So there is this place I want to take my boat. But there is a draw bridge in the way that only opens on the hour and it is only 33' high. According to sailboatdata.com, the dwl heigh on a Hunter 26 is 44 feet. That seems high to me since the boat is only 26' and the mast is about 30-ish.... but lets go with 44.
I did a little trig. and to get 35' of clearance (2' safety margin) above my boat, I'd need to heel the boat over by 30-degrees. Is that easy? Can I get someone to lean into the shrouds and tip my boat over that much? Would I need to rig an air pump to push out some of the water from the ballast tank?
I'd like your thoughts on both the actual "air-draft" of the H26 (is it really 44') and if it is, how hard would it be to tilt the boat over 30-deg
BTW: I've seen the video on boat balls...
yes that would be cool but I'm thinking I don't need to spend that much money to get this to work if I can just push some ballast out with an air-mattress pump (which I already own) and lean have a crew member lean into the shrouds.
I did a little trig. and to get 35' of clearance (2' safety margin) above my boat, I'd need to heel the boat over by 30-degrees. Is that easy? Can I get someone to lean into the shrouds and tip my boat over that much? Would I need to rig an air pump to push out some of the water from the ballast tank?
I'd like your thoughts on both the actual "air-draft" of the H26 (is it really 44') and if it is, how hard would it be to tilt the boat over 30-deg
BTW: I've seen the video on boat balls...
yes that would be cool but I'm thinking I don't need to spend that much money to get this to work if I can just push some ballast out with an air-mattress pump (which I already own) and lean have a crew member lean into the shrouds.