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I am not aware of any standard on the subject although it may be in some books. My post was to advise those who have not had the benefit... -
Yes, a friend was anchored nearby in his wooden boat. You can just just see my dinghy rowlocks above the waves. Not the calmest anchorage!
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You should have asked the instructor if there was more effect on your steering compass when there’s a full moon!
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bikedaft reacted to westernman's post in the thread How do you board your boat when at a mooring? with
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Conditions were forecast to get worse and beyond the holding capacity of the anchor.... I.e. coming back later was not a great option... -
bikedaft reacted to RivalRedwing's post in the thread How do you board your boat when at a mooring? with Haha.
I'm wondering what anchor they were using ;-)
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bikedaft reacted to Roberto's post in the thread How do you board your boat when at a mooring? with Like.
That was the video I immediately thought about after reading the title of this thread :)
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Wife getting two new hips and using a hard dinghy prompted me to make a small pilot boarding ladder that hangs from the shrouds. When...
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bikedaft replied to the thread How do you board your boat when at a mooring?.benefit of boarding amidships or just aft is in waves - boat moves the least there. still scary (watched that Pitcairn vid again!)
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We have a gate either side, just aft of the shrouds and have a fold down boarding ladder which reaches 3 steps under water - perfect for...
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This beauty is moored outside my office window - Truly lovely, great history and a little more affordable than the OP. Siena
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Move the boat to a mooring with a 3 knot ebb tide and an armed harbour patrol, it works for me.
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That does not reconcile with friends and family in Fort William, nor my experience in Cornwall this winter. A dreich winter was had by...
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bikedaft reacted to MontyMariner's post in the thread Moving sailboat in reverse gear over some distance with Like.
Is it totally not possible to go in the water and slacken the rope cutter in the current location? It can then be adjusted correctly later.
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bikedaft reacted to Neeves's post in the thread Worth the difference G40 v G70 anchor chain with Like.
This is an old and discredited idea. You can test that idea out yourself. Deploy about 30m of chain, say 8mm, in shallow water. Take...