| |  If You are on a sailboat.... #158031
10/23/08 11:25 AM 10/23/08 11:25 AM |
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,253
Columbia South Carolina, USA dave mosley  OP
veteran
|
OP
veteran
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,253
Columbia South Carolina, USA | and you have a gas leaf blower blowing against your sails in a reach mode, would you go forward?
anyone else bored?
The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?" Matthew 8:27
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: dave mosley]
#158032
10/23/08 11:46 AM 10/23/08 11:46 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 12,310
South Carolina Jake
Carpal Tunnel
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 12,310
South Carolina | no, you wouldn't move from sailpower. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The thrust provided by the blower will provide a little thrust but if it were pointed at the sails, the sails will return the favor in the opposite direction...although with some efficiency lost due to friction and the expanding deceleration of the air as it leaves the nozzle resulting in not all of the air thrust being captured by the sail.
So, no, you would move better if you just point the leaf blower out the back.
Are you coming up for Turkey Shoot this weekend?
Jake Kohl
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: Jake]
#158034
10/23/08 11:56 AM 10/23/08 11:56 AM |
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,253
Columbia South Carolina, USA dave mosley OP
veteran
|
OP
veteran
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,253
Columbia South Carolina, USA | Sully wants to race his Opti this weekend, and practiced Sunday with the Junior sailing Team, so looks like I will be playing sailing dad this weekend here in Columbia.
and yes, I do have excuses for everything!
Okay what about pointing the leaf blower at a DDW spin?
The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?" Matthew 8:27
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: dave mosley]
#158040
10/23/08 12:39 PM 10/23/08 12:39 PM |
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,152
tampa, fl ksurfer2
old hand
|
old hand
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,152
tampa, fl | What about 10 leaf blowers?
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: dave mosley]
#158041
10/23/08 12:40 PM 10/23/08 12:40 PM |
andrewscott
Unregistered
| andrewscott
Unregistered
| Are you just looking for an excuse to "incapacitate the leaf blower" so you don't have to clean the yard? | | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: ]
#158044
10/23/08 12:54 PM 10/23/08 12:54 PM |
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 342
Indianapolis, IN - Midwest USA... IndyWave
enthusiast
|
enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 342
Indianapolis, IN - Midwest USA... | The leaf blowers need to be attached to some fixed object, like a pier or post, so the 'equal and opposite force' tries to act on it instead. Kind of like those indoor sail boarding contests.
Maybe the better plan is to point the leaf blower at the sail of the boat behind you!
What - Me Worry?
2006 Hobie Wave 7358
"Ish Kabibble"
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: ksurfer2]
#158051
10/23/08 01:26 PM 10/23/08 01:26 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 3,293
Long Beach, California John Williams
Carpal Tunnel
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 3,293
Long Beach, California | What about 10 leaf blowers? Then you're on a powerboat. Blech. 
John Williams
- The harder you practice, the luckier you get -
Gary Player, pro golfer
After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: John Williams]
#158053
10/23/08 01:46 PM 10/23/08 01:46 PM |
andrewscott
Unregistered
| andrewscott
Unregistered
| what if the boat stays still but we rotate the earth faster? | | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: ]
#158055
10/23/08 01:53 PM 10/23/08 01:53 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 105
Bloomington, IN jbecker
member
|
member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 105
Bloomington, IN | If the leaf blower is mounted near a shroud pointed across the boat so that the sail deflects the air from the leaf blower backwards, then a small net thrust would be generated. This would be less efficient than simply pointing the leaf blower towards the stern and omitting the sail.
Jeff
Tiger 849
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: ]
#158087
10/23/08 06:38 PM 10/23/08 06:38 PM |
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 3,224
Roanoke Island ,N.C. Team_Cat_Fever
Carpal Tunnel
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 3,224
Roanoke Island ,N.C. | If you shoved a leaf blower up Jake's keister, would his head explode? If it did would his cape flutter?
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
Isak Dinesen
If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
E. B. White
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: fin.]
#158091
10/23/08 07:33 PM 10/23/08 07:33 PM |
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 117
Atlanta, GA KentHobie
member
|
member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 117
Atlanta, GA | I feel another Test coming!
Kent
Kent
1988 H16
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: KentHobie]
#158096
10/23/08 08:14 PM 10/23/08 08:14 PM |
andrewscott
Unregistered
| andrewscott
Unregistered
| who needs a calandar? i can tell when it is fall... the threads on this site get wacky.... | | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: ]
#158097
10/23/08 08:21 PM 10/23/08 08:21 PM |
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 117
Atlanta, GA KentHobie
member
|
member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 117
Atlanta, GA | Hey I'm not a newbie anymore!
Kent
1988 H16
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: F-18 5150]
#158099
10/23/08 08:37 PM 10/23/08 08:37 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,449 phill
veteran
|
veteran
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,449
| And if a man talks on his boat and his wife isn't there to hear him , is he still wrong?
Now that was what I originally thought this thread was about.
I know that the voices in my head aint real,
but they have some pretty good ideas.
There is no such thing as a quick fix and I've never had free lunch!
| | | Re: If You are on a sailboat....
[Re: phill]
#158104
10/23/08 09:02 PM 10/23/08 09:02 PM |
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 805
Gainesville, FL 32607 USA dacarls
old hand
|
old hand
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 805
Gainesville, FL 32607 USA | Creationists ought to have a positive opinion about this thread. Pound the woodwork- they'll come crawling out....
Dacarls:
A-class USA 196, USA 21, H18, H16
"Nothing that's any good works by itself. You got to make the damn thing work"- Thomas Edison
| | |
| |
0 registered members (),
176
guests, and 69
spiders. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums26 Topics22,405 Posts267,058 Members8,150 | | Most Online2,167
Dec 19th, 2022 | | |
