tips for drying out

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Dear all

After lots of useful suggestions as to where I can dry out in my vancouver 32 (encapsulated keel), I thought I would pose the question as to whether anyone had any useful tips when drying out against piles or a wall.

Not done it before, so keen to take advice. I guess leaning the right way would be a start.

Cheers
Anthony
 
This has been well covered but the search engine is not the best.
My number one tip.....
If you are scrubbing / anti fouling on one tide you must get cracking ASAP. Scrub round the waterline from a rubber dinghy and continue down as far as you can as the tide falls. Those cam operated suckers (now available in the local "£1" shop may help to get a purchase on the topsides. If you have long wellies or, even better, waders go over the side as soon as you can to continue scrubbing before the tide recedes. With luck you can finish the scrub off before the tides goes, to leave ample time for a bit of drying out + painting.
The actual drying out will be no problem with your long keel; no doubt you will get lots of ideas in due course. PS Piles are much better than a wall for this job.
 
Halyard from top of mast to quayside with anchor or bucket of water to tilt boat into quayside as you dry - if you're there not necessary

Other posters good advice comes off easily when still wet/damp
 
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I'd also be interested in some tips on drying out.

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What's with all the PM's? Is it that time of month again? Or are you frightened of the Trolls?

Have faith in your advice - publish & defend (or be damned as a waste of time). The whole point of this forum is public discussion of issues to the general benefit of all. Yes some can get aeriated - but we don't have to choose to react & propagate the hassle do we?
 
Piles would be better since you've better access to both sides and you've a better chance of getting both hulls dry both after washing and anti-fouling.

A jet wash does make the job much easier. At the Hardway piles (Portsmouth) you can hire a petrol engined jet wash (for £35) and that makes it very much easier. 30mins to do the job, and that with a long keeled boat, gives more than enough time to put at least 1 coat of anti-foul on.

Tie two fenders together, horizontally, to form a single fender and, if possible, have three sets prepared. One pair approximately opposite the mast and the other two alongside each other at the stern. Aim to bring the boat alongside the pile adjacent the mast and secure to that pile first then the stern pile. That makes controlling the boat easier. When all secure, tie the mast to the pile as high as you can get and start to gently pull the mast toward the pile. (As the tide drops, you'll find the fender will ride up the hull so just release the tension and allow the fender to drop down.)

The hull will gently bottom and that's it.
 
Fishermen do it by doing all the usual stuff of weighting the wall side to make sure she does lean to the wall, then taking a garden sprayer filled with strong bleach, sprays all the bottom. The next bit though not related is what i felt did it for me was to retire to the pub to have a drink while the bleach worked on the growth. Then allow the tide to come back in and carry on as usual.
I asked the guy in midstream what he was doing he said the bleach kills the growth and will fall off in the next week of steaming. So no scrubbing.
 
Look at the bottom on the previous low water to make sure that it is not foul.

Although you need a slight lean towards the wall, don't panic about this and lean too far. Just make sure that when she settles you are well secure on the wall side - eg a line around the mast to the wall. Mine (not a Vancouver) does a nose dive when the tide goes out. Continuous adjustment of all the lines is needed until she has stopped.

As soon as you possibly can, get over the side and start cleaning. Much easier when it is all wet. If you didn't moor next to some steps, make sure that you have your own that are long enough. Either that or a dinghy might do it.


Have plety of different things to rub on the hull. A car ice scraper is good for barnacles (gloves may be needed), whereas slime (wet) will come off with a broom). Small scraper/screwdriver/sandpaper to do prop area.
 
Thank you for your advice. I guess it is one of those things that after you do it once, the next time is much easier.
Cheers
Anthony
 
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