"Jeff" wrote
| You certainly don't need it for your boat.
|
| I can understand using it for a 6 ton crab crusher. For that matter,
| I'm not sure about my boat, especially if I had a lot of constraints.
|
| On the other hand, I did it many times, perhaps hundreds, with boats
| like a Rhodes 19. You just push it off and get going. Or you get
| someone else to push the boom.



I'd rather be safe than sorry. It's better not to put other boats at risk
because you cut things too close. It's not fun being embarrassed because
you ran into somebody's boat. Using an anchor to kedge off is tried and
true and professional. It's just about foolproof.

Cheers,
Ellen