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On Clairebuoyant, it stays in the davits, well lashed, with the motor on the pushpit. I’ve had two adventures on sailboats dealing with rogue kayaks on the foredeck. Now I believe that the largest object up there should be me.
QuentOn davits? Might have to raise aft waterline a bit. Close to 200 pounds of dinghy, and also maybe a 15hp outboard to push it.
We have a 10 foot Caribe and a 2 cycle Yamaha and it is still a handful. Of course, crossing an inlet or playing tug when the main engine goes down, I’d want nothing less.
QuentHi Pete
Rudder angle indicator on Clairebuoyant hard over against the stops:
32 degrees to port, 29 degrees to starboard.
Geometry is pretty accurate, 1.5 degrees out at centerline is actually pretty good for just eyeball work.
You probably should shave off a few degrees so autopilot won’t hit the stops.
We have a Nexus/Comnav autopilot which is pretty much self calibrating.
QuentAfter days in the vicious gulf stream storm, Bob, battered and exhausted, realizes that the old Pearson despite his heroic efforts is doomed. A few hours later, a coast guard helicopter struggles to hold position as they winch Bob from his sinking vessel to safety.
As he reaches the helicopter, Bob comes face to face with his rescuer and hears him say-
“Skipper, it’s that guy on Facebook!”Tor-
I’m going to copy, print and frame your last above. I’ll hang it in Clairebuoyant next to the document so that the next time I’m boarded they will have to read it. Perhaps then they will understand why we mess about in boats and that their role was once very different.
QuentGuys,
I wonder if your yanmars are new enough to be nmea 2000 compatible. If they have a socket in the wiring loom like under the dashboard of a late model car, you might get your computer or chartplotter to display engine data.
There is also a blue tooth adaptor and an android app that works on our 2002 dodge rv that displays engine data. Cost was low. See amazon for bt adaptor.
re engine hour meter, aka Hobbs meter, easy to find. Basically runs when hooked up to 12 volts. To get to right number of hours, hook it up and note on your calendar when to switch it off.
QuentKen
Mast position depends on if you have an early or a late sloop. The early ones were essentially ketches without a mizzen. The later sloops were like cutters with one headstay. The later ones had the mast positioned a couple feet further aft than a ketch version.Quent
Something to check when you replace seacocks. Everything near the keel is pretty thick. The bottom at the turn of the bilge is thinner. The port forward deck drain exits the bottom at a seacock under the quarter berth. The bottom there on Clairebuoyant is less than 1/4″ thick. That’s the one I think about at night.
I think that I would hit the container dead on, where the hull is really thick, rather than risk ripping open her flanks. Remember the Titanic.
QuentTor
You might consider a Hobie kayak. They are reasonably light, narrow enough to stow on one side of the cabin top. They power three ways, paddle, sail, or a flipper system that is foot powered like a recumbent bike. It makes a good dinghy with a surprising amount of stowage. We have one and like it a lot. They even make one specifically for fishing.
QuentTor
CBMM.org has one for about $500. A squall, 9′. Maybe even less money if it’s still there for the fall auction.
QuentKen
I’ve seen both manual systems, at the mast and the endless loop back to the cockpit. My only suggestion would be to do a good job on the splice.
Regarding a solid vang, not a fan. Topping lift works well for us. Almost never needs adjustment. Our long boom would put a lot of leverage on a solid vang and it would take a lot of deck space.
Old boom was I think, about 15 feet, new one is 18.5 feet. Its a bit lighter in section than the massive Hood boom, but we’ve had it in some good wind and it hasn’t bent or failed.
Regarding going to windward in light air, that’s why Pearson gave you 80 gallons of diesel.
QuentYears ago, I had an exchange with a British sailmaker who built furling mains with carbon fiber vertical battens. He suggested that I go to Annapolis Boatshow and talk to the Oyster Yachts guys who sailed these rigs across the pond. They were unhappy. Apparently, the battens broke with pointy ends, cut through the batten pockets, and tried to spear crew in the cockpit. I learned a few new English words that I cannot post here.
I much prefer horizontal battens like the ones in a Freedom 45 I was on in a blow. They were 22 feet long, disappeared out the back without a trace. That is, if you gotta have battens…
Quent
