Shoaldrafter took these pictures of Strider going by a couple days ago. I believe they were taken just before I crossed into South Carolina. There was quite a bit of current and I was really pouring the coal on to get anchored before dark.
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It's pretty unusual that he got that shot. I usually spend not more than 10-15 minutes a day at the helm. I'm normall sitting forward in the cockpit or standing in the companionway with the autopilot remote in my hand.
I had my hand on my hip there because I was stiff from sitting so long. I was at the helm because of the strong current and the bridge coming up. I like to hand steer through in those conditions.
Roger;
What do you have on your toe rail between the pulpit and the first stanchions? Fender Boards?
Sorry to bore with questions like this but I love learning how and why folks do stuff.
What do you have on your toe rail between the pulpit and the first stanchions? Fender Boards?
Sorry to bore with questions like this but I love learning how and why folks do stuff.
Yes. It's too long according to an article by and experience ICW cruiser I read recently but can't find now. The author favors short 2 x 4's which are cheap and easy to replace.
However, I find that docking single handed in current, it's nice to have a long board because the boat often moves a bit before I can get spring lines set up and the other lines on. The board would be too heavy and clumsy if it were 2 x 8 but it's 5/4 thick (actual thickness 1") so it isn't a lot heavier than a 2 x 4 of the same length would be.
I've also used it as a gangway in a strange docking situation where I couldn't get close enough to the part of the dock that connected to shore.
It's a little clumsy to set up but stowing is quick, fitting between the stanchions as it does. It's a good compromise for me but, if I ever get a permanent crew, I'll probably switch to a shorter and lighter board.
Try a piece of 3" heavy wall PVC
Roger,
I saw an article about using PVC piping for a fender board. So I bought a 3 foot piece of 3" for my Tartan 37. I drilled two holes in each end to run my fender lines through so that the PVC piping was held up by the tops of the fenders. It was just a test item for my trip in June to Pensacola from the Galveston area but I am going to replace it with a longer piece of PVC before our next trip as it was a great idea but a tad short. See photo.
It was cheap, non-marking and light. It doubles as a boarding step. It absorbed quite a few wakes at Berwick, La as the crew boats and water roaches wouldn't slow down in the area. It worked so well that we left it installed when we returned to Freeport, Tx. Here at home, it keeps the fenders from riding up and onto the dock when the shrimp boats go by. The brass snap shackle clips to the fender line above the PVC to hang the fender vertically. My next piece will be measured by the lazarette opening. Whatever is the maximum length I can quickly shove into it so I can quickly retrieve it.
Roger,
I saw an article about using PVC piping for a fender board. So I bought a 3 foot piece of 3" for my Tartan 37. I drilled two holes in each end to run my fender lines through so that the PVC piping was held up by the tops of the fenders. It was just a test item for my trip in June to Pensacola from the Galveston area but I am going to replace it with a longer piece of PVC before our next trip as it was a great idea but a tad short. See photo.
It was cheap, non-marking and light. It doubles as a boarding step. It absorbed quite a few wakes at Berwick, La as the crew boats and water roaches wouldn't slow down in the area. It worked so well that we left it installed when we returned to Freeport, Tx. Here at home, it keeps the fenders from riding up and onto the dock when the shrimp boats go by. The brass snap shackle clips to the fender line above the PVC to hang the fender vertically. My next piece will be measured by the lazarette opening. Whatever is the maximum length I can quickly shove into it so I can quickly retrieve it.
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During Sandy I found our fender board to be a problem as the water rose and fell. It got twisted around the fenders and squeezed against the hull. It also caught one of the dock lines and chafed it a bit. I'm saving it for times when the pilings might have a protruding bolt or nails.
Captain Mike did help us out with the distance issue when being blown off the dock. We rigged an extra spring line to the winch and easily cranked the boat in when needed during the storm.
All U Get
Need a different forum...
Ed K
You will need a different forum to advertize for a rich, female sailor...
Ed K
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I've woken up in the middle of the night to find the boat heeled over ten degrees. It was rather disorientating as I was trying to figure out why everything seemed strange struggling into get my mind fully awake. The board had caught under a piece of dock structure. This is the reason you don't want to tie the fender board to lifelines. Even fenders can get caught. I had to cut the first line to get the board free.
It's just one of those things. I try to look now for piling structure that could snag the board and sometime lay up against a different piling.
tow rail
At a fuel dock in North Carolina a bigger cruising
trawler used a funcky fender that had a part that
rested on and hooked on the toe rail.
Could you make a bracket to hook your board on
the toe rail to keep from hitting pilings?
And I saw a sailboat about your size use
such a combination at the lock at Great Bridge.
That was some sort of board about 3 or 4 foot
that hung on the toe rail to keep from hitting the
lock wall. He obviously traversed locks before.
Ah, floating docks...
Ed K
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At a fuel dock in North Carolina a bigger cruising
trawler used a funcky fender that had a part that
rested on and hooked on the toe rail.
Could you make a bracket to hook your board on
the toe rail to keep from hitting pilings?
And I saw a sailboat about your size use
such a combination at the lock at Great Bridge.
That was some sort of board about 3 or 4 foot
that hung on the toe rail to keep from hitting the
lock wall. He obviously traversed locks before.
Ah, floating docks...
Ed K
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RE: Need a Different Forum
Hi there Shoaldrafter, can I assume that from Rogers comment "if I ever get a permanent crew", that he is single and you think he would benefit acquiring a female mate from a proper forum. Please tell me just what forum that is, as I am a widower of 76 in good health and proud owner of an O'day 22 , close quarters ay? Maybe she will have a larger boat like zeehag's. There must be a Single Sailors Forum somewhere, ay ?
I have sailed single handed, but it is more fun with some one or two else aboard. With dreams and hopes of returning to Charlotte Harbor and cruising beyond, I will surely need help anchoring and other task requiring more than two hands.
David S
whats with the attached image ?
Hi there Shoaldrafter, can I assume that from Rogers comment "if I ever get a permanent crew", that he is single and you think he would benefit acquiring a female mate from a proper forum. Please tell me just what forum that is, as I am a widower of 76 in good health and proud owner of an O'day 22 , close quarters ay? Maybe she will have a larger boat like zeehag's. There must be a Single Sailors Forum somewhere, ay ?
I have sailed single handed, but it is more fun with some one or two else aboard. With dreams and hopes of returning to Charlotte Harbor and cruising beyond, I will surely need help anchoring and other task requiring more than two hands.
David S
whats with the attached image ?
It's not the dating sites, that's for sure. Just for fun, I did some research. Google "Is #####.com a scam?" for any one of them, including the high profile ones that advertise on TV. After all, if they find you a match, they won't be getting your money any more.
permanent crew
Guys,
I do not have answer or recommendation other than maybe a church group?
Maybe the ones that are looking are looking for a guy with a bigger boat?
Ed K
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Guys,
I do not have answer or recommendation other than maybe a church group?
Maybe the ones that are looking are looking for a guy with a bigger boat?
Ed K
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