[engineer_sailor]

I heard about a marina doing a movie night by projecting onto a large mainsail on one of their boats.

I thought it might be fun to try this one night with the kids while anchoring out on a windless night. Our main isn't gigantic on our Cat 27 but could handle a movie.

Has anyone tried this? Do any of the portable projectors work well enough for this application?

Josh

 

[Delezynski]

Josh,

We have attended parties like this. It was on a large cat using an older bulb type projector back in 07. Used a lot of Ah! But was FUN! Other boats pulled along side in dinks.

We also do something like that on our 27 Ft. But a bit different. I got an LED projector for about $100 a couple of years back. It runs off an internal battery for about 2 hours. I run the audio through a small FM transmitter into the ships radio with cockpit speakers.

The LED projector in not all that bright, BUT we got a super way to get around that. I was at a Good Will store and found an old roll up projector screen. Remember the ones from school that they showed super 8 movies or slides on? I took it apart and just kept the screen part rolled on a dowel rod. We hang that forward in the cockpit and show the movie that way. The real screen makes a MAJOR difference! AND, I can take it to the beach for pot luck and after sunset movie!!!!

Greg

 

[SHNOOL]

Our sail club does a raft up and borrows a pontoon boat, and puts up one this inflatable 12ft screens... Amazon.com: Gemmy Airblown® 39121X Movie Screen-12 ft. Screen w/Storage Bag: Patio, Lawn & [email protected]@[email protected]@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/[email protected]@[email protected]@41LqRXIUKRL

Home depot and Lowes also sell them.

 

[westsailpatti]

Iv'e heard of that . A while back a boat that finished the New Port To Ensenada race was showing a popular XXX film with the initials D. T. , on their main sail . Thank you Linda , Thank you sail boat racer .

 

[TxSea]

Pretty nice idea! I might follow this thread! My husband had thoughts for a backyard screen to project movies on and I think an old sailboat with sail up against the barn might be a real cute idea - if it's not real windy!

 

[titustiger27]

somehow I picture a night sail and movie...

 

[Delezynski]

This is the new version of the one we use;
Amazon.com: AAXA LED Pico Projector with 80 Minute Battery Life, Pocket Size, Mini-HDMI, 15,000 hour LED Life, and Media Player: [email protected]@[email protected]@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KKyt6S%[email protected]@[email protected]@41KKyt6S%2BHL

I think it's a bit brighter.

Greg

 

[Minnewaska]

Wouldn't you worry about beginning to sail off the anchor/mooring, with the main up?

 

[Ro mine]

Wouldn't you worry about beginning to sail off the anchor/mooring, with the main up?

Jibe HO!