Just brought her home. She IS FAST !!!
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papatango
Aug 25, 2010, 4:52:05 PM8/25/10
to The Islander 29 project
Made home in one day, 15 hours 6:30-21:30, 115 miles trip. She outruns
40+ footers. Fishing trawlers are at par with her. New Universal 25hp
diesel. 7.2 knots at 2500rpm plus sails and tidal current help, and I
clocked 12+ knots on my GPS. Sometimes steady 11, sometimes steady 4
(winds and currents are not always with us)
She is actually 200+mile a day boat if you motor-sail her in favorable
condition !!!
Will do some cleaning and she is done. New or good used sails are
coming and may be a new carpet or 1/8 teak&holy sole. It was a heavy
chop at the time, but I stayed dry, surprised. I have never had such
an old vessel and didn't expect such a good comfortable ride. Very
good. She feels safe and solid. I like how low you are to the water at
the stern, you don't have it on bigger boats.
Got some sea water under way in the bucket (careful to do so, it may
rip a bucket off your hands underway) to cool down myself on the
cockpit. Will post my pictures later. Video of motor-sailing through
rapids at 10+ knots will be on youtube too.
Sure she looks like a little ship at the dock.
Thanks to you all to have this site running. It is important.
Can I post pictures here somehow or I have to do it through my site?
Sergei/Susan
40+ footers. Fishing trawlers are at par with her. New Universal 25hp
diesel. 7.2 knots at 2500rpm plus sails and tidal current help, and I
clocked 12+ knots on my GPS. Sometimes steady 11, sometimes steady 4
(winds and currents are not always with us)
She is actually 200+mile a day boat if you motor-sail her in favorable
condition !!!
Will do some cleaning and she is done. New or good used sails are
coming and may be a new carpet or 1/8 teak&holy sole. It was a heavy
chop at the time, but I stayed dry, surprised. I have never had such
an old vessel and didn't expect such a good comfortable ride. Very
good. She feels safe and solid. I like how low you are to the water at
the stern, you don't have it on bigger boats.
Got some sea water under way in the bucket (careful to do so, it may
rip a bucket off your hands underway) to cool down myself on the
cockpit. Will post my pictures later. Video of motor-sailing through
rapids at 10+ knots will be on youtube too.
Sure she looks like a little ship at the dock.
Thanks to you all to have this site running. It is important.
Can I post pictures here somehow or I have to do it through my site?
Sergei/Susan
islandert...@gmail.com
Sep 3, 2010, 2:58:06 PM9/3/10
to The Islander 29 project
please do!
papatango
Sep 13, 2010, 1:10:14 PM9/13/10
to The Islander 29 project
I-29 short video I put on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGv2U9ldJyg
On Sep 3, 11:58 am, "islandertwentyn...@gmail.com"
On Sep 3, 11:58 am, "islandertwentyn...@gmail.com"
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