Page 33 May MBY Mag, makes so much sense

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No surprises, I liked your note, can you tell me about beaching legs, never had them or used them, were they an aftermarket extra??
What boat do you have if you do not mind me asking
 
paul salliss said:
Firefly 165

No surprises, I liked your note, can you tell me about beaching legs, never had them or used them, were they an aftermarket extra??
What boat do you have if you do not mind me asking
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Its a Mitchell 31 MKIII, the beaching legs were after market, previous owner had them fitted prior to a visit round to South Brittany, supplied by http://www.yachtlegs.co.uk/downloads/Yacht_Legs.pdf they are a superb quality bit if kit.
 
It begs a question, why do we not see more examples of legs being used, I have admittedly never thought of them as an option, whats the down side to them, do you use them regularly,

Must be great to see everyone pulling up the anchor and heading back to the marina for you to sit there open a beer and have the whole place to yourself, or is that not reality?
 
Just wondering how all those commercial boat owners manage to sleep at night.....what with only having one engine and all ?
 
paul salliss said:
It begs a question, why do we not see more examples of legs being used, I have admittedly never thought of them as an option, whats the down side to them, do you use them regularly,

Must be great to see everyone pulling up the anchor and heading back to the marina for you to sit there open a beer and have the whole place to yourself, or is that not reality?
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....it will be! Haven't used them yet...but really looking forward to it.
 
I haven't seen the article but I will read it now. I have to say that I am attracted to a single engine boat on the basis of some savings in fuel and maintenance and the simplicity of having one engine to look after and the space to work on it.

I am not convinced that stories of fouled props with twins are a sound argument for saying that it would have been a disaster with a single engine. The latter is likely to be protected by a keel and skeg to the rudder so may not have become fouled in the first place.
 
Greg2 said:
I haven't seen the article but I will read it now. I have to say that I am attracted to a single engine boat on the basis of some savings in fuel and maintenance and the simplicity of having one engine to look after and the space to work on it.

I am not convinced that stories of fouled props with twins are a sound argument for saying that it would have been a disaster with a single engine. The latter is likely to be protected by a keel and skeg to the rudder so may not have become fouled in the first place.
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There is a simple way to calculate how much you will save on maintenance, divide what you currently spend by 2. :-)
 
Current boat is a twin. Stbd engine mounts failed (age related) but the engine continued to run perfectly, albeit now not connected to anything as the gearbox coupling sheared. The other engine got me home.

I'll always have a twin. There are a million ways to lose drive without suffering from an engine failure.

BUT, as I intend to keep the boat for a long long time (prospective house purchase has killed any idea of getting a newer boat for years!) once the now 26year old engines get past it, I'll rip them out and replace them with electric motors and swap out the fuel tanks for a big li ion (or future equivalent) battery bank. I'll keep a genie for recharging and get you home ability, but the future is electric.
 
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