Walker Bay 8, Review, Demonstration, Sailing, Rideau Canal
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- A review and demonstration of the Walker Bay 8 with sailing kit sailing on the Rideau Canal. Great boats for sailing for small children, a good, cheap, durable yacht tender.
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Thanks so much for the simplicity of your video as a new "sailor" it was very educational and that kid must be sailing the world by now? What a blessing to have a father like you😊
He isn't sailing the world, but he does sail with me :) 8 years old now, he was 2 when we shot this video.
That's like Father Of The Century status to me! Keep being a great father ,that is so inspirational!
@@travelbywater9378 hh, having 2.5 and 5 yo. I guess this is the time when paps buy this boat 😂
I'm so impressed you take your young son. I used to sail with my young kids and it was so great. The world is more fun with your kids.
He'll be coming with me to Main Duck this fall too.
Thanks so much for showing me the details of a Walker Bay 8'. I just bought a 17 year old one for $250, a 2.5 hp 1984 Evinrude for $150 and a set of sail,daggerboard and keel (from a 13' Banshee) for $75. You taught me how this is rigged so I can now get going on a retro-fit.
Obviously, the video was really about Oliver who is very well behaved and bright.
Thanks
Joe
They are not too bad to rig. You may find you need a sandbag or something in the front if you have a short tiller on the Evinrude.
I love your son's facial expressions after you tell him to do something. Priceless. I took my four-year-old sailing this summer for the first time talk about a worrisome proposition :-) I think I'll wait till she gets a little older before I take on a small boat. She wants to touch everything.
Worrisome proposition- well put!
First mate is a star, great video. Thanks for cheering me up.
Great stuff. Thanks :)
Tell us about the sail please!!! Love the instruction manual graphics on the clear window
It was the "Walker Bay 8" sailing kit from West Marine. I think they still sell it.
Thanks for sharing you sailing time with your child. !
We can't figure out if Oliver is the mate or the captain... Love that expression of his as he "mans" the tiller. Wonderful video, and thank you for sharing it with us. Cheers from Japan.
He's the Captain! Hard to beleive he's 7 now and really does Captain his own (small) boat.
@@travelbywater9378 Recalling Max and his little boat, in "Where the Wild Things Are".
What a wonderful sail you're on there. Really nice sail!
Your kid really likes the boat. 👍He repeated the word about a dozen times while you were setting up the boat. Was his first word boat?
Oh ya, he loves the boat. I think "Dog" was his first boat, but "boat" was in his first 5 for sure. This boat will be his as soon as he's big enough to take it out on his own.
Just bought a Walker Bay off a gentleman and wanted to see how to put together the mast and sail. Thanks!!
They are great little boats. Lots of fun.
great video, looks like a decent sailing small boat.
Oh ya, they are great little boats.
Almost perfect. That centerboard dagger though :(
Was a great boat! The young lad is 10 now ND needs a bigger boat.
It's so helpful and informative! Thanks a lot 👍🙂
Very helpful with the setup
Great! Enjoy your Walker Bay!
Thanks, I enjoyed that video. (Great First Mate!)
That first mate is 7 now and skippering his own small boat :)
@@travelbywater9378 And I just purchased a Walker Bay dinghy because of that Skipper!
brilliant
Thanks!
Great video
Awesome
Excellent boat nothing better fora rocky shore!!
Ya, the boat seems pretty durable for dragging on rocks and beaches.
first mate I don't think so you're doing all the work so that makes him the captain. ;) rrrrrrrr!
+Clintimtired ya, he's growing fast,soon he'll be a better sailor than me.
Cool dog. Ever fell over?
Nope, never tipped!
Hi! Thank you for this review. How does the boat behave in choppy water? Have you tried it with an outboard?
Vladimir, she handles choppy weather very well, I have had her out in 4 foot or so white caps and she remains very stable on all points of sail, provided you use your body weight to trim her appropriately. I have not used an outboard, the manufacturer recommends a maximum of 2.5 hp I think, which is not nearly enough to tow my mothership with, so would not add much value for me, as the boat rows so well.
I have a question about installing the keel, Maybe you can help me know what else can.
I just bought one of these and wondering how to get the rudder down?
I can't remember if there was a trick to it. I sold the boat several years ago when the kids got to big for it.
HOW to buy dinghy in walkerbay. Please send me a link. I love to have this.
We bought ours used. Ad on the corkboard at a yacht club.
Can you put a small battery troll motor on a WB8, or do you need the WB rigid dinghy?
Yes, you can put an electric trolling motor on a WB8. Here is a video where I did just that. Both a 40 pound Minn kota and a Honda 2.3 gas motor. ua-cam.com/video/ASG8cNXqqQ4/v-deo.html
What year model ist it!!????????
I don't remember. Sold the boat about 5 or 6 years ago.
I was thinking about one of these for my P-26 Dinghy. Do you find it heavy to put on the cabin top singlehanded? Now that you have had the boat for many years any complaints?
I sold the boat 3 or 4 years ago and wish I hadn't. It was a really great boat. The boat was fairly light, 72 pounds or so. I would think it would be a good tender for a P-26.
Le gros défaut de ce bateau est le puit de derive de la coque qui est trop court, l'eau remonte par le puit est ce répand dans l'embarcation en dessous du banc central ...vraiment dommage 😢.
Hello There was one aluminum pole you did not use. Can you tell me what that was? Thx :))
I think I used all the parts. Was it maybe one of the oars I tossed in the bottom of the boat?
are the oars wood? they heavy?
+Jack Gold The factory oars that come with it are wood with plastic blades, but I broke both of them. They are not heavy. However, the 6 1/2 foot solid Ash oars I upgraded to are a bit heavier.
Was it easy to change the oarlocks? And how does it handle with two adults?
Clyde Osterhout the oar locks were super easy. I just put the new locks into the old holes. They were a standard size. The boat motors pretty well with two adults. It sails and rows okay with two adults, but it is very cramped for rowing and sailing for two adults.
Can the mainsail furl around the mast?
Jesse C no, thats the achiles heel of this boat. No ability to reef what so ever. When the wind starts getting into the mid-high teens, the rudder becomes so overpowered she becomes unsailable and just rounds up into the wind and stabys there.
Thanks for your feedback.
@@travelbywater9378 Nice video. I have been eyeing a WB as a tender. Regarding the reef, just take/send the sail to a sailmaker to put a reef or two in. As an all around tender, I would do that and get the tube kit for safer use in heavier weather. Rigged correctly, this makes a good lifeboat!
@@robertbarnes1989 the reefing situation is a bit more complicated. The sail has a sleave luff that goes over the top of the mast. There is no halyard, the sail goes up with the mast. I do think rolling it around the mast would work. I havent tried. I still have this boat but havent sailed it in a couple of years. I am saving it for my kids to learn on when they are a bit bigger. It is a fantastic kids boat and a nice smaller yacht tender in my opinion.
@@travelbywater9378 I am pretty sure a sailmaker could modify the luff - at least from the reef points down to accommodate a way to reef. An extra cringle, cut away some of the sleeve and re-enforce what's left then another cringle at the leach. No reason not to do it.
i hate the 8 i want a bug or sunfish
ben0125 ya, I got the Walker Bay as a tender for my 35 footer. The stern davits wouldnt have handled the extra size and weight of a Sunfish or Bug. I also have a dinghy for going fast- a Prindle 16, so the WB fills a very specific role for me.