mangy1983 51 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 As topic title. cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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SNAP SHOT 194 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Wat's up mate...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Ive been on a few ferries and used to own a canoe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mangy1983 51 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 My problem was my boat sank at moorings sometime early Sunday morning and we spent a good few hours yesterday pulling her in with a hand winch. Now the bay she is moored in has a river outlet at its innermost part and it is very steep sided at the sides. She sank a few weeks ago as well but that was entirely my fault as l wasn't baling her but this time I am not too sure. The reason for the topic was that my father and l managed to haul her up the steep left hand side at the high tide mark yesterday and then my girlfriend and l went down at 12am last night to bale the little water that was left in her. She was sitting at a 45 degree angle lying on the steep foreshore so l had to try to move her bow a little more parallel with the shoreline itself to reduce the angle. I managed to get her to a 25 degree ish angle due to rock getting in the way but wasn't too sure if she would re float at that angle but the good news is that she did. I found out with a bit of googling that most slipways are supposed to be around the 17 degree mark but my local one is about a 25 degree angle as well. Just been down again to check her and we are going to bail her daily now. The reason for the weekly gap in bailing that caused the second sing was 40mph winds that we had all last week and for the rest of this week even, so it is pretty dodgy bailing her. I'm really starting to think that this bay isn't as good as l thought as a natural shelter though as the waves have been coming right into it for the last week and l'm pretty sure that the current at low tide from the river is making the boat face the wrong way and then the waves are crashing over the back of her and so into the cockpit. Before anyone asks why not an automated bilge pump, well l did have one with a float switch which broke pretty quickly, then a few months later the bilge pump went (dirty water). There is a gap in the weather coming up on Saturday so l have been given a loan of a secondary auxiliary outboard (mine was on-board when she sank) so that l can take her out of the water at the pier. So for next year lm going to redo the whole deck by sealing it up with foam and then fibreglass with the inclusion of a sump with a filter to stop dirty water from messing up my next bilge pump. thanks for reading this cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 callum. as you say there is a river outlet there also, a good way of making sure that the aft of the boat doesn't face to the incoming sea mouth, is to place an anchor or smaller mooring about 15ft behind the boat and keep aft moorer to upstream river.... and then always moor by aft first to ensure bow comes to forward mooring, if you get my drift.... this way no large waves will flow down river if its sheltered.... something for you to think about at least.. Snap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Simoman is the bloke to ask. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mangy1983 51 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 callum. as you say there is a river outlet there also, a good way of making sure that the aft of the boat doesn't face to the incoming sea mouth, is to place an anchor or smaller mooring about 15ft behind the boat and keep aft moorer to upstream river.... and then always moor by aft first to ensure bow comes to forward mooring, if you get my drift.... this way no large waves will flow down river if its sheltered.... something for you to think about at least.. Snap. thanks l never thought of a second mooring. My main mooring is the type with a loop rope, l call it the never ending rope lol for pulling her in. Would it be the same principle with the second mooring. This has never happened in the last 2 years so hoping it is a one off but its pretty nuts having 40+ mph winds for 2 weeks cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 no probs mate, you could just use a second loop from the second aft mooring and your sorted, stern to wind will always end in disaster, Snap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 no probs mate, you could just use a second loop from the second aft mooring and your sorted, stern to wind will always end in disaster, Snap. Thanks for the info will setup up like this for next year. I have seen signs on the mooring rope that clips onto the boat that the boat had been spinning round over the years between the two currents. Just hope that it is not a quick thing as l really don't fancy another day like yesterday between now and Saturday. cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldogman 55 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 you took your girlfriend down to bail out your boat....jesus they must be awful short of men up there...has she a sister .if i ask mine to come out and clear her crap out her own car i get a filthy look........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 you took your girlfriend down to bail out your boat....jesus they must be awful short of men up there...has she a sister .if i ask mine to come out and clear her crap out her own car i get a filthy look........ She is a good girlfriend, She knew the worry l was going through with it. Hardly slept a wink Sunday night... cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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