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BFTEagles
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Initially Posted - 05/29/2008 :  11:28:27  Show Profile
Lots of work. Lots of fun. Looking forward to big times on the water.


Lowering the mast in my yard.


Raising the mast before backing down the ramp.


Nervous moment...


Finally floating...


My brother and my dad...
1981 Catalina 25 "unnamed"
2006 Key West 2020 cc "unnamed"
1987 Precision 21 "The Jazz"
Old 14ft Jon boat "The Fishnutz"

Beaufort, SC
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BFTEagles
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Response Posted - 05/29/2008 :  11:35:47  Show Profile
I wish I knew what I was doing wrong. They are some good pics. Does Snapfish have a block or something?
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 05/29/2008 :  12:21:06  Show Profile
Are you copying the URL from the properties drop down box?
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/29/2008 :  14:20:15  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Those are the longest urls for a jpg I have ever seen.
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BFTEagles
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  08:03:45  Show Profile
Maybe I'll post the images online somewhere else...
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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  09:15:54  Show Profile
It looks to me like you didn't get the whole URL, since it ends with a hyphen.
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BFTEagles
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  09:17:11  Show Profile
I moved the pictures to a website called Flickr and it worked, so there you go. We had a great time...
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  12:26:27  Show Profile
I noticed in your pictures that there appear to be some powerlines that cross over the staging area very near ramp. Please be very careful and ALWAYS remember to look up whenever you're launching or retrieving.

We'd like for you to be with us for awhile!
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skrenz
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  14:20:12  Show Profile
Great pictures and nice looking boat. One thing I noticed and want to ask the group about. When you were launching, you had the rudder attached, which obviously sticks way down. Is there a risk of the rudder hitting the launching ramp? What do most of you out there do with the rudder when launching?
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  21:13:59  Show Profile
I launch with my rudder on.
I test my OB to make sure it will start, then I sit at the tiller while the Admiral backs me down the ramp. Soon as I'm afloat, I fire up the OB while the Admiral parks the truck.

If I were to launch while standing on the dock with a bow line and a stern line, I would either leave the rudder off, or I would have the rudder centered and secured.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 05/30/2008 :  21:17:05  Show Profile
Your boat looks great Bryan.
Congrats on a smooth launch



<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I noticed in your pictures that there appear to be some powerlines that cross over the staging area very near ramp. Please be very careful and ALWAYS remember to look up whenever you're launching or retrieving.
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When I first started windsurfing, a guy with a catamaran hit some powerlines while launching and he subsequently lost both arms. For years afterward he could be heard and seen in the media talking about his accident and bemoaning the fact that he had launched there many times but simply forgot.
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BFTEagles
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Response Posted - 05/31/2008 :  08:15:44  Show Profile
Yes, the power lines were the biggest issue of the day actually. I wondered if anyone would notice. Our plan was the get it in the water and then raise the mast. At the ramp, however, it was clear that we could raise it without getting too close for comfort. So, as you can see, we quickly moved up the ladder and got everything rigged up.

As far as the rudder in concerned, it probably wasn't necessary that we had it attached pre-launch. Two people were holding docklines for when it floated off, so we could have just as easily tied it down and then attached the rudder. Oh well, no disaster this time so we lucked out.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/31/2008 :  09:09:54  Show Profile
&gt;"do with the rudder when launching"

I've always launched with rudder on. Never had any issues.
You may find an 8' stepladder easier to use than a 'plain' ladder.
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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 05/31/2008 :  12:15:54  Show Profile
If there's enough water to float her off, and it doesn't get shallower as she moves back toward the dock, the rudder will be fine.

As for those power lines..... PLEEEEEEASE be careful! At our town ramp some years ago, a guy forgot about lines a good fifty yards from the ramp--pulled his boat out and towed it across the lot to drop the mast... KA-BANG!! If somebody had been in the boat, they might have been dead.
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glivs
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Response Posted - 05/31/2008 :  16:34:22  Show Profile
One would think that those orange balls that are used to alert small aircraft to power-line locations should be mandatory at boat ramps servicing sail boats.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/31/2008 :  22:30:33  Show Profile
Looks like a good launch. You guys are lucky to have a dock right beside the ramp. At our marina, we have a double wide ramp and no dock or pier. Someone has to be on the boat ready to start a motor and drive to the docks or, if the boat is light enough, to skull the boat away from the ramp.
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BFTEagles
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Response Posted - 06/01/2008 :  20:30:55  Show Profile
...and the really nice thing is that the dock you see across the creek there is our dock. 'Bout a 15 second ride across the creek to tie up and get to work...

By the way, it's the Forrest Gump dock! Cool, huh?
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