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• rouble on the Trip to the Caribbean
  • Gee..25 knots and 5-8 foot seas..OMG
    • OVER 25kts. AND seasick
      • must be a mistake
        • OPC Surface analysis
          • Salty Dawg thread Below gives details
            • I just can not help myself. These are blue water boats losing rudder?
              • I think that's part of the problem. Rallies tend, IMHO, to draw folks with coastal boats, not blue water boats.
                • I have been trying to stay out of this....
                • The Stream with with opposing winds
                • I suspect stronger but localized condtions
              • Hmmm? Usually only the 'blue water' Hunters.
          • Accuracy of weather information...
            • GRIB files vs reality
  • A bit of mess out there
  • Notice that 4 out of 5 distress calls yesterday
    • If you put 120 boats into boisterous conditions, I'd have to guess rudder problems would be first to surface.
      • I thought the engineering on my own rudder to be woefully inadequate...
        • On a spade rudder, torque isn't the issue . . .
          • I worry my rudders weakspot, may be the key stock and key way,
            • I worried about the torque connection too..
              • That's an amazing joint!
              • Really like some of the thinking you have done
          • I wasn't clear in my post, the in-lb figures are for bending loads...
            • Keel attachments are another thing . . .
        • I like your thinking...
      • Me thinks...
        • Are you meaning
          • Both actually...