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| Author: | Dick Stuart [ Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Flying a hull? |
Finished our first summer and fall with out flying a hull, so that is a goal for '08. Was in some heavy wind with 3 adults and 2 under 100 pounders on board (probably 700 #'s total) and backed off when I saw water breaking over the top of the bow on the down wind hull. Any body know how much weight you can have on board and safely fly a hull with out fear of stuffing the bow? I know we're going to have to get the weight back, but advise would be welcome. |
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| Author: | Bob123 [ Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Stuffing and Flying |
You have 2 seperate issues. Keeping the bow pointed up, and not stuffing, is all a matter of keeping weight back (way back). The more weight the easier to maintain the bow up position. To fly a hull you need to get down to 1 or 2 people. See the Smok'n Getaway vid post. The Getaway is reluctant to fly and is also unstable on 1 hull. I guess it is a combination of hull weight and shape. The more crew weight you have the harder it will be to keep everyone at the balance point. If you get 1 hull up everyone shifts to the high side and down you go. The Getaway is quite stable with 1 hull just touching the water. Once you get higher I find that I either get it back down or it rolls up so high that I have to release the main to keep fom going over. The Hobie 16 and Prindles in contrast will sail along on one hull in a steady hull flying position without wanting to rock up or down. |
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| Author: | duganderson [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:55 pm ] |
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I'm weitgh 240 lbs and have flown the hull with one other person around 170 lbs. on several occasions. With practice you cab fly the hull easily for extended periods. I agree that it is hard to maintain the hull flying without dropping or starting to flip once the hull is more the 6 inches or so off the water. |
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| Author: | Roy [ Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:50 pm ] |
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Pardon my ignorance but what the heck is "cab fly" |
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| Author: | JSWoerner [ Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:15 am ] |
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I think it's either flying a hull with a glass of cabernet in one hand or a typo because the b is next to the n! |
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