Let us now pray to the Gods of...

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LIGHT and FULL BOWS with LOTS OF RESERVE BOUYANCY...

Raymond Hunt designed my boat and today it saved my cocky butt...

15 foot swells with little 5 foot waves getting their tops knocked off by the wind - yussis - me thinking about wipers for my sunglasses - I had a blast but I spent some time thinking against plumb stem profiles and for a good lean forward of same from the cutwater of the water line - to lift and plunge in the above...

Also thought about getting my anchor OFF the pullpit rail - nasty but fun day - I was whooping - needed a good Texas hat and some chaps...

Not to mention trying to put the thing back into the hole (dock it) with a crazy cross wind - reminded me of landing a Piper Cub in same - years ago as a kid - still am - phht...

Thing is - I don't feel like re doing the Fat Eggs' (Raven 22) hull just now - but I will log today in memory - http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2328/sort/1/cat/500/page/1 ...

OK - I can't make my wife understand these things - not that she is simple - she simply does not care - I should be out practicing my golf swing per her edict - but she does like that Wally 118 interior - so I post and chat here - I am just now coming off the adrenalin with a lit fire and some good Scotch - life is hard for me...

For discussion - I would like to hear experiences of racers and owners of plumb stemmed boats as to their boats response to heavy chop...

Right...

SH.

 

Sean,
Just a thought from a lover of plumb bows - for the length (read "for the marina fee") you get MORE reserve buoyancy from a plumb stem...
Think about it.

Steve "and fuller bows, too"

 

Coolies...

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Plus plumb stems make you look cool and comtemporary....

Cool and contemporary is always good...

SH.

 

I bet you had a Mohawk back in the day.....

Steve "natural Mohawk, without the centre bit.."

 

Just leave me alone...

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I did - my 15 minutes of fame was a concert with the Cure - the Clash - Siouxsie & The Banshees - and John Lydon on his own...

So there you go...

I will enclose latest here then...

I am pissed just now - pulled 10 hours 'for the man' - got home and just did this bit to see if it would work - thanks go to you and to my 'smartie wife'

Best of...

SH.