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shnool
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Initially Posted - 05/23/2013 :  10:25:39  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
We sailed before the thunderstorms rolled through. I replaced my anemic 2.2 HP outboard that leaked (and caught fire twice)... with a 2004 2 stroke 3.5 hp Johnson... Quieter, FWD and Neutral... ran great... Put that on the upgrades list for the boat.

but the real story was the winds!
This picture was in a cove where it was lighter...

This should give you an idea of our run down the lake...



Just one of those great sails...
C&C 32 Smith Mountain Lake Virginia
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jimcarlsen
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Response Posted - 05/25/2013 :  06:52:27  Show Profile
John; The boat looks terrific in the water. All your hard work has paid off and now you can reap the rewards of sailing her.
Congratulations
Jim Carlsen
On behalf of the Capri 25 fleet at Konocti Bay Sailing Club (www.kbsail.com)
Clear Lake, Calif.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/25/2013 :  08:25:05  Show Profile
Were you able to do a little surfing? The S2 appears to be right at hull-speed on that reach... Looks like a blast!
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piseas
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Response Posted - 05/25/2013 :  10:20:32  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
John, great shot of your beautiful Capri. It looks awesome in the water. Storm? what storm. All is I is great sailing and blue sky:)
Steve
PS glad to see the site is up and running. Don't know what happened.
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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/25/2013 :  19:41:13  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
Yep, had no pictures of the storm that rained down on us about 20 minutes after those shots... winds kicked up and we got downpours... then it kind of pushed past us in a couple more minutes... really was a close call... Severe thunderstorm warning said gusts to 60mph, quarter sized hail... passed 6 miles south of us.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/25/2013 :  23:02:21  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Wow, that could have been more exciting than you want! I think I've been out in maybe 25-30kn winds while racing before, but that'd be pretty scary in our boat, especially with the big hail.
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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/29/2013 :  18:04:05  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
I couldn't resist posting these as well.

And

And
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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/31/2013 :  08:49:45  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
Finally got around to flying the Association colors...
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