tag
my2fish
I had a very frustrating few hours out on a lake yesterday - there was only very light bits and pieces of wind, and I probably shouldn't have even tried, but I pulled up to the ramp right as a catamaran was getting rigged up, and the sailing school right next to the launch ramp had 3 or 4 Interlake sailboats rigged and already sailing (attempting too anyway), so I rigged up and set out to give it a shot.
so my question is this - there were times when the wind was very light, and I could tell that the boat was moving very slowly, but sideways - I couldn't get it to go forward!
there were also times when I would be sailing (slowly), and I could not get the boat to sail straight if the rudder was held on a straight course. that is, I would have to hold the rudder out quite a bit just to keep the boat sailing straight.
the lake was ridiculously full of weeds, so I know there were occasional weed clumps on the daggerboard and rudder, but I was pulling the board out randomly, and would pop the rudder up to clear it, so I don't think that was the entire problem.
thoughts and suggestions? I adjusted the gooseneck back and forth a couple times, but it didn't seem to help too much.
cheers,
tag
so my question is this - there were times when the wind was very light, and I could tell that the boat was moving very slowly, but sideways - I couldn't get it to go forward!
there were also times when I would be sailing (slowly), and I could not get the boat to sail straight if the rudder was held on a straight course. that is, I would have to hold the rudder out quite a bit just to keep the boat sailing straight.
the lake was ridiculously full of weeds, so I know there were occasional weed clumps on the daggerboard and rudder, but I was pulling the board out randomly, and would pop the rudder up to clear it, so I don't think that was the entire problem.
thoughts and suggestions? I adjusted the gooseneck back and forth a couple times, but it didn't seem to help too much.
cheers,
tag