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bilbobaggins
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Er, oops!
Boy's toys......
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Boy's toys......
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ShipsWoofy
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(but)... but what?
Bajansailor
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Ace photos! They tell a thousand words - but will they have any effect on the multihull sceptics?
Nada.
I know what type of boat I would prefer to be on if it was upside down.
And it is not in these photos.
(Ducking behind cockpit dodger now)
Nada.
I know what type of boat I would prefer to be on if it was upside down.
And it is not in these photos.
(Ducking behind cockpit dodger now)
Vagabond
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It's funny to so so many pictures of Mono's updside down ....usually they have all sunk! 
LittleShip
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I have only ever been on one cat in my life and I have to say it was a fantastic experience........ although it was only 18'long.
The cats in the video will always get into trouble when they are being sailed on the limit but then again so will a mono. The best defense is to ask for photos of cruising cats that have suffered the same fate! I would assume very few Cruising cats have been turned turtle..........and I'm a mobo man!
Just going to hide now!!
Tom
The cats in the video will always get into trouble when they are being sailed on the limit but then again so will a mono. The best defense is to ask for photos of cruising cats that have suffered the same fate! I would assume very few Cruising cats have been turned turtle..........and I'm a mobo man!
Just going to hide now!!
Tom
boatbuilder
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If you can, find thepics of Richard Woods cat, abandon in a severe gale, but found a few months later, still the right way up.
KevB
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Redress the ballance
boatbuilder
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Re: Redress the ballance
3 months later that boat was sailing again, interesting to see how high it floated as it was made of Duracore, some thing we had not used before.
3 months later that boat was sailing again, interesting to see how high it floated as it was made of Duracore, some thing we had not used before.
Rivers & creeks
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That Macgregor capsized with no sails up - didn't realise they were that unstable?
Sans Bateau
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I have only ever been on one cat in my life and I have to say it was a fantastic experience........ although it was only 18'long.
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Agreed, one of my early sailing experiences with SWMBO was sailing with a friend on a 18 ft Hobbie off Sandbanks in Poole, in, err 'on the edge' conditions, SWMBO was loving it until it cartwheeled! She was happy to jump ship onto a RIB, leaving me and pal to recover Hobbie from inverted situation, bloody hard work!
I have only ever been on one cat in my life and I have to say it was a fantastic experience........ although it was only 18'long.
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Agreed, one of my early sailing experiences with SWMBO was sailing with a friend on a 18 ft Hobbie off Sandbanks in Poole, in, err 'on the edge' conditions, SWMBO was loving it until it cartwheeled! She was happy to jump ship onto a RIB, leaving me and pal to recover Hobbie from inverted situation, bloody hard work!
Rivers & creeks
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I want one please! That looks fun!!!
ShipsWoofy
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That Macgregor capsized with no sails up - didn't realise they were that unstable?
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Presumably he had emptied the water ballast tanks. Looking at the photograph it may explain some of the losses such as the one on the loch a couple of years back.
I can't think of another 26ft boat that could be pulled over with what looks like comparative ease.
If anyone needs to be put off one of these boats this photograph should do it.
That Macgregor capsized with no sails up - didn't realise they were that unstable?
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Presumably he had emptied the water ballast tanks. Looking at the photograph it may explain some of the losses such as the one on the loch a couple of years back.
I can't think of another 26ft boat that could be pulled over with what looks like comparative ease.
If anyone needs to be put off one of these boats this photograph should do it.
ShipsWoofy
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Re: Redress the ballance
What caused her to go, the conditions look perfect?
What caused her to go, the conditions look perfect?
aitchw
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I can't work out what he's got on the pontoon but isn't it possible he's deliberately pulled it over to do something at the masthead? It seems a very convenient place to have capsized otherwise and the boat looks very high in the water as if everything, including ballast, has been removed in preparation. I know we all like to knock 'em but just maybe this may not be as it first appears.
I can't work out what he's got on the pontoon but isn't it possible he's deliberately pulled it over to do something at the masthead? It seems a very convenient place to have capsized otherwise and the boat looks very high in the water as if everything, including ballast, has been removed in preparation. I know we all like to knock 'em but just maybe this may not be as it first appears.
boatbuilder
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Re: Redress the ballance
Racing into Falmouthand caught a blast from StAnthonys head.
Main could not be dumped down the track quick enough,and she went over still accelerating.
The owner, who was not on the tiller, said that the acceleration was so great that he and the other crew went out over the back of the cockpit.
The rig was damaged as the water was very shallow, the lifeboat just put a rope around her and rolled her back up.
The boat was almost empty and very light, ie. 40ft loa but only 4.5 tonsall up.
Racing into Falmouthand caught a blast from StAnthonys head.
Main could not be dumped down the track quick enough,and she went over still accelerating.
The owner, who was not on the tiller, said that the acceleration was so great that he and the other crew went out over the back of the cockpit.
The rig was damaged as the water was very shallow, the lifeboat just put a rope around her and rolled her back up.
The boat was almost empty and very light, ie. 40ft loa but only 4.5 tonsall up.
ShipsWoofy
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I can't work out what he's got on the pontoon but isn't it possible he's deliberately pulled it over to do something at the masthead? It seems a very convenient place to have capsized otherwise and the boat looks very high in the water as if everything, including ballast, has been removed in preparation. I know we all like to knock 'em but just maybe this may not be as it first appears.
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I can see that, but my point still stays, how many 26ft cruisers can or should be able to be pulled over flat like this.
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I can't work out what he's got on the pontoon but isn't it possible he's deliberately pulled it over to do something at the masthead? It seems a very convenient place to have capsized otherwise and the boat looks very high in the water as if everything, including ballast, has been removed in preparation. I know we all like to knock 'em but just maybe this may not be as it first appears.
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I can see that, but my point still stays, how many 26ft cruisers can or should be able to be pulled over flat like this.
Cruiser2B
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How many 26ft cruisers can be trailered with a small car? Hardly a fair argument, when the boat is clearly missing 600 kg of ballast.
How many 26ft cruisers can be trailered with a small car? Hardly a fair argument, when the boat is clearly missing 600 kg of ballast.
snowleopard
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Re: Redress the ballance
Almost any sub-30ft AWB could be pulled over like this if you first remove the ballast. Of course there are some where the ballast comes off of its own accord /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Almost any sub-30ft AWB could be pulled over like this if you first remove the ballast. Of course there are some where the ballast comes off of its own accord /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Cruiser2B
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Of course there are some where the ballast comes off of its own accord
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Agreed - at least 3 of Dogwatch's photos show that /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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Of course there are some where the ballast comes off of its own accord
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Agreed - at least 3 of Dogwatch's photos show that /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif