[Rhodes22-list] Boat behavior very different starboard tack vs port

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Brooks,

Is your swim ladder out of the water?

I once rented a Catalina 22 for a day sail.  The helm was weather on port
tack and lee on starboard.  The next day I saw it lifted out.  They were
scraping barnacles which were only on the port side of the hull.

Rick

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:36 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> After much work cleaning up after boat flooded after launch (flooded
> overnight - about 12 CB bolts too loose)  I got out for a couple of sails.
> On first, light air and pleased at how well boat moved, devil of  a time
> with tacks - furling drum backwards so couldn't furl 175 a bit for tacking.
>
> Second time, much more wind - at least 12 knots with higher gusts - so
> furled genoa a lot. Furling unsatisfactory - really fat. But that aside, a
> huge difference on stbd vs port. Stbd it sailed beautifully - actually
> sailed itself for minutes with both sails cleated and nothing holding
> tiller
> (very close reach, sheets outside stays).  But port! Different boat -
> serious lee helm and rudder angle much greater - very annoying. Curious
> thing is boat seemed to go about as fast.
>
> Note: I added about an inch and a half to connection between furler drum
> and
> bow stem fitting (vs just connecting drum directly to bow stem fitting).
> Enough back stay tension to cause very slight mast curve back.
>
> My theory is that the fat, rolled up part caused this behavior. On stbd,
> the
> out side of jib would have smooth flow and inside quite turbulent. On port,
> the opposite. I know the back side of a sail is where you get most power.
>
> Does this make sense?
>
> At any rate, two things are already clear: 1) I want a 130 and 2) I want a
> tiller pilot or at least a tiller tamer. The boat came with a big nylon
> Doyle UPS that should take care of light airs
>
> Worst part about flooding is I missed out on some very nice weather - now
> it's low 50's at best for over a week.
>
> Brooks on the Choptank - Chesapeake Bay.
>
>
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