"JimC" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:

Why would I have my dagger board pulled up in storm conditions?


In my case, there are multiple choices. - Dagger board all the way down
(5.5-ft draft), all the way up (1.5-ft draft), or anything in between. If
I had been in your situation, as understood, I would have had the board
partially down, providing perhaps 3 ft of draft, which provides control of
the boat at displacement speeds but which would also permit it to to be
temporarily maneuvered into shallower waters out of the path of oncoming,
deeper draft vessels. Alternatively, one could rely on the speeds
available with the large motor to get out of their way. My point is that
options are available that wouldn't be available with a conventional,
fixed-keel, hull-speed-limited vessel.

Jim


No. You wouldn't have "multiple choices" unless you could avoid the
collision and at the same time drop your boards. And, there are no shallow
waters to maneuver to out of the path, and, it wasn't "oncoming, deeper
draft vessels."

A dramatic increase in speed would have put me in the face of the large tug
who backed when he saw the situation developing. A slight increase in speed
gave the overtaking tug some time to see us and stop forward progress.

My point is that you would have relied on your "big" engine and would have
successfully screwed the pooch.

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