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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Aug 16, 2004
Description:
Volunteers towing me back to the buoy. The one at the tiller was REALLY good at his job. Earlier Rolf picked him up at a dock in the bay, while I flew around overhead. Rolf was landng to return him to the dock about two photos back.
Date Taken:
Aug 16, 2004
Place Taken:
Oshkosh
Owner:
Don Maxwell
File Name:
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Read what others had to say:
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Robert Lee - Aug 16,2004
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They need a nice inflatable boat (Zodiac) to help reduce some owner stress.
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Don Maxwell - Aug 16,2004
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They had one, Robert, but this guy was so good that there was no owner stress at all.
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John Robert Dunlop - Aug 16,2004
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I agree Don, the tow group volunteers did a superb job!
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Rolf Anderson - Aug 21,2004
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The tow driver is Mark Onertyl from Waupaca, a true professional at the seaplane base.
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Don Maxwell - Aug 21,2004
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Frank, yes. It's a small French stainless steel bow-eye that I found at West Marine Aircraft Parts. The stud goes through a wooden block inside the hull, so it's pretty strong--but Mark's towing was so smooth that strength was never an issue.
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Gene Hammond - Aug 22,2004
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Frank,<br /><br />As you can see from the photo, Mark is holding the tow line in his hand! The other guy in the boat is me. I also used this method to tow SeaReys and other 'boats', even the Russian twin that was at OSH. The tow feels like about 20-30 lbs, so the SeaRey weight is not really a factor. The interesting factor is trtying to keep the airplane from weathercocking.<br /><br />Gene Hammond
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Don Maxwell - Aug 22,2004
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Gene, you towed my SeaRey out earlier that evening and did just fine, too, despite the lillies and the wind. How's your own SeaRey coming along?
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Don Maxwell - Aug 22,2004
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I got the impression that the trickiest part of the towing was keeping the towed airplane away from the moored ones. That sounds easy--except that if the wind is from astern, the airplane under tow may move faster than the towboat, and in a different direction. I learned a lot from watching the volunteers do their job.
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