2 feet away from disaster

[Rhylsailer99]

So lucky I did not hit my rudder or keels on these rocks, and so unlucky that I managed to find the only patch of rocks in the entire bay.

 

[Sea Change]

I've never dried out without thoroughly checking the spot at the previous low tide.
One of the reasons I only ever used my yacht legs for maintenance, and not for use whilst cruising.

 

[Wansworth]

I've never dried out without thoroughly checking the spot at the previous low tide.
One of the reasons I only ever used my yacht legs for maintenance, and not for use whilst cruising.

Is that a Cobra 850?

 

[Moonbeam]

Either you scrubbed under the water line while you dried out, (great job if you did) or I need to get whatever antifoul you are using.... looks spotless

 

[Daydream believer]

Is that a Cobra 850?

Not for sale

 

[Kwik Decision]

Sorry, I'm being curious; where abouts are you? It looks lovely.

 

[Rhylsailer99]

Is that a Cobra 850?

Yes, I have walked the entire bay and marked all bad spots. I think I must have missed those rocks, as it was right on the water line.

 

[Rhylsailer99]

Sorry, I'm being curious; where abouts are you? It looks lovely.

Red Wharf Bay.

 

[Rhylsailer99]

Either you scrubbed under the water line while you dried out, (great job if you did) or I need to get whatever antifoul you are using.... looks spotless

I anti fouled it 5 days ago on the beach.

 

[Wansworth]

Yes, I have walked the entire bay and marked all bad spots. I think I must have missed those rocks, as it was right on the water line.

It’s a sign

 

[Rhylsailer99]

It’s a sign

A sign to take no more chances.

 

[DreadShips]

Not for sale

It's all right, Wansworth's not for buying

 

[Snowgoose-1]

I have a Garmin Striker Fishfinder for a depth gauge. I don't do fishing but useful primarily for the above type of situation . The pretty colour pictures you get are a big help in determining the kind of bottom. Unfortunately, the transducer is the transom type. Mine works ok in the outboard well.

 

[Cerebus]

I have a Garmin Striker Fishfinder for a depth gauge. I don't do fishing but useful primarily for the above type of situation . The pretty colour pictures you get are a big help in determining the kind of bottom. Unfortunately, the transducer is the transom type. Mine works ok in the outboard well.

Have you ever tried it through the hull like a ‘normal’ transducer?

I admit I have not even though I have a supposed transom mounted fish finder (lowrance?now in a box in storage that I cannot find) that I have used attached to a pole at the bow ! Yes the bow.

Great piece of kit as you say showing depth deviations.

Wish I could find it to use again (moving houses and boats can lead to unlabelled boxes).

 

[Cerebus]

So lucky I did not hit my rudder or keels on these rocks, and so unlucky that I managed to find the only patch of rocks in the entire bay.
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Buy a lottery ticket soon.

If you win, feel free to give me a tiny commission if I influenced you into buying a ticket and you win large.

I don’t do the lottery myself, but I have not had a near miss as your photo shows either.

 

[Wansworth]

Are they stones from ballast used in sailing cargo boats….odd a pile of stones on a sandy beach ?

 

[Cerebus]

Are they stones from ballast used in sailing cargo boats….odd a pile of stones on a sandy beach ?

Interesting question.

But why so few? Others sunk?

Is that another single rock just off the starboard bow (of the photo, not the boat)?

Or the 2 o’clock position of the photo?

 

[Wandering Star]

They look like the legacy of a vindaloo - I don’t think Rhylsailors boat has a holding tank.

 

[Cerebus]

They look like the legacy of a vindaloo - I don’t think Rhylsailors boat has a holding tank.

lol

 

[simonfraser]

Stones rise to the top at irregular intervals, physics / normal earth movements