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TIPPING BOAT TO GO UNDER BRIDGE

Did I see this on this site or the other boat site I am on? Has anyone tried this?????????

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Permalink Reply by LOLA on August 2, 2008 at 6:39pm
http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album587&op=mo...

this is the site to paste in...sorry the pictures are smallyou can click them to make bigger...Fun
Permalink Reply by Mac on August 2, 2008 at 9:19pm
Looks like a way to do it but I wonder how you could ever get the boat to heel over that much? I do not see any sails up in the photos so it cannot be wind doing it. None of the 3 sailboats I have owned would heel like that unless you pulled them over with a line to the top of the mast. Even under sail I can barly get the toerail in the water and that is only when I have too much sail up for the weather conditions.

I looked again at the photos and I see that they must have bags of water tied to the mast top.

Mac
Permalink Reply by William M. Link on August 17, 2008 at 8:16pm
Mac,

I don't think bags of water tied to the mast top will do it, you need to put one or more persons out on the boom. I have done this to get off a shoal.

Bill
Permalink Reply by Veranda on August 2, 2008 at 9:38pm
Keylimejay, a member of this site took those pictures in Vero Beach last Thanksgiving morning. The guy made his way down the entire east coast heeling his boat under every bridge with 2 huge yellow bags filled with water hanging from his mast.

It was a trip to see.

Veranda
Permalink Reply by LOLA on August 3, 2008 at 8:08am
Thanks, I couldn't remember where I had seen it,,Lola
Permalink Reply by Andrea on August 3, 2008 at 10:39am
Those pictures are priceless! This one is my favorite.

Permalink Reply by keylimejay on August 3, 2008 at 3:10pm
Yes, I took those last Thanksgiving. Surprisingly, I was later contacted by YachtWorld magazine and they paid me to allow them to use the pics in their magazine. Wow!! Never even thought about being published. Pretty cool.
Permalink Reply by LOLA on August 3, 2008 at 4:13pm
So it was not your boat?...They are fantastic photos. How did it come about that they contacted you?
Permalink Reply by keylimejay on August 4, 2008 at 6:03am
I, being fasinated by what this fellow had done, posted the photos on several websites. YachtWorld sent me an email at the Jeanneau website asking to publish them (and paying me). We communicated via email and I forwarded them (email) the pics and they sent me a check! Another magazine from Germany also tracked me down, same deal, but no money arrived. I lost their contact info due to a computer crash and don't know if they used them.
Permalink Reply by LOLA on August 4, 2008 at 6:25am
Oh Bummer
Permalink Reply by William M. Link on August 17, 2008 at 8:12pm
Hi Lola,

I,m Viki's friend Bill Link and Yes I have heard of tipping your boat to go under a bridge but it depends on the height of your mast as to how many feet you can save. Also, it would take a lot of weight to do the job, you would put your boom out with one or more persons on the boom.

Viki and I may be headed your way soon, it would be nice to meet you and help you out.

Bill
Permalink Reply by LOLA on August 17, 2008 at 8:34pm
I would like that Bill...I have 2 leaky windows being fixed tomorrow.

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