To log or not to log that is the question

[LadyInBed]

Speed through the water is important - it helps you know what is happening to the tidal stream if nothing else.

That's what I use mine for.
I also compare the log distance reading against the gps log at the end of a trip, just out of curiosity, surprisingly the readings are reasonably close.
I don't often suffer from paddle wheel fouling because I moor on a river.

 

[john_morris_uk]

I stand corrected - you're right of course..... the better analogy might be "your speed over the ground is zero".. which it often has been with me.....

Interesting arguments for speed through water - but it still wouldn't make me want to drill another hole in the hull... the risk may be small, but it's still a risk.........

I am afraid that there's little cure for the worry about another hole in the hull and risk aversion/avoidance to that degree.

I have a crew who was horrified to the point of near panic when I took the log out to clean it. He's tried to make me promise never to do it again. I have promised that he doesn't have to watch...

There is something happening in some deep psychological way over peoples thoughts about holes in a hull that I accept happens to other people, but doesn't worry me in the least. I was daydreaming about taking the log out and making a cup of tea while the water seeped in round the flap valve. A few moments on the bilge pump would sort it out afterwards and it might even clean the bilges out a bit?

The problem is that I run the risk of him never stepping on the boat again...