Drying Out - Hanse

[Playtime]

I need to change the anodes and check the bottom generally but don't need to renew the antifoul (3 coats of Micron last May seem to be holding up well). I therefore only need the boat drying out for an hour or so.

One option is to lean on a wall/piles to dry out between tides; alternatively I could use the local Sea Lift. However, I have heard some rumours that Hanse yachts are not well balanced on their keels when dried out and can damage the rudder if they come to rest stern down.

Has anybody any direct experience of this with one of the medium sized Hanse yachts (385, 400 or 415)?

 

[richardbrennan]

I would have thought the Sealift guys would be able to advise you. The chaps at Haslar are, in my experience, very helpful.

 

[Daydream believer]

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[bitbaltic]

I wouldn’t think a Hanse is any more vulnerable to that than any other boat with a spade type rudder. It’s your job to bring it down in a balanced manner....i’ve Never heard that they are more unstable than any other fin type when coming down, but I have never tried drying mine out. Plenty of other owners have.

Surely the ?200 quid any marina would charge to lift and hold for an hour is a small part of the running costs of a bigger boat, if you’re worried.

 

[pvb]

I'd play safe and go for a quick lift-and-hold.

 

[Cactus Sailing]

I need to change the anodes and check the bottom generally but don't need to renew the antifoul (3 coats of Micron last May seem to be holding up well). I therefore only need the boat drying out for an hour or so.

One option is to lean on a wall/piles to dry out between tides; alternatively I could use the local Sea Lift. However, I have heard some rumours that Hanse yachts are not well balanced on their keels when dried out and can damage the rudder if they come to rest stern down.

Has anybody any direct experience of this with one of the medium sized Hanse yachts (385, 400 or 415)?

the guys at the sealift often advise to empty your water tanks for a better balance, equally they cater for most boats and can move their wooden chocks about to allow more clearance under the rudder, mines not a hanse but they lifted my fin keel @ Haslar and i've seen lots of other fin keels lifted there too - very good service in my opinion just give them a call.

 

[Playtime]

Go on the "My Hanse" forum & ask there.You could also say what model the boat actually is !!

It was posted on the Hanse forum at 15:16.

The boat is a 415 - does that help you answer?

 

[Tranona]

Which keel do you have? The bulbed shallow keel looks like it could be very stable, but not so sure about the deeper torpedo keel.

Why not ask Inspiration Marine in Hamble Point?

 

[Playtime]

Which keel do you have? The bulbed shallow keel looks like it could be very stable, but not so sure about the deeper torpedo keel.

Why not ask Inspiration Marine in Hamble Point?

It's the deep torpedo version (2.1m draft).

I had thought about asking IMG - they have been very helpful and supportive in the past - but thought they only use the travel hoist at Hamble Point. However, on thinking about it a bit more, they probably do get to hear about any problems arising from customers' drying out so might be worth contacting.

I'll also contact SeaLift, as suggested by others above.

The safe (but more expensive) option if there's any remaining concern, will be to use the travel hoist for a lift and hold.

 

[Daydream believer]

It was posted on the Hanse forum at 15:16.

Apologies- I twigged that soon after. Just wondered why you had put a range of sizes & nothing about keel version though.

Plus there still has not been a definitive answer. But as you have chosen to get a lift out, it is now irrelevant- for the time being

 

[[70521]]

I don't own a HR but a Gib'sea, I usually find a shallow bit of the river on a sand bank with a bit of space and throw the hook over the side. Let the tide go out making sure there is some weight to make the boat lean to the appropriate side and enjoy the view with a flask of coffee until I can hop onto the sand bank (at this point you will understand why you never use a mud bank) do the work the climb back on board and enjoy the ride back up while the tide comes back in, pull the hook and sail off. Can't see why you can't do this on a HR apart from this is seen as a very French thing to do.

 

[Tranona]

I don't own a HR but a Gib'sea, I usually find a shallow bit of the river on a sand bank with a bit of space and throw the hook over the side. Let the tide go out making sure there is some weight to make the boat lean to the appropriate side and enjoy the view with a flask of coffee until I can hop onto the sand bank (at this point you will understand why you never use a mud bank) do the work the climb back on board and enjoy the ride back up while the tide comes back in, pull the hook and sail off. Can't see why you can't do this on a HR apart from this is seen as a very French thing to do.

Can you explain why you are talking about an HR when the OP is asking about a Hanse? Doubt your strategy would work for a 40'+ boat weighing about 9 tons and having a torpedo shaped keel drawing 2.1m.