CDMA
08-24-2001, 12:59 PM
Believe it or not after what was a really short summer I am already back at school. It is sort of depressing tht it is 80 degrees out and I am sitting in class...at least it is Naval Architecture. I was away from the computer all summmer but I have spent the last few days catching up. I had a great summer with my 68 18. This was my first season after the volvo to alpha swap and I have to report it was a mixed sucess and failure. There is no question the power steering and trim are great but after losing a drive this spring my confidence in that little black unit was a little shaken. It was a a very interesting experiment and the most interesting part was seeing how the lh helm and the rh prop worked. That too was a mixed sucess. I have to say it is ok just ok. Not great not bad. With 2 people in the boat it really isn't a big deal but with just me I really have to keep on my toes in cross wakes. To me the biggest problem is the cleaver propellor. It just doesn't work as nice as the round ear in almost every aspect. Time to plane, turning, ability to carry the bow without porpising and so forth. I tried a round ear rh but that was just scary. I thought I was going to flip over when I was alone. Would I do the swap over again....I don't know. I think so but probably only due to the fact that it makes a bravo swap easy as cake. That is really where I am going hopefully sooner than later.
Other news is tht I drove to NC to get a Rolls trailer. And that was a sucess. What a work of art truely the greatest trailer I have ever seen. The guy who makes these must be crazy... In a good way. I wound up with a tandem axle trailer, aluminum wheels and keel bunks. Thrilled does not describe it.
I am in for a tough semester but I am really looking forward to getting started on my 22. The arneson and the k planes are waiting and I think I am going to external arneson industries box route with a hp500 or similar. Donzi tester I have to say that your 22 came out great. I really hope mine comes out nearly as good.
Well glad to be back and hope all of you had as good a summer as I did.
Chris
Off to blast around in my donzi for the weekend and avoid all the hw.
Other news is tht I drove to NC to get a Rolls trailer. And that was a sucess. What a work of art truely the greatest trailer I have ever seen. The guy who makes these must be crazy... In a good way. I wound up with a tandem axle trailer, aluminum wheels and keel bunks. Thrilled does not describe it.
I am in for a tough semester but I am really looking forward to getting started on my 22. The arneson and the k planes are waiting and I think I am going to external arneson industries box route with a hp500 or similar. Donzi tester I have to say that your 22 came out great. I really hope mine comes out nearly as good.
Well glad to be back and hope all of you had as good a summer as I did.
Chris
Off to blast around in my donzi for the weekend and avoid all the hw.