Ray]

From Cruisernet:

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f90/you-have-see-believe-11171.html

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bottleinamessage/aratinga.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bottleinamessage/aratinga5.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bottleinamessage/aratinga7.jpg

[paladin]

Must be that damn bridge...first one south of Norfolk on the ICW......:D

[rbgarr]

Gareth at work.... :D

[willmarsh3]

Good trick to use when I decide to do the great circle route - you know - the pesky bridge in the Chicago Ship and Sanitary canal. I think I'm ok with the other bridges. My mast is only a mere 40 feet.

[kc8pql]

I hope someone had a good reason to go to that much trouble to bring a big, ocean capable boat down the ICW when they could have just gone outside.

[JimD]

Now that's what I call gronicles.

[Bob Adams]

Now that's what I call gronicles.

Beat me to it!

[Concordia...41]

Well, the second picture explains why someone would suspend two giant yellow testicles from their mast :eek::eek: :rolleyes: ;)

Obviously it's working for them (just read the link and they're south of Vero already), but doesn't that place a different and incredible strain on pressure points like the mast head, chain plates, mast step, etc? I guess a sail pulls more pressure than 4000 lbs (2000 lbs each), but it just seems like an extreme stress in a direction not intended. ???

[John B]

I like the look of that boat.

bit big though.

[Uncle Duke]

doesn't that place a different and incredible strain on pressure points like the mast head, chain plates, mast step, etc?
Well... the force necessary to create 'x' degrees of heel is the same regardless of whether it's the sails or weights hanging from the masthead. The difference, I think, is that the weights are from a masthead-specific point, instead of being spread along the length of the mast. So I guess that in this case the strain is directly longitudinally focused, rather than being spread slightly fore/aft throughout all the stays.
I guess that without the fore/aft roll, that it's probably just fine.
Still - good question about why they didn't go outside.... I'd think that the draft alone would make that a good option, but what do I know....

[Figment]

I hope someone had a good reason to go to that much trouble to bring a big, ocean capable boat down the ICW when they could have just gone outside.

My first thought as well. They cut that bridge clearance AWFULLY close, placing the vessel at far more risk than an outside trip would entail.

So how do they induce that heel in the first place? A hard turn to port?

[rbgarr]

Hope the engine raw water pickup wasn't exposed.