V1701
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I cared going up the Douro river in Porto with my Bowman 26, at low water I was able to get under the Pont de Luis bridge...
As noted earlier, very common perhaps for OP based in Norway, and also around Sweden, Denmark etc.I was very much thinking in terms of yachts with masts. None of which are going under that....
I guess I'm struggling to think of a bridge that different 35 foot cruisers (for example) would or would not fit under... Most are either very comfortable or just not an option.
Power cables are just as important, and the power line just downstream of Weir Quay could be an issue for some 35' boats and not others.I was very much thinking in terms of yachts with masts. None of which are going under that....
I guess I'm struggling to think of a bridge that different 35 foot cruisers (for example) would or would not fit under... Most are either very comfortable or just not an option.
No reason for the manufacturer not to state what the air draft is on a production boat. YM were covering their backsides by avoiding the question. A simple statement saying that the given air draft is to the top of the mast would suffice. I would hope that, being practical people, we could then make any adjustment for antenna, crew and beer.I've wrtten to YM a few times suggesting that they include 'air draft' in the statistics for the boats tested, to be told that it can vary.
However a builder should be able to state the air draft of any boat he builds otherwise how do owners know which bridges are safe to pass under? or what the clearance is?
With the proliferation of bridges these days I think it just as important as draft - any thoughts?
There's a similar one at the north end of Miami too, clearance of 56' rather than the usual 65'.Especially at Cape May in Delaware. The bridge is 10ft lower than all the others. I knew we had clearance, but boy did it look scary!
Ah yes, the Julia Tuttle Bridge. We made our US landfall at Cape Canaveral and headed north so missed the charms of Miami.There's a similar one at the north end of Miami too, clearance of 56' rather than the usual 65'.
Sounds like someone mixed up their fives and sixesThere's a similar one at the north end of Miami too, clearance of 56' rather than the usual 65'.
In Dutch waters it is more than handy to know your air draft. I have been asked my air draft so they did not lift the bridge deck more than strictly necessary.....