Watching it sail, one can't help but think about how much power gets transferred from a good boom. I know lots of boats go without bit when it comes to pointing...
1 mile to the shore is damn long swim if the water is cold, most of the people will not make it and may die of hypothermia. I was taught that if there is any chance of capsizing you have to dress according to the water temperature, ignoring warm weather which may give you false perception of safety. I knew an angler who capsized 400 meters from the shore and didn't make it.
I was sailing my laser and kept running my daggerboard into sandbars 😂also dry rolled 3 times that sail, pretty happy with being able to dry roll now, after so many capsized I’ve learned
NOTE TO ALL BOATERS: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS DANGEROUS MISINFORMATION ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA, ONE RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO COLD WATER, WHICH KILLS BOATERS EVERY YEAR
You could definitely get into some skinny places with that boat. Mast height will be a limiting factor if there are overhanging branches. An outhaul line to raise the rudder would help a lot, and a paddle is likely to come into play at some point.
Obviously the specific water temp/conditions determines the risk of hypothermia. 7 months of the year, that's not a big concern on these waters. If your vessel is unrecoverable, you may indeed be taking a swim (hopefully with a pfd). It happened to my dad. As I said, worst case scenario.
I know exactly what you mean. A few weekends ago, I went sailing on Lake St. Claire on my experimental scow. The lee board arrangement did not work, and I was steadily driven downwind from my starting point. The lake is surrounded by steel breakwalls that are about five feet high. I spotted one section that didn't have one. Instead, it had a stone one that was made of a pile of broken concrete. And it was about four feet high. It even had what looked like dry land in front of it. Land plants were growing on it. I figured it was there or never. So I beached my boat there. I got a nasty surprise once I stepped out on it. I sank up to my knees in muck.
That's what I'm talking about. That mud will grab you and take hold. Usually it's just an annoyance, but in a perfect storm situation, it could be a serious problem.
If you want to be walking over mud, just make yourself some splatchers. They work in the same way as snowshoes. Distributing your weight over a wider surface area. I grew up sailing on the river Orwell (UK) and the mud there is very deep and dangerous
Interesting idea! I've never heard of splatchers. That would help immensely when landing on shoals and islands here. At low water, I often have to walk a good distance from the skiff through mud before reaching solid ground.
@@cumberlandrover you could definitely make your own. Might be a good side project for your channel. I tried googling for some images for you but it's pretty much lost knowledge at this point in time.
We call it black mud here in Nebraska. I remember crossing a section of it when I was 12 on a hunting trip. Got stuck up to my thighs and had to crawl my way out ( I got most of the way there, the opposite dry shore was in reach). Thankfully my gear was ok, but I will confess, quite a scary moment.
Exactly what I mean! I'm glad someone gets it. Maybe it takes experience for this idea to "sink in". It could be especially dangerous if you're alone and way out in the boonies (as I often am).
Actually I've never thought about sinking very deep into mud here in Michigan but I can see that could be a real life or death situation for sure. I mean if your in 2 foot of cool water but sinking above your knees in muck/mud you just might not be able to get back in your boat or walk out of it. Hope I don't get in that situation. Thanks for the warning.
With a lug sail I have had the yard spin around the mast winding up the mainsheet. Once the mainsheet is all "used up" and wrapped around the mast, with the stopped knot hard against the block, the boat will tend to sail away into the sunset ... without you! I don't use a boom and can generally grab a flailing mainsheet without having to unwind a figure of eight sail billowing on the mast. I use a whisker pole, but only on calm days. One end propped in the halyard, the other in the sail's clew. If things go "pear shaped" it's easy to unpeg the whisker pole and sort myself out.
@@cumberlandrover I enjoy your videos and you have given me a lot of encouragement for river sailing and kayaking. I do a lot of coastal sea sailing. Perhaps in some situations and with your kind of rig, it can be better not to tie a knot and let the mainsheet escape and then recover it once your problem of a sail wrapped round the mast has been resolved. I had a lot of experience of capsizing in small dinghies at sailing school, and I know what it is like to try to walk in mud. Those creeks are more hazardous than they look. Watch out for unexpected jibes!
