Thanks. They are a nice addition to the boat. Great seat up and out of the way for a crew member wanting to see everything but not do the work.
Or a Captain shouting directions.
Or a Captain shouting directions.
I feel that way about my O'Day 23. Lots of firsts with that boat and good times with family and friends.She is a keeper, but you can still think fondly about your first sailboat...
The crack of the bat and there it is! A Home Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What did shock me was my wife was talking about when we could sleep on the boat! It might be at our slip for a weekend but it will be fun and a new memory for everyone.
Socializing on the dock, especially with other sailors, is always a good time. Sometimes it's just hard to keep enough beer on ice, though!What did shock me was my wife was talking about when we could sleep on the boat! It might be at our slip for a weekend but it will be fun and a new memory for everyone.
I purchased the sail kit for our dinghy so that we could do some light air sailing while the big boat is docked or an a mooring. I've taken the grandkids for rides, and the wife will take it for a spin up the river. Sometimes I miss the sportier aspect of sailing a small boat, Like JRT said, and this setup really fills the bill.Hi John:
I admire Zak's setup at NASM. A boat large enough to be a comfortable and social weekend stay-aboard, plus a Y-Flyer for sportier and light air sailing. The kids can do their own sailing and have kid fun, but return to the mother ship for family time.
As you said, JRT, the actual depth from the transducer to the bottom of the keel would be less than 4'. You can program different offsets into your depth indicator. I like to measure the distance from the transducer to the waterline and add that to the depth at the transducer. This gives a more accurate indication of the distance to the bottom from the waterline. In addition, you can program a depth alarm. I set mine at 5' for the wing keel. On one cruise down the inside of the Florida Keys, the depth alarm was going off continuously for several days.So I did manage to mess up leaving our new marina. Some how I got out of the channel big time and the depth went all they way to 4' before I managed to get turned around and back out to deeper waters. This seems really odd to me as I never felt like we actually hit anything or stopped. Just to establish the conditions of our sailing area, Lake Guntersville is a fresh water, flooded lake, by damns on the Tennessee River, so the bed is mud and grass. I had the throttle down low and we maintained a slow 2+ knots during this self inflicted terror episode. My helm control was good and I never felt any resistance at all and was able to perform a very tight 180 turn and beeline back out the way we came in till I was back with a non alarming depth of 6+ feet. I'll dive on the boat bottom when the actual water temp gets, probably in a month, and I really don't expect to see any issues.
I think I understand why I had the clearance and didn't actually run aground which is because the depth transducer in front of the keel is already below the waterline. The actually depth from that point is I'm guessing is less then 4' which is why we didn't run aground. This is of course a wing keel C310, pretty much stock and other then the new battery bank and Factory AC not really carrying any significant heavy cargo other then the 4 of us. I guess I'm looking for some feedback, is the actual depth from the transducer to the bottom of the wing keel 4' or is even shorter? I know there are differences in keel depths, which sure seems nutty to me.
Nah, you're just experiencing new things with your new boat. I ran through mud 4 times in my first season, all but one I just powered through a tack. One I had to use the jib to help power me off a hump during a blow out tide.So I did manage to mess up
My preference is for the depth display to read distance under the keel. Eliminates having to do math in tense situations. 0 = zero. Now, for fishing, and with a graphic display, I prefer the actual water depth. But it’s your boat, your choice.I think I'll try the 0 for the bottom of the keel given our area and I rarely do any chart plotting for or day sail area.
Like Ward said, JRT, you didn't mess up. The only way you could mess up is by Not leaving the marina. I missed a marker leaving my marina one day (I'll blame it on the crowd of friends standing around me at the helm) and got stuck in the mud. I was able to back out and continue on with the trip. If you never leave the marina, you will never get stuck. If you do leave the marina, then sooner or later .....So I did manage to mess up leaving our new marina. Some how I got out of the channel big time and the depth went all they way to 4' before I managed to get turned around and back out to deeper waters.