The Boat: Catalina 320
Conditions: Moderate, seas 3-5 feet.

Damn! How did this happen!?? You've badly grounded your boat. You just left for
a 4 week cruise and now her wing keel has settled atop a group of rocks at high
tide, which you thought you'd be clear of. At the top of every swell, the keel
grinds and as the tide slacks (soon!) you know things could get worse. A lot
worse.
No one in sight. You're out of radio range. You wonder if you'll be taking the
dinghy home!

What do you do???

RB

Your shallow draft boat is on the rocks, yet you are out of radio range?

You must have one cheap ass POS handheld.

SV


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
The Boat: Catalina 320
Conditions: Moderate, seas 3-5 feet.

Damn! How did this happen!?? You've badly grounded your boat. You just
left for
a 4 week cruise and now her wing keel has settled atop a group of rocks at
high
tide, which you thought you'd be clear of. At the top of every swell, the
keel
grinds and as the tide slacks (soon!) you know things could get worse. A
lot
worse.
No one in sight. You're out of radio range. You wonder if you'll be taking
the
dinghy home!

What do you do???

RB

4 week cruise? I bet you must have a lot of heavy crap on board,
including water, that can be jettisoned. Do it quick, before the tide
drops any more than it already has. If you have some other heavy stuff
you want to try to save, you can transfer it, along with extra people,
to the dinghy, temporarily.


100% correct. And if you're not too far away from land, turn on your fawcetts
and run out your fresh water tanks. You'll have plenty of drinks that you can
dump into the dinghy. The movement of the keel against the rocks indicates that
the boat is "floating" to some degree. You just need to help!

RB

Your shallow draft boat is on the rocks, yet you are out of radio range?

You must have one cheap ass POS handheld.


Icom M1+ with two batteries....shown at bottom of watertight case with mapping
GPS, Nightvision and HH Windmeter.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/bbstuff.jpg

Poor, poor scotty potti!!!!

RB

There is no 100% correct answer to this scenario. There are several ways
which will work.


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
4 week cruise? I bet you must have a lot of heavy crap on board,
including water, that can be jettisoned. Do it quick, before the tide
drops any more than it already has. If you have some other heavy stuff
you want to try to save, you can transfer it, along with extra people,
to the dinghy, temporarily.


100% correct. And if you're not too far away from land, turn on your
fawcetts
and run out your fresh water tanks. You'll have plenty of drinks that you
can
dump into the dinghy. The movement of the keel against the rocks indicates
that
the boat is "floating" to some degree. You just need to help!

RB

What a huge Dorkfish I caught! You actualy took a pic of your radio and
put it on the web?????? What kind of nerd does that???

HEehe heheheheheheheheh HA.


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...

Your shallow draft boat is on the rocks, yet you are out of radio range?

You must have one cheap ass POS handheld.


Icom M1+ with two batteries....shown at bottom of watertight case with
mapping
GPS, Nightvision and HH Windmeter.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/bbstuff.jpg

Poor, poor scotty potti!!!!

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
The Boat: Catalina 320
Conditions: Moderate, seas 3-5 feet.

Damn! How did this happen!?? You've badly grounded your boat. You just
left for
a 4 week cruise and now her wing keel has settled atop a group of rocks
......

Go into the cabin and unsheathe the shorter of your two swords, kneel and
make the prescribed cuts in your abdomen whilst chanting "wing keel - shame,
shame".

There is no 100% correct answer to this scenario. There are several ways
which will work.


Everyone is anxiously awaiting your "several ways."
This oughta be good!

RB

Hey Nutsy,

If you just started a 4 week cruise, How in the hell can you be out of
radio range?

Crepes, you're worst than Jax with his Gulf Stream "What if's"

Ole Thom

You actualy took a pic of your radio and
put it on the web??????


far left: FRS/GMRS radios
Night Owl 10X50 Monocular
center: Wind meter, nightvision, Icom M1v, Garmin Map 76.
below: OC Weather alert radio
right: Fujinon floating binoculars with compass and case.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/bstuf55.jpg

RB