Catamaran

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

I know it's getting cold but  a couple of weeks ago my neighbor calls me up and says do you want to go sailing. Wow what a great time. Don't have any photos of being on the boat because of wet conditions and couldn't take pictures or videos.

[Pullstart 62,783]

Where did you go sailing Randy?

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

8 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Where did you go sailing Randy?

J  Percy priest Lake . 

Edited November 3, 2019 by The Tool Crib

[Ed Kennell 38,021]

13 hours ago, The Tool Crib said:

J  Percy priest Lake . 

Brings back memories of building the hydro turbines for JPP.

[oliver2-44 9,679]

That cat brings back memories for me as well When my oldest son was in High school we had a sunfish, then a neighbor gave him an old 16 ft catamaran.  He did a lot of work cleaning it up and fixing things. He and I did good with it,  but it was too much boat for him to handle by him self when he took his non-sailor friends on 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

54 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Brings back memories of building the hydro turbines for JPP.

Were you here then for the 

building of it as well ? We were talking the 

other day about what the area looked like 

before they flooded it. There was a farm and an old town as well l believe.

[tom2p 2,394]

1 hour ago, oliver2-44 said:

That cat brings back memories for me as well When my oldest son was in High school we had a sunfish, then a neighbor gave him an old 16 ft catamaran.  He did a lot of work cleaning it up and fixing things. He and I did good with it,  but it was too much boat for him to handle by him self when he took his non-sailor friends on 

back in the day when I was a kid - one family in our extended neighborhood that had a Wheel Horse - also had a sunfish sailboat 

 

went sailing with my friend on a small lake - we didn't know what we were doing - and then this became a huge problem when a nasty storm quickly rolled in 

 

dark - clouds - lightning - and then  rain 

 

we had trouble getting to shore / ramp - turned it over a couple of times (and were able to get it upright) - but then it went over and the sail was completely under 

we struggled and could not get it up - but fortunately then someone rescued us and got it back to the ramp 

 

Edited November 3, 2019 by tom2p

[tom2p 2,394]

10 or so years ago the family moved away from the house and there was an estate sale 

no sunfish - but I spotted a small engine in the corner on the floor of the garage ;  the original Kohler from their Wheel Horse 

 

apparently the father replaced the original Kohler when it began to use oil ... (? - that's what one family member guessed - ?) 

 

I purchased it and it now sits on the floor in my garage  

 

[JoeM 7,871]

I have enough trouble on dry land. My idea of sailing is a cruise ship. No blow boating for me.

 

They are nice to watch, especially when someone knows what they are doing.

[tom2p 2,394]

8 minutes ago, OILUJ52 said:

I have enough trouble on dry land. My idea of sailing is a cruise ship. No blow boating for me.

 

They are nice to watch, especially when someone knows what they are doing.

it was a lot of fun - much more than I expected ; my prev boating experience limited to power boats 

 

if you are from / near western PA

- you might be familiar with the lake we were on

 

Lake Arthur ... Moraine State Park 

 

 

[JoeM 7,871]

Yep been there…should be a perfect place for sail boating, I think there is always wind! 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

 This boat will flat scoot across the lake.

  Last year when we went out we had a 30 mile an hour wind and let me tell you that was some kind of fun. There's something about hearing the wind blow in the water splash !!! 

[Ed Kennell 38,021]

7 hours ago, The Tool Crib said:

Were you here then for the 

building of it as well ? We were talking the 

other day about what the area looked like 

before they flooded it. There was a farm and an old town as well l believe.

Sorry, I was not at the site before it was flooded.