Also, I come from the north-west of England, near Morecambe Bay and Arnside, where the quicksand is treacherous. Also here in France around the Mont Saint-Michel. You can get sucked down very quickly!
I love this little boat, I think Im going to build a catamaran inspired by it, will have dangerously low freeboard... Are you happy with the balance point for rowing? Could you install a sliding seat if you wanted to? Ill go re-watch the build, but what is your current seat distance from the stern?
Thank you! Sounds like fun. Maybe consider a deck? I set the rowing seat slightly forward of midship (mainly to increase space to sit in the bottom when sailing). You can probably tell from the video she tends to be trimmed slightly bow down without the weight of gear in the stern. I would be tempted to place the seat closer to midship if I built again. It really depends on the weight you intend to carry. Short boats are obviously very trim sensitive.
Thanks for another stollen summers afternoon wonderful way to make a great memory I can almost feel the sun on my face feel the gentle rock of the boat and the lush smell of thst island. Keep em comin
It shares a rig with my 12ft skiff. Calm wind was predicted all day, so I didn't bother. Would have been nice to have in hindsight. Oh well. The weatherman is right 50% of the time
It adds to my workload, but I love making music regardless, so might as well share! Some people prefer the natural ambient audio, so I try to strike a balance between music and nature/sailing sounds.
Thanks for noticing! It's a balancing act. People enjoy the ambient audio, so I try not to overdo it with the music. I love to share my songs, of course haha
Thank you my friend very nice way to spend a late summers day. I'm very envious of your neck of the woods there you have thousands of trees per square mile here we literally have thousands of people per square mile. Can't really complain I'm as guilty as the next for it being a retired builder. Here we have literally paves over paradise and made the proverbial parking lot. Please get your posts coming
Hey that's great work, especially if you like doing it. I built my (small) home. That was all the building I could stomach. We're very lucky indeed! The biggest town around here is Paducah (27,000 people). I always joke that it's like going to the big city. Nashville is usually not a fun time for me haha.
There was an eagle's nest there a couple years ago. Didn't see one this time, but they are at least roosting. I was fortunate to encounter a juvenile bald eagle perched on a dead log on this ridge once.
Nice setup. I have an O'Day 19 with a similar length mast. Over the years (I'm 72), I have been able to simply "heft" the mast up rotating at the rear mast step pin. (I always wondered why O'Day included a forward mast step pin until I saw someone needing to raise their mast from the bow vs the stern.) The winch does make the whole process much easier. Using the trailer to provide the higher lifting anchor keeps things simple. The Mariner and O'Day 19 masts are easy enough to stabilize port and starboard especially on the trailer. My other boat is a Capri 22. At first I did try just "hefting" that 100+ pound mast by myself. It can be done but not recommended. I use a gin pole (whisker pole) with a stabilizing bridle for both the gin pole and mast. I maintain control both raising and lowering the mast. These items can always be on the boat taking little additional space. I have been considering an a-frame that provides the needed stabilizing supports for all directions. The a-frame supports can broken down and be stored in either the cabin or the generous ports side locker accessed from the cabin. My goal is to keep the process simple and safe and ideally to keep the items on the boat.
This kind of adventure is so much more thrilling to me than rollercoasters or skydiving. You're out there doing the real thing, pure and simple. Keep 'em coming!
Why there are small stakes around those long stakes marking the shallows? I live at Danube and we have also marking of navigable channel made of stakes, we call them "pilóta", which is arguably derived from latin "pilum" as the spears or javelins could be used for the same purpose, so I wonder if the word "pilot" could be derived from that centuries old habit to mark the edges of a waterway, hence pilot is somebody who knows how to direct a captain to find a safe passage.
Very interesting theory of etymology! I love it. That would make perfect sense. On these waters, the stakes are not really meant for navigation (but they can help). They are placed to create structure for game fish.
I thank ye! I'm lucky to have her. She's a 000 Jr. Solid spruce top, but the rest is mostly composite, which makes her not that expensive (as guitars go).
