[Rhodes22-list] burying the rail

[Bill Effros]

Thanks, Again, Peter,

These are books I have never read.  I'm very empirical, and I entered 
sailing after the development of speedometers.  My instruments told me 
again and again that I was going faster when I was upright. 

You've got to admit, though, that it feels faster when you're skirting 
the edge of a wipe-out.

Bill Effros

Peter Thorn wrote:
> Rhodies~
>
> I looked this up, just for you.
>
> "As matter of fact, years ago boat owners thought that a sailboat was
> sailing fastest when the lee rail was "buried" (under the water).  It wasn't
> until speedometers were invented for sailboats that it was discovered that
> they actually slowed down when the lee rail was awash."  p. 58
> Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising & Racing    by Steve Colgate (470 Olympic
> Gold Medalist, President Offshore Sailing School, New Yorker)
>
> Also, when the boat heels excessively to windward, the underwater fins lose
> a great deal of their efficiency because they are now at a 30-35 degree
> angle too.  This loss of underwater lift can also result in excessive leeway
> (slippage to leeward), which is very difficult for the crew on board the
> boat to detect.
>
> Boats heeling excessively also create a larger leeward-side bow wave, which
> causes the boat to head up into the wind.  (A small amount of "windward
> helm" is generally considered a safety feature).  To counteract excessive
> windward helm, the rudder must be held off-centerline.  This resulting drag
> is also slow.
>
> Meat on the rail, my friends, is the answer!   Skippers, order your crew to
> hike out!  You will sail right by the heeled over boat, who will wonder why
> you can point so very high, while they are slipping off to leeward.
>
> PT
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bilge pump locations
>
>
>   
>> Thank you, Peter,
>>
>> And yes, I have the same bilge pump.  The only one that makes any sense
>> to me.  I stow it under the port settee.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> Peter Thorn wrote:
>>     
>>> Richard,
>>>
>>> ditto that too
>>>
>>> PT
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Richard Smith" <sailnut at att.net>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bilge pump locations
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> The bilge is to slack to pump dry with an electric or a bulkhead wobble
>>>> style pump.  I used a vertical hand pump (for dinghy's and such) from
>>>>         
> West
>   
>>>> Marine.  The pumps exhaust side  had a long hose which easily reached
>>>>         
> the
>   
>>>> cockpit.
>>>>
>>>> Cheap and effective.
>>>>
>>>> Richard Smith
>>>>
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