Any one have pictures of their B20.
I am looking for pictures of the Main sheet rigging.
Thanks
W.
I am looking for pictures of the Main sheet rigging.
Thanks
W.
B-20'S
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This is the best picture I could find on the web in a cursory search of the main sheet for your Balboa 20': http://www.sailingtexas.com/sbalboa20e.html
Perhaps you could fill in a few details in your profile such as your home port/location and boat type. The only way I knew you were asking about a Balboat 20' is because you posted in the 'Balboa' forum.
Best of luck with her. They seem like well built boats. I like the idea of the end of boom double sheeting setup.
Perhaps you could fill in a few details in your profile such as your home port/location and boat type. The only way I knew you were asking about a Balboat 20' is because you posted in the 'Balboa' forum.
Best of luck with her. They seem like well built boats. I like the idea of the end of boom double sheeting setup.
Thanks for input,
I filled in some info on my profile.
One of the best photos I have seen of a B-20.
The season is almost here.
I filled in some info on my profile.
One of the best photos I have seen of a B-20.
The season is almost here.
So, you will be sailing your B-20 on Lake Champlain I suppose.
I think that it will be an ideal boat for getting into some shallower areas that others cannot get into with the centerboard/swing keel set up the B-20 has.
I spent some summers up in the ADK's at a camp on a small lake near Whiteface Mtn. and my memory of the winds up there in summer was that it could blow like hell or (mostly) not much. There can also be some quick wind changes coming down from the fairly nearby mountains. Make sure you can reef the main sail in case you get caught in something and have a smaller jib handy just in case. Otherwise having a good working motor can save you from some grief. Champlain is a pretty big body of water and can probably get some nice sized waves if the wind is up to the task.
Still, the B-20 is a well made boat and should be up to the usual conditions there. The double sheeted main (if that is what it really is) may really be just one sheet that you treat more like a traveler; in other words it is not really 2 separate pieces of line but 1. It is a similar set up that I have seen on a Beneteau 51' and if you rig it up correctly I am sure you will figure it out. If not, ask more questions.
You have a great place to sail and explore so enjoy it and treat it well!
I think that it will be an ideal boat for getting into some shallower areas that others cannot get into with the centerboard/swing keel set up the B-20 has.
I spent some summers up in the ADK's at a camp on a small lake near Whiteface Mtn. and my memory of the winds up there in summer was that it could blow like hell or (mostly) not much. There can also be some quick wind changes coming down from the fairly nearby mountains. Make sure you can reef the main sail in case you get caught in something and have a smaller jib handy just in case. Otherwise having a good working motor can save you from some grief. Champlain is a pretty big body of water and can probably get some nice sized waves if the wind is up to the task.
Still, the B-20 is a well made boat and should be up to the usual conditions there. The double sheeted main (if that is what it really is) may really be just one sheet that you treat more like a traveler; in other words it is not really 2 separate pieces of line but 1. It is a similar set up that I have seen on a Beneteau 51' and if you rig it up correctly I am sure you will figure it out. If not, ask more questions.
You have a great place to sail and explore so enjoy it and treat it well!
Thanks again,
You gave a good description of our area.
We had a close call last summer, 10 miles up the lake a thunderstorm blew west to east across the lake.
30 minutes latter we had 35 mph gusts, with 3-4 ft. waves.
We headed up into the wind and road it out. My 12 year old son and I still talk about that day.
You gave a good description of our area.
We had a close call last summer, 10 miles up the lake a thunderstorm blew west to east across the lake.
30 minutes latter we had 35 mph gusts, with 3-4 ft. waves.
We headed up into the wind and road it out. My 12 year old son and I still talk about that day.
If you are a Yahoo groups member, check out the photo section on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balboa26-boats/
On the last page of photo's, 'Oriol B-20' file has a couple of good photos of the main sheet rigging.
On the last page of photo's, 'Oriol B-20' file has a couple of good photos of the main sheet rigging.
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