Island Cessna
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Don’t worry about learning. The better you play the less effective they are.
Bitch wings... I love it.
On a slightly less silly note, how common is it to mark your anchor location with a buoy or float of some sort? Seems like that might help others to know where not to be. It also seems like a pain in the arse to set and retrieve, and one extra thing for someone else to get fouled on.
On a slightly less silly note, how common is it to mark your anchor location with a buoy or float of some sort? Seems like that might help others to know where not to be. It also seems like a pain in the arse to set and retrieve, and one extra thing for someone else to get fouled on.
sailboats tend to be influenced more by current, power boats tend to be more influenced by wind. .
I've seen boaters mark their anchors with a red buoy. Some have recommended not marking the anchor because a boater could run over the buoy/line and pull the anchor out. I could see this being a major concern at night!
Personally I don't like it when boaters do that. I have no issue with someone swinging over my anchor and it doesn't bother me to swing over someone else's.
A buoy is just one more obstacle to get hung up on.
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the "naked deck chores" deterrent. If somebody is anchoring too close a quick trip on deck naked usually gets them to reevaluate their spot. Don't go for too long, or you'll get a nasty burn!
Cheers, Bill
...I've gotten aboard just anchored boats to let out more scope to stop the boat dragging towards our boat or others.
We had to do this in Montague, BC this summer. A ~50 ft sailboat was dragging into us in only a 12-13 kt wind and, along with help from friends in dinghies, we successfully pushed them away from us, boarded, let out more scope and tossed over their secondary anchor. It was a mess. A lot of nervous folks in that anchorage when the owners finally came back, realized they dragged all the way across an anchorage, picked up and moved to the other side even closer to more boats.
I was there and saw the whole thing. Any damage? A lot of folks were pulling their anchors in a hurry.
That POS sail boat had no numbers or name. I called the Victoria Coast Guard, they didn't seem to care. They didn't seem to care when Tozz called them.
When he re-anchored, in front of me, I went over and saw the "string" they were using for rode and a bunch of "plants." I asked if the realized there were going to be 25kt winds that night. They didn't care. I told them if they broke anchor again and drifted toward my boat, they would not have to worry about hitting me as I would sink it before it reached ASD.
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the "naked deck chores" deterrent. If somebody is anchoring too close a quick trip on deck naked usually gets them to reevaluate their spot. Don't go for too long, or you'll get a nasty burn!
Cheers, Bill
Group9. If it’s a young good looking couple that’s a plus but most of what I have seen are old farts with bodies like mine, makes you want to cover your eyes while you still have pupils.
ASD wrote;
“I told them if they broke anchor again and drifted toward my boat, they would not have to worry about hitting me as I would sink it before it reached ASD.”
Goi’n military on them? Sink what?
My pet peeve is when some guy shows up late to the anchorage, drops his anchor, then sets back so he's hanging directly over my anchor. I'm stuck until they agree to either shorten their scope or move the boat to the side for me to retrieve my hook. It's even worse when it's a raft of multiple boats hanging over my anchor. ?
Rude!... I think I mentioned last summer waking up in the morning at low tide and noticing an anchor in about 5' of water just off my stern. Took me a while to realize that it was MY anchor.
We usually stay at anchorages for 4 to 6 days
Our generator is too quiet so I'll run the shop vac in the cockpit or crank up the stereo with AC/DC if they are close and stubborn.
Item for checklist - if stereo is down, locate Sandpiper and anchor very close to ensure some tunes!
Item for checklist - if stereo is down, locate Sandpiper and anchor very close to ensure some tunes!
My pet peeve is when some guy shows up late to the anchorage, drops his anchor, then sets back so he's hanging directly over my anchor. I'm stuck until they agree to either shorten their scope or move the boat to the side for me to retrieve my hook. It's even worse when it's a raft of multiple boats hanging over my anchor. ?
fractalphreak wrote;
“mooring buoys are just sheep pens for boats”
I rather like them. What’s not to like?