As a proud owner of the 361, Ipanema, I am happy to report that we finished the Marion-Bermuda race with a second place in class C2, and in 12th place out of 87 boats. We had favorable winds and surfed down the Gulf stream in a 25-30 knot wind broad reach. We concluded the 672 miles in 101 hours which gave us an average speed of 6.6 knot !!!. Some pics at my crew Ted website.
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Sounds like a fun trip. Did you have any problems with the Companionway Hatch leaking? What did you do in preperation or would you do differently for the trip?
Sounds like a fun trip. Did you have any problems with the Companionway Hatch leaking? What did you do in preperation or would you do differently for the trip?
Thanks, Not much green water on deck
And thus we had no leaks. I added Genoa car controls, a SSB radio, a second alternator, and increased my house battery to 400 AmpHours. Also, bought an EPIRB, a 100% blade and a 150 Genoa plus storm sails. I already had a 6 person life raft. Those were the big items. Smaller things like securing the floors, lee cloths, Wefax, and jack lines took also a lot of time and effort. One alternator was exclusively dedicated to the house battery and the other was feeding the engine battery and the house battery with an isolator. I added a third switch for emergency connection of either battery to the system. Here is a picture of the double alternator and electrical circuits.
And thus we had no leaks. I added Genoa car controls, a SSB radio, a second alternator, and increased my house battery to 400 AmpHours. Also, bought an EPIRB, a 100% blade and a 150 Genoa plus storm sails. I already had a 6 person life raft. Those were the big items. Smaller things like securing the floors, lee cloths, Wefax, and jack lines took also a lot of time and effort. One alternator was exclusively dedicated to the house battery and the other was feeding the engine battery and the house battery with an isolator. I added a third switch for emergency connection of either battery to the system. Here is a picture of the double alternator and electrical circuits.
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Congratulations, My wife and I just took delivery of a 361, hull number 300 and are preparing for our first cruise to Block Island. Nice to see that the 361 is as comfortable in blue water as it is in the LI Sound. Great pictures, but what happened to your instruments on the way home? Congratulations again.
Congratulations, My wife and I just took delivery of a 361, hull number 300 and are preparing for our first cruise to Block Island. Nice to see that the 361 is as comfortable in blue water as it is in the LI Sound. Great pictures, but what happened to your instruments on the way home? Congratulations again.
Now this is what I like to see.......
Activity on BO.net - especially re: the 361, which I hope is my next boat. Jose - nice job on the race. Ipanema sure is beautiful. Why the classic rig rather than the furling main? Is the performance edge worth the extra work?
Activity on BO.net - especially re: the 361, which I hope is my next boat. Jose - nice job on the race. Ipanema sure is beautiful. Why the classic rig rather than the furling main? Is the performance edge worth the extra work?
Go Jose, Go!
Jose- Funny, I was just thinking this weekend that you should've completed the Marion-Bermuda by now... and sure enough I come home and here's your post. Congrats on not just finishing the race but in placing so high... well done. Obviously, you did a great job preparing your self and the boat for the trip. Also, by the way, I chuckled at your thread title "the 361 is no dockominium" because so many "old salts" are quick to deride a boat just because it has a comfortable interior. And Gregg, the "classic rig" isn't that much more work than the furler and is (IMHO) definately worth it. Of course, that's what I chose so I'm just a tad biased. Cheers! Tim
Jose- Funny, I was just thinking this weekend that you should've completed the Marion-Bermuda by now... and sure enough I come home and here's your post. Congrats on not just finishing the race but in placing so high... well done. Obviously, you did a great job preparing your self and the boat for the trip. Also, by the way, I chuckled at your thread title "the 361 is no dockominium" because so many "old salts" are quick to deride a boat just because it has a comfortable interior. And Gregg, the "classic rig" isn't that much more work than the furler and is (IMHO) definately worth it. Of course, that's what I chose so I'm just a tad biased. Cheers! Tim
Water in the autopilot display
Guys, thanks for the congrats. It is a good feeling to know that our boat performs this well off shore. The instruments problem occurred during one of the heavy downpours that we got entering the Gulf Stream when water entered into the autopilot display. This not only killed the autopilot, but also took out of commission the rest of the instruments on the network. Only after I removed the autopilot display (In our emergency stop in Nantucket for refueling), the instruments came back up. The need to refuel was forced by the lack of wind in most of the return trip, combined with hitting a foul current on the stream. We were carrying 20 Gal on top of the 20 from the tank. We motored 96 hours and used 38 Gal. Be sure that next time I will add 20 more Gal just in case
Guys, thanks for the congrats. It is a good feeling to know that our boat performs this well off shore. The instruments problem occurred during one of the heavy downpours that we got entering the Gulf Stream when water entered into the autopilot display. This not only killed the autopilot, but also took out of commission the rest of the instruments on the network. Only after I removed the autopilot display (In our emergency stop in Nantucket for refueling), the instruments came back up. The need to refuel was forced by the lack of wind in most of the return trip, combined with hitting a foul current on the stream. We were carrying 20 Gal on top of the 20 from the tank. We motored 96 hours and used 38 Gal. Be sure that next time I will add 20 more Gal just in case
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