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shnool
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Initially Posted - 01/20/2014 : 08:04:16

I thought it was entertaining they chose a Cat 25.

Maybe we should ask for a link to us here? heheheh.

C&C 32 Smith Mountain Lake Virginia

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zsonic09
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 13:51:51

Ok, I feel stupid, What's TSBB?

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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 14:09:36

Timmins Stratospheric Balloon Base ??

Im just kidding.... I think he is referring to Trailer Sailor Bulletin Board.

Edited by - ftworthsailor on 01/21/2014 14:11:03

shnool
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 15:06:17

Trailer Sailor Bulletin Board..
http://php.trailersailor.com/index.php

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zsonic09
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 15:57:31

cool thanks.

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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 17:44:12

you started me on a quest to see the entire image . time to pull out my skills and look at the source. did i go about this the hard way again?

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 19:29:04

Tall rig, later year (I'll say '88), no name, no numbers (sail or registration--Photoshop?) Looks like Colorado--Granby or Dillon Lake?

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 01/21/2014 : 21:15:38

I like the boat and the surroundings. Noticed there is no hull number on the sail.
I'd love to be there in fact I'd love to be anywhere without "hard water" - hurry spring

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 01/22/2014 : 01:09:08

dasreboot, great photo!

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Dale V
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Response Posted - 01/30/2014 : 23:16:48

Yep! That's Lake Granby. Elevation 8200 ft.on the west side of Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 07:55:21

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dale V
 Yep! That's Lake Granby. Elevation 8200 ft.on the west side of Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park
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Is that your boat? Must be nice to have such a beautiful place to sail.

We spent a couple of nights at Lake Granby back in 1972 when I was 18. It holds a special place in my heart.

I had always thought about learning to fly when I got older. I was standing on the edge of the lake one of the days we were there when I saw a Beechcraft Baron make a long, beautiful arc through the sky above the lake with the mountains in the background. I can still see that image in my mind! That sealed my fate for learning to fly. I started flying lessons a month or so later.

Unfortunately I've never been back to that part of Colorado. My wife are tired of going to the same places every year on vacation. We've been trying to decide where to go this year. Maybe it's time for a return trip.

EDIT: After looking at Google Maps we stayed at Shadow Mountain Lake, not Lake Granby but that is still a beautiful area!

Edited by - GaryB on 01/31/2014 08:16:51

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 08:04:25

) Now to identify the boat...

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ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 08:49:48

I contacted Phil at TSBB about the picture and he responded: "The background photo is stock, from istockphoto.com."

I was able to find it at http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-3764247-sailing-on-mountain-lake-before-the-storm.php

R

Edited by - ftworthsailor on 01/31/2014 11:08:09

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 09:58:20

That photo reminds me of a questions somebody asked me when we were observing something like a C-30 at a dock one day... "Why do Catalinas in particular so often appear to have waterlines (and boot stripes) that are higher amidships than at the bow and stern?" Indeed, this C-30 did, and I noted later that my C-25 did. My theory is that to determine the waterline, they float the boat with something like a slight oil slick to mark the hull (a common practice). On the expectation the boat might list slightly to either side, based on configurations and loads, they tip it slightly while it's floating, and the slick-mark ends up higher where the hull is beamier. This way, the bottom paint protects the hull whether the boat lists to either side at rest.

Anybody else notice this or wonder about it? (BTW, the C-25 above is obviously heeling a little, but the waterline still appears to me to rise a bit amidships, somewhat more than the heeling would explain.)

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 01/31/2014 10:01:18

Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 10:58:40

The line isn't a straight line. It starts at the bow of the boat at the centerline, curves outwardly nearly 4 feet toward the beam as it runs aft, and then curves back inwaed;y as it proceeds aft, until it terminates at the centerline. When the boat is heeling, that's the curve you're seeing.

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 12:01:15

I realize the heel is at least part of the curve I'm seeing. But other Catalinas I've seen--at least older ones including my own--curved slightly upward on both sides when sitting upright at a dock.

Oh well, never mind.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 12:40:26

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Steve Milby
 The line isn't a straight line. It starts at the bow of the boat at the centerline, curves outwardly nearly 4 feet toward the beam as it runs aft, and then curves back inwaed;y as it proceeds aft, until it terminates at the centerline. When the boat is heeling, that's the curve you're seeing.
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I agree with Steve.

I think it's an optical illusion. As Steve said it's caused by the fact the mid-section of the boat is farther from the center-line (or closer to the camera) than the bow and stern.

It's kind of like map projections -->> [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection"]Map Projection[/url]

If you look at the middle and right side pictures in Ft Worth Sailors signature the waterlines appear to be straight.

The again this is just a WAG!

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 20:38:07

A special place in my heart. Route 149 headed toward Lake City (from Creede)

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 02/01/2014 : 02:07:48

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OJ
 A special place in my heart. Route 149 headed toward Lake City (from Creede)

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Looks like it might be about here?

[url="http://goo.gl/maps/tCZzG"]CO 149[/url]

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OJ
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Response Posted - 02/01/2014 : 15:53:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GaryB
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OJ
 A special place in my heart. Route 149 headed toward Lake City (from Creede)

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Looks like it might be about here?

[url="http://goo.gl/maps/tCZzG"]CO 149[/url]
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Slumgullion Pass to be exact.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 02/01/2014 : 17:01:41

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GaryB
 I agree with Steve. I think it's an optical illusion...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">OK, one last swing at this dead horse... I didn't say it was this boat--I said this picture reminded me of some other '80s vintage Cats viewed at rest in slips. The rise my friend pointed out was only a couple of inches, but obvious in the still water, and identical among those Cats. (Incidentally, this one appears to be heeling less than five degrees, but I'm fully aware of the geometry, which might explain about 2-3" of the rise amidships.)

Go Broncos!!

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