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Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:32 am
by barts
Lopez Mike wrote:The eel grass beds are, indeed, rather shallow but it seems to come loose a lot and drift about. On my return from McConnell Island last Summer, I arrived at Lopez Island with a great big ball of grass on my prop. Still moving forward but much vibration and slower progress.
Mike
Yup... us too; the Salish Sea had suddenly become the Sargasso Sea
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A quick and vigorous reverse seemed to deal w/ this just fine, though.
- Bart
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:37 am
by 87gn@tahoe
fredrosse wrote:The sidewheeler, no worry about grass, just steam right over it. Shallow water, full steam ahead. Have kicked up the rudders a few times, they are hinged to swing up as they are the deepest part of the boat. It is nice to be able to go into the shallows for exploring places where the other steamers dare not go. Can go just about anywhere, except the dock!
That's one thing I remember well about the "City of Lakeport". She just cruised over the Eurasian milfoil on Clearlake like it wasn't even there.
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:40 am
by 87gn@tahoe
Lopez Mike wrote:The eel grass beds are, indeed, rather shallow but it seems to come loose a lot and drift about. On my return from McConnell Island last Summer, I arrived at Lopez Island with a great big ball of grass on my prop. Still moving forward but much vibration and slower progress.
Mike
How does a steamboater happen to find themselves at McConnel Island Mike?
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:44 am
by barts
87gn@tahoe wrote:fredrosse wrote:The sidewheeler, no worry about grass, just steam right over it. Shallow water, full steam ahead. Have kicked up the rudders a few times, they are hinged to swing up as they are the deepest part of the boat. It is nice to be able to go into the shallows for exploring places where the other steamers dare not go. Can go just about anywhere, except the dock!
That's one thing I remember well about the "City of Lakeport". She just cruised over the Eurasian milfoil on Clearlake like it wasn't even there.
She now belongs to the Kinetic Steam Works:
http://kineticsteamworks.org/equipment/wilhelmina/
- Bart
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:56 am
by 87gn@tahoe
Yep! According to the powers that be (as of November 2013) she may be at B&W again in 2014!
McConnell Island
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:19 am
by Lopez Mike
Wes, I dunno how we ended up there this year. Some kind of suction that grabs launches and makes them stick together while the owners sit on the beach and tell stories.
Mike
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:53 am
by barts
Magnetic attraction, I think......
- Bart
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:57 am
by Mike Rometer
Nice shot Bart!
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:45 pm
by barts
Mike Rometer wrote:Nice shot Bart!
I need to give Barbie the credit for photos; she takes 95% of the family pictures!
A sample from last year's NWSS Port Orchard meet:
http://smaalders.net/barbie/Events_and_ ... hard_2013/
- Bart
Re: kitchen rudder
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:01 pm
by fredrosse
Some good video of a Kitchen Rudder in action on youtube, the video from minute 2:00 to 3:00 shows the device in water clear enough to see what is going on. Search on youtube: 11th Stirling Boat Rally 2014
Trying to make an automatic link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOB0SIRia9g
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