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I have a picture of ours. Cable protected by plastic split cable protector. Rubber boot to stop water from following cable into boat.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.June 21, 2020 at 9:41 am in reply to: New Owner! Anchor Rode – Dyneema Life line – Safety Netting -! #8317Hi Ben, welcome.
I have done a lot of anchor research. 10 Kg Rocna is good choice. Mine has never dragged (touch wood). What I have found out is the effect of chain is less than historically claimed “catenerary” only exists a low pulls. Once wind gets to 20kt even a full chain anchor rode becomes a straight rod. Strong but no lowering of pull angles. The most recent theory is go with bigger anchor rather than more chain. Chain becomes chafe protection so only need 20-30 feet. I seldom anchor in more than 30 feet of water. With 150’ total rode that would give scope 150/35(depth+freeboard)= about 4:1 ample for most secure anchorages but not sufficient for exposed conditions requiring 5:1 or even 7:1. My suggestion would be keep Rocna and 30’ chain but look to increase nylon rode.
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Still thinking about replacing lifelines with dyneema.Hi Wyatt,
I have attached a picture showing the placement of the snaps on Gemini. The yellow circles are the snaps for the screen door. The red are for the dodger. I indicated the position of the one for the strap directly below the zipper on the dodger. The blue are for the window connector. Bwy instructions were to position the canvas over the frame and then mark the location of the snaps. Good luck.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.Hi Niall, I have a 2010 with 70 Suzuki. I just disconnect from the steering, raise the motor and drive away. Haven’t noticed any problems yet (touch wood) I haven’t driven behind the boat so don’t know how much bouncing goes on. Maybe ignorance is bliss??
I started with a 90 lb. with inflatable floor just over 8 feet long. Too big ans heavy to lift on and off the foredeck where it was too big to see over. Sold it. Now have a Westmarine roll up floor model. Weighs about 60 lb. 6 ft long. Fits much better. 2.5 hp Suzuki motor. Bigger is not always better.
We did something similar with our M. Built a cabinet and place to put the cooler on the seat area. Worked for us for a couple years until we bought a fridge. The cabinet was dismantled and returned to seating. Even though we still just use it for storing stuff. Lol. I found it is best to have an idea of what you will store in an area before designing it. I say go for it.
I haven’t built one but I did repair a big shark bite out of the leading edge. A little resin with sawdust filler to fill the gap and then cloth over top. I’m thinking to build one from scratch would be very difficult to get shape accurate and keep it light enough to lift would be the big issue. I have heard some talk that Roger intentionally made them a little flimsy in case you hit something hard you will break the dagger board rather than tearing the trunk out of the hull.
Sounds like a plan to spend some time on the boat before getting too gung-ho on the mods. I have actually been undoing some of the mods I did. Be sure to attend Blaine Regatta and MacRendezvous at Bowen to check out what others have done with their boats.
Hi Dane, welcome to the club. You need to explain what you need your batteries for. Obviously to start the engine but what else?
Results of poll for Club Night Topics 2018
Understanding Weather 8 votes
Combined tide & current concerns with crossing the straight 8 votes
Outboard motor maintenance & repair 7 votes
Boat Balance 6 votes
Stern tie methods & equipment 6 votes
VHF refresher 5 votes
Mods 5 votes
Towing boats and dinghies 4 votes
Secure for the night 2 votes
Winterizing 2 votes
Night sailing 1 vote
Design a logbook 1 voteSorry to have discouraged you Tedd. Cates Park in North Van seems to have a decent launch. I have never used it and am not sure how busy it would be. Just a thought.
The nice thing about Rocky Point is you can launch at any tide level. The less than nice things are the cost, the lookie-loos that clog up the boat launch, the spectators on the dock hoping for the carnage of the cross winds come recovery time, the gazillion kayaks, sailboats etc that block the launch channel, and of course the many power boaters who park their boats willy-nilly Along the limited docks making it difficult to tie up so you can get your vehicle to recover the boat. However it is one of the only choices. I have not launched on a Sunday but I would assume the earlier the better. I have tried to recover on a Sunday or holiday Monday and had to sit in the middle of the channel waiting for a dock space for up to 45 minutes as smaller power boats slid past me into spots that were too small for a Mac. I now launch Friday mornings and recover Mondays or Tuesdays on long weekends. I’m sure you will be fine just be prepared to wait for less than courteous power boaters. Good luck.
Hi Tedd, I have the antenna at the top of my 26M mast. It stays there all the time. The extra couple of feet of wire antenna sticking out does not affect raising and lowering the mast. Added height also increases range. I used heavy duty coax up the mast.
My radio is inside the cabin but I have a remote mic at the helm. It is not possible to hear the radio from inside when the engine is running. Also I did not want to have to leave the helm to reach the radio. Some members have mounted it just inside the hatch. Still hard to hear a call.
RickI have no information about Bridgeview. Good luck.
Glad to hear you survived without damaging the boat. It must have been very scary to have so little control. I hope that my Rocna anchor would hold better. Maybe I should try tossing it at 2-3 kts and see if it would grab so I would know for sure. A good reminder to keep the headsail available for emergencies. Maybe we should add emergency deployment of head sail to our “Safety Sail” in Blaine. Good luck with the engine. I have no device on that one. If you find a good Suzuki mechanic let me know. I’m still taking mine down to BWY in Washington.
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