Thanks to a Mysterious Broom

[DAKA]

I hope the skipper and his wife read this as I am grateful for their company this morning.

long story but in brief
We were delayed on our holidays due to a reduction in cruising speed from 24/25 to 23/24 so we detoured for Studland Bay which is the most sheltered anchorage I know, i dived down expecting to find a fouled hull/prop but instead I found my starboard shaft anode had slipped and started to rub on the P bracket.

We went to Cobbs Quay only to find the travel hoist was bust, Seastart dispatched diver Chris who removed it to find it had been bodged on with a nut and bolt /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif


AS we departed Poole there was a Broom heading towards CI so I called him and he agreed to cruise in company to Guernsey, once in the Little Russell I called him to offer to buy them dinner but they were carrying on to Brittany so I didnt even get to meet them but if you are reading this thanks for the company.

My respect for Brooms has increased, it wasnt calm but she still maintained a very impressive cruise speed.

Thanks also to

Nick (seastart)
Diver Chris
Weatherman Chris
John and Dorothy for catering and logistics
Fairy Bob for speeding past us forcing the issue
Tony for his long range forecast
Cobbs for agreeing to a dive as the hoist was bust.

I would not have shaft anodes again.
They were fitted professionally by a Mcduff agent in Feb of this year.
My shafts are bonded and I will rely on the hull anodes in future.

 

[baily]

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[volvopaul]

What was the name of the broom and what model?

 

[baily]

Hi Pete, hope all your problems are over for this holiday and hope the weather is kind too you for the rest of your holiday. All the best Ian. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[DAKA]

Hi Ian,

Thanks.
I was happy in Studland but Mo forced me to cross so we could spend our anniversary here.

I am about to check the weather next but assume it will be sw so all my troubles are behind me now ( I hope ).

Cheers
Pete

 

[Medskipper]

Ah, if you want a job done right, do it yourself!

Barry

 

[DAKA]

Hi Paul,
i dont really know Brooms that well, i think it was a Broom 37 ?

It went very well.

In the past the only ones I have known have cruised at 14-17 knots, I know they claim more and when they see you overtaking the black smoke pours out as they dig their stern in until the overheat alarms sound.
Not this one though, it went well with real stamina. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

cheers
Pete

 

[DAKA]

Its a problem, I would like to do everything myself but I am away from my club where I would be guided (shatfs are new to me).
I paid a professional who knew what he was doing but I guess some Iraqi refugee who was found wandering around the yard the week before was tasked to it for £5 hour.

 

[hlb]

Dont give up on the shaft anodes, for this one off occasion. New shafts and pros are a pain as well.

 

[andyball]

bunging shaft anodes on isn't rocketry tho - be glad to help in any future diy'ing.


was the bodging via an on-site professional?

 

[Bandit]

You will need to check that the bonding is electrically intact if that is what you are relying on, bonding throught from the engine to the shaft is notoriously difficult to maintain with either a strap or a spring if you have R&D couplings .

Shaft anodes do get their fair share of knocks and snags from debris and floating ropes etc which can cause them to initialy move. unfortunately when they move they either move up where on some boats there is not always enough clearance between the hull and the shaft for the anode and damage can result orthey move down and touch the P bracket or starve itb of cooling water.

Shaft brushes work well until they fall off or get trodden on .

I use both shaft brushes and shaft anodes but I put a jubilee clip on the shaft above and below the anode, make sure that when that shaft is running ahead the tail of the jubilee clip is trailing and will not the other way acting as a clip to catch any passing rope or net.

 

[burgundyben]

Hi Pete.

So you made it across? We spent the rest of the day we spoke to you in Yarmouth messing about, had a good meal ashore. Sunday morning we poked our nose out into Poole bay, it was a it crashity bang, got to the green bouy at the top of North Channel and turned onto a course for Poole and it was a bit bumpy at 15 knots so we canned it and ran into Lymington and stayed on the quay, it rained all night, so in the morning we ran back to Hamble and came home.

Am decorating the hallway.

 

[oceanfroggie]

Interesting story, thanks. Some older Brooms such as the popular 37s from 1970s to late 1980s (ie continental, ocean and crown) cruise at 12kt flat out 14-16kt, but modern Brooms typically cruise between 16kt and 24kt with max speeds between 26-30kt.

Our 38CL cruises happily at speeds between 22kt and 15kt with max speed of 26kt. The SD hull seems to cope well with typical UK and Irl swells and sea state. Most of our salty cruising is off the SW coast of Ireland which is exposed to Atlantic swell quite often, but she bats along very comfortably. Unlike some deep V designs the SD hull is well up at low planing speeds such as 15kt, and offers a very comfy ride at only 10gph. Pal of mine has an older P35 which is also super in a Rock'n'roll sea. Often slower is better in a muckey head sea! Beam on sea SD hulls can go flat out with little roll and no slamming.

 

[oceanfroggie]

If the hull anodes, shafts and props are all properly bonded it should make little difference. Shore power is the big killer of the bonded links are broken (eg marine engineer stands on a wire during a service breaking bond).

 

[DAKA]

Thanks for all your replies and advice.

My plan is to double check the bonding this morning but it was in tact the last time I checked.

I will run the rest of the season relying on the hull anodes and then replace the shaft anode at lift out (dec/jan).

If anyone thinks I may still suffer damage between now and jan I can lift on return from holidays.




cheers
Pete


Sorry you didnt make it Ben, on Sunday we went to Poole unusually via the needles and 5 miles off, sea state was slight.
Monday was a bit of a write off boating wise as we had to wait for a diver but it gave us chance to catch up with old friends.

The Sun is out now so worth the hassle. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif



Hi Andy, I'll speak with you on return with the full story after the engineer has had time to comment.