Advise on drying out yacht to pier for maintenance

Re: Advice on drying out yacht to pier for maintenance

Malaprop is right in that gaining the skills and confidence to dry out against a wall is good.
The log should be easy to remove and replace in the water. I also did mine every voyage until I got rid of it because fouling was so anoying.

However to look at the problem from another point of view. What about buying a wet suit weight belt mask and snorkel and diving under to clear the paddle. Another very useful skill and good excercise. Yes I can hear you say Whaaaaaat????? olewill a part time duck.
 
Re: Advice on drying out yacht to pier for maintenance

Several of the previous posts seem to have ignored the possibility that the impeller is not a paddle-wheel. I have a VDO log with a screw impeller. I had one of the same on my last boat and it picked up an item which consisted of a pad of absorbant material and a loop of tape. After all the visible stuff was removed, the propellor was still stiff. Getting it off required removal of the propellor part of the sensor using improvised tools to undo the nut with two flats just ahead of the propellor. There was all sorts of fibre wrapped round the spindle preventing the prop rotating. Once that was removed, the instrument worked as new.
 
If you don't have a blanking plug use a small towel or face cloth and stuff it down the hole with your finger, jam more towel in with a screwdriver, clean the impeller at your leisure.

However - I have done this and on replacement the log still did not work - and why ?

Because I had put it back the wrong way round, 180 degrees out , so mark it first if there is no arrow on it.......

good luck

I have found that the towel method allows less water on board than using the 'proper' cap.
 
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