Windy, isn't it

[dunedin]

In December, we received this email:

Please see below a list of Do's and Dont's when using the Hard Standing

1. All sails to be removed before haul.
2. Etc.

Five boats with sails out, one with mast down and one boat slipping in its cradle due to flapping Genoa.

Surely Rule 1 is the easiest one to enforce. Certainly our marina refuses to lift if there is a genoa still on the furler. Stays afloat until the owner removes the sail, or pays for somebody to remove it for them.
Other rules are trickier to enforce, but that one should have a clear checkpoint.

 

[Lucy52]

The one with the broken mast had the genoa come out, the wind rattled the rigging, the port bottle screw came undone and the mast went over.

A very high tide today, Cantata got wet feet. That was after the water had gone down about a foot.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Another 1m surge today at Harwich... I did a vague count up for January... 31 days ~ 62 high tides. 28 of those had positive surges...

 

[johnalison]

I went down to the boat for the first time since Eunice yesterday. Everything was OK, the boat being still in the water, but the dehumidifier had fallen over. That must have been some wind to make my 5 ton boat heel enough to do that. Fortunately it was undamaged and although it had turned itself off, it still works.

 

[Hydrozoan]

I went down to the boat for the first time since Eunice yesterday. Everything was OK, the boat being still in the water, but the dehumidifier had fallen over. That must have been some wind to make my 5 ton boat heel enough to do that. Fortunately it was undamaged and although it had turned itself off, it still works.

That;s's good. Having slept on board in the berth in something a bit less than Eunice, I rope the dehumidifier around its middle to a corner post between galley cupboards, rope the handle to a grab rail above, tie the outlet pipe to a sink tap and put its end into a heavy glass in the sink. I always felt it was OTT but I'm due a visit to find out!

 

[Rappey]

, but the dehumidifier had fallen over

Your lucky you still have a boat

 

[johnalison]

Your lucky you still have a boat
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You only have to mention dehumidifiers and someone comes up with stories of doom. It is only an electrical gadget, like several others, and the number of craft lost to them must be remarkably small, given the number in use. I'm not clear that allowing it to fall made any difference to the risk, but I posted it as a warning about something that I had not considered, after several years of untroubled use, even if some more preceptive than me might have read the situation differently.

 

[Rappey]

So I read there are two types of dehumifiers, compressor and desiccant. It seems the compressor type should not be used when the temp goes below 20c as it causes it to overheat and can catch fire whereas the desiccant type thrive in lower temps. There were over 2 million recalls in usa last year due to fire risk.
In contrast chinese diesel heaters than many think a fire risk don't appear to have any tales of fire.

 

[Bigplumbs]

In My view leaving anything switched on in the boat when you are not on it for a while is most unwise

 

[Hydrozoan]

... I posted it as a warning about something that I had not considered, after several years of untroubled use, even if some more preceptive than me might have read the situation differently.

If my comment at #65 evoked that, I certainly would not claim to be more perceptive or careful - but I am a lot further from the boat, which is also lighter and has I think a 'quicker' motion than yours. I was genuinely pleased that you had no problems.