Boy-O-Boy our 26 swings wickedly at our mooring in moderate and strong breezes. It’s so obvious when near fixed keelboats of similar size. At times, we’re afraid of stressing the bow ring and/or anchor rode chafe. A challenge when boarding from the dink. Board up or down does very little to dampen swing, realizing the high center of gravity and the canoe shape, any ideas. I thought of a small stay-sail triangle off the aft rail to the boom and the main halyard, not sure if it would simply want to sail up the mooring instead of calming down. Occasionally when we are aboard, minding everything, I’ll throw a small anchor off the stern, and it will dampen the swing into short strokes rather then the big.
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Alan
Try a sentinal
I've found that using an anchor sentinal when anchoring reduces the swing on our 29.5. Won't help you on the mooring, though. The effect of the sentinal is to lower the angle of the rode which maintains a better pull on the anchor and reduces the "sailing" I experience on the hook. Of course in a really stiff breeze, the sentinal is out of the water and the rode pulled taut which limits the effectiveness of the arrangement. The sentinal absolutely prevents getting the rode wrapped and caught around the wing keel in situations with contrary wind and current. I use a 12-pound mushroom anchor on a snap shackle that snaps around my anchor rode. A 1/4" diameter line attached to the shackle allows me to slide the mushroom down the rode and to retrieve the 'shroom when it's time to pull up the hook.
I've found that using an anchor sentinal when anchoring reduces the swing on our 29.5. Won't help you on the mooring, though. The effect of the sentinal is to lower the angle of the rode which maintains a better pull on the anchor and reduces the "sailing" I experience on the hook. Of course in a really stiff breeze, the sentinal is out of the water and the rode pulled taut which limits the effectiveness of the arrangement. The sentinal absolutely prevents getting the rode wrapped and caught around the wing keel in situations with contrary wind and current. I use a 12-pound mushroom anchor on a snap shackle that snaps around my anchor rode. A 1/4" diameter line attached to the shackle allows me to slide the mushroom down the rode and to retrieve the 'shroom when it's time to pull up the hook.
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Mike DiMario
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Bill, I know the 376 is noted for sailing at anchor without the sails up. I think this is due to freeboard and general boat design. The archives have some extensive discussion on this. I have not heard that the 26 has been noted as doing the same. It would seem unlikely with the board up anyway. There is a sail that you can make that flies on the mast and boom to prevent the boat from sailing sans sails. good luck, Mike DiMario
Bill, I know the 376 is noted for sailing at anchor without the sails up. I think this is due to freeboard and general boat design. The archives have some extensive discussion on this. I have not heard that the 26 has been noted as doing the same. It would seem unlikely with the board up anyway. There is a sail that you can make that flies on the mast and boom to prevent the boat from sailing sans sails. good luck, Mike DiMario
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Ron
Sairite
Here is a link to an anchor riding sail that will take care of your problem for under a hundred bucks.. A lot less, in fact...Ron
Here is a link to an anchor riding sail that will take care of your problem for under a hundred bucks.. A lot less, in fact...Ron
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Jim Loats
I tie the rudder full to one side and
find that it seems to reduce the speed at which we trvel back and forth. Jim S/V Grizzly Bear
find that it seems to reduce the speed at which we trvel back and forth. Jim S/V Grizzly Bear
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Ray Bowles
Ron, I visited the site, but their product was
for boats with backstays. The H26 has none. Any other ideas? Mikes idea combined with the site Ron had is worth a try. Same small sail, only attached to the mast & boom. I'd try a canvas wana-be sail tied on and then make a real one if it works. Now it is my turn to gloat!! Something our southern brothers have fine tuned talent for. They love to tell all us frozen northeners about their year around sailing window. Here on the unspoiled sand and gravel beaches of the upper Columbia River, we simply drop the hook about 100 to 130 feet out from shore, raise the CB and rudder and back up to shore. We run out a stern line, beach and then pull out a couple of feet to riverside and step ashore. At night you simple pull another 10 feet to riverside. Lovely beach camp fires, zero noise, huge stars, 140 miles of distance and NO DEVELOPMENT!! Like very private, very clean, very big. And, NO swinging to the wind. Hope you figure out solution. Gloat, gloat, gloat. Yaaa. (did you see me thrust my arm in the air?) Ray S/V Speedy P.S. I will eat humble pie in print if you would share the answer.....Please share....I'll trade you something.....please..
for boats with backstays. The H26 has none. Any other ideas? Mikes idea combined with the site Ron had is worth a try. Same small sail, only attached to the mast & boom. I'd try a canvas wana-be sail tied on and then make a real one if it works. Now it is my turn to gloat!! Something our southern brothers have fine tuned talent for. They love to tell all us frozen northeners about their year around sailing window. Here on the unspoiled sand and gravel beaches of the upper Columbia River, we simply drop the hook about 100 to 130 feet out from shore, raise the CB and rudder and back up to shore. We run out a stern line, beach and then pull out a couple of feet to riverside and step ashore. At night you simple pull another 10 feet to riverside. Lovely beach camp fires, zero noise, huge stars, 140 miles of distance and NO DEVELOPMENT!! Like very private, very clean, very big. And, NO swinging to the wind. Hope you figure out solution. Gloat, gloat, gloat. Yaaa. (did you see me thrust my arm in the air?) Ray S/V Speedy P.S. I will eat humble pie in print if you would share the answer.....Please share....I'll trade you something.....please..
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