Rumplestiltkin......trailing Logs!

[Wansworth]

Are trailing logs a thing of the past,they dont appear in the marine suppliers,I am looking to have basic stuff aboard but I feel like rumplstiltskin.....is it all electronic now?

 

[old_salt]

There ten Walker Log items on ebay at the moment Search (Walker Log).
Hope this helps.

 

[Sgeir]

Nah, Rip Van Winkle?

 

[pvb]

Most people...

Most people have stopped using trailing logs because they get tangled up with their Waterlog.

 

[Sgeir]

Why tow logs?

I couldn't see the point after we got rid of the wood burning stove and fitted an Eberspacher.

 

[Wansworth]

Had a look on ebay,they had some deck plates but I couldnot find any other items,but that probably me,not too hot on this stuff,a bit like rip van winkle(Sgeir,thanks for correction)Not that I need it now just pricing up basic lisy of equipment to compare price of two boatsI have in view.

 

[Talbot]

You can still get the VDO log which is driven from an impellor on the outside of the hull via a bowden cable. Furneauv Riddell in Portsmouth certainly has them (I have an old sumlog - which is similar).

 

[Wansworth]

Thanks for that ,not too keen on little impellors,plenty of time bound to turn up,probably a good point somuch stuff trailing astern would be one holy mess!!!!

 

[Talbot]

mine does not have an impellor like that on electronic logs, but a proper bit that sticks out from the side/bottom of the boat and trails a propellor behind it. I see that the new sumlogs have a bottom unit like the electronic logs. - at least you can pull those inside the boat and clean them. If mine gets weed, it stays on there until I either go astern and that clears it, or I have to dive down.

 

[dk]

These guys used to make a real natty trailing log that was very accurate and had a clip-onto the rail digital display. Don't know if they still do, but worth a try:

Autonnic Research Limited
Woodrolfe Road
Tollesbury
Essex CM9 8SE
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