Have Boat, Will Sail - Page 3

Gargamel · 10-25-14, 02:22 PM

You are now looking at the 2014 WRMYC Overall Champ!

Yay me.

And then my boat sank.

Got it back, but the electronics are all fried now. Was dredging 20 feet of water for 2 hours in a rowboat in high wind, said forget this, and then I hooked it.

It's a good thing I was already planning to build a new one, but I 'm happy I could recover it since there's a lot of parts I'm going to reuse.

Like the $150 sails, the CarbonFibre spreaders and swing arms, Titanium bottelscrews, etc.

Betonov · 10-25-14, 02:23 PM

Congrats and sorry for your loss.

Gargamel · 10-25-14, 02:49 PM

Not that great of a loss. The servos and Receiver are all old, and I was going to replace them all with a digital system this winter. Aside from the servos which were still usable, there wasn't any loss.

It was a very majestic sinking though. (Anybody have any Sloop sinking screenshots from SH3 to illustrate?)

Was way ahead of the fleet, running downwind, fast and hard. Started to submarine the boat a bit, then it caught the water the wrong way and pitch poled. Ie, it did a hand stand. Bow down, mast horizontal, rudder completely out of the water, keel mostly out of the water. Hatch cover popped off. I tried running for the beach as fast as possible, didnt care where, just wanted it shallow. No luck, another wave filled it beyond hope, and down she went. I think I will forever have that image of the top of her mast disappearing beneath the water burned in my brain.

One guy almost immediately started singing the Edmund Fitzgerald song.

Schroeder · 10-25-14, 05:46 PM

Congratulations on winning the championship and recovering your boat.

Gargamel · 04-11-15, 08:12 AM

ITS RACE DAY!

Opening day!

Hard to tell how the wind is, none of the trees have leaves yet, but it feels calm, which should be ok for a chilly day like today!

Side note, refurbed the ole Titanic, and sold, partially covering the cost of the new build. Of course, it won't come close to the cost of the 3d printer i bought to fabricate new parts for the boat. But since I'm planning on selling the prefab parts as part of a kit that cuts the build time from 40-60 hours down to 20-25 hours, those sales should cover my costs.

10-25-14, 02:22 PM	#31
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	You are now looking at the 2014 WRMYC Overall Champ! Yay me. And then my boat sank. Got it back, but the electronics are all fried now. Was dredging 20 feet of water for 2 hours in a rowboat in high wind, said forget this, and then I hooked it. It's a good thing I was already planning to build a new one, but I 'm happy I could recover it since there's a lot of parts I'm going to reuse. Like the $150 sails, the CarbonFibre spreaders and swing arms, Titanium bottelscrews, etc. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

10-25-14, 02:49 PM	#33
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Not that great of a loss. The servos and Receiver are all old, and I was going to replace them all with a digital system this winter. Aside from the servos which were still usable, there wasn't any loss. It was a very majestic sinking though. (Anybody have any Sloop sinking screenshots from SH3 to illustrate?) Was way ahead of the fleet, running downwind, fast and hard. Started to submarine the boat a bit, then it caught the water the wrong way and pitch poled. Ie, it did a hand stand. Bow down, mast horizontal, rudder completely out of the water, keel mostly out of the water. Hatch cover popped off. I tried running for the beach as fast as possible, didnt care where, just wanted it shallow. No luck, another wave filled it beyond hope, and down she went. I think I will forever have that image of the top of her mast disappearing beneath the water burned in my brain. One guy almost immediately started singing the Edmund Fitzgerald song. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

10-25-14, 05:46 PM	#34
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Congratulations on winning the championship and recovering your boat. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

04-11-15, 08:12 AM	#35
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	ITS RACE DAY! Opening day! Hard to tell how the wind is, none of the trees have leaves yet, but it feels calm, which should be ok for a chilly day like today! Side note, refurbed the ole Titanic, and sold, partially covering the cost of the new build. Of course, it won't come close to the cost of the 3d printer i bought to fabricate new parts for the boat. But since I'm planning on selling the prefab parts as part of a kit that cuts the build time from 40-60 hours down to 20-25 hours, those sales should cover my costs. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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10-25-14, 02:23 PM	#32
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Congrats and sorry for your loss.