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« on: March 22, 2011, 07:05:19 PM » |
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Just came in from being out on the ice on the Bay here in Thunder Bay.Rain over the weekend combined with cold temps. have made for a big smooth plate of ice out on the Bay.Plan on sailing Thurs. Tempetures are calling for lows of -18 C at night and highs of -4 right thru the weekend.Ice is still 30" +,could make for a great 4 + days of sailing.
Mike
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 07:35:21 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2011, 07:31:42 PM » |
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Sailed tonight,you can litterly sail for miles.I sailed from Silver Haurbor all the way to town,absoulotly awesome.See pics at iceboating.net
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2011, 07:13:04 PM » |
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Another faqntastic day on the ice.Probably put on over a 100 miles on the boat between sailing yesterday and today.Perfect ice boating weather,sunny -2 Celcious and nice 10-12 mph wind and miles of ice (I would rate as a  .It does not get any better then this.  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2011, 07:22:07 PM » |
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That was suppose to say ice rated as a 8.met up with three guys that are all quite serious of building dn,s.
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2011, 05:01:08 PM » |
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The beat goes on.another day of excellent iceboating.just keeps getting better and better.I am loving these spring conditions.absolutely perfect winds.steady out of the south building to about 14 kits.
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« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2011, 08:37:00 PM » |
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Same again tonight,you never tire of this.Took a friend of mine that had a helmut camera,hope to post videos shortly.
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2011, 05:46:29 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2011, 07:50:41 PM » |
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This ice went on like this for miles.
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2011, 09:00:18 AM » |
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That video was in maybe 10 mph wind,also me and my buddy weigh under 300 LBS combined.Not sure if you get a good view but maybe you could comment on the amount of mast bend.
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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2011, 04:36:35 PM » |
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Another two days of sailing chalked up .thanks to kurt and Bruce for driving up from MN to join me
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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2011, 07:23:50 AM » |
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Going to -6 Friday night,with high of only 4 Sat..Still 18" of ice on my camp lake.Maybe it is not yet time to pack the boat away.
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2011, 10:41:43 PM » |
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Looked at t he videos didnt see any noticeable mast bend. I f you look at head stay should see 1ft or more for extreme bend, some guys are going for less bend .
Here is a pic of my son testing one of our designs, plank is a little soft
using a old FO1 sail
Mast I made about 2 years ago #38
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« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2011, 08:58:25 PM » |
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Another good sail today.My Wife says it is my 50TH time out.She is probably right, again.
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