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Boats docked on coastal waters question....
"Keith" wrote in message ... See: http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/brochure.asp Probably one of the best sites on how to weather a hurricane. Florida made a law making it illegal for marina owners to require you to leave in case of a hurricane, but I don't think there is a Federal one. They'd have to tow my boat out if they wanted it out... and then be responsible for it. -- Good info. Thanks. s |
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Boats docked on coastal waters question....
"stealth" wrote in message ...
"Keith" wrote in message snip Good info. Thanks. s I would think, unless you have a real sheltered area, it would be better to put the boat out to anchor (with one or two good ground holders), and lots of nylon rode. A large bag of vegatable oil with a hole poked in it, floating above the anchor should create a slick that will prevent waves breaking on the boat. The same could be done with the drogue if one decides to go offshore and ride it out. I've heard the same thing can be accomplished with air bubbles too (which also significantly cut down on the wave action). With something like a powerboat, though, the question arises: Do you want to tie the drogue off the bow or the stern. If you tie off the bow, the wave action is somewhat mitigated (as it is usually stronger) however the boat will be going backwards at quite a clip, which could cause it to swamp, rudder damage, etc... If you tie the drogue off the stern, then you stand the chance of getting pooped by a big wave. Conventional wisdom, at least with sailboats, is to tie off the stern though, to prevent rudder damage, although granted, usually sailboats have a lot bigger rudders than power boats do. I guess probably the best scenario would be for a power boater to go below and turn your rudders around backwards if possible (i.e. disconnect the linkage) plus stow all the gear you can as far forward as you can (to stop the stern from digging in) and tie the drogue off the bow. -Kevin |
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Boats docked on coastal waters question....
Kevin,
I would imagine that you wouldn't want to drogue your boat unless you had a lot of water at your stern to ride it out. Probably something you wouldn't want to do unless you were miles out to sea. It was my impression that you would only put the drogue from the bow to keep the bow into the waves. Paul "Kevin Rudisill" wrote in message m... "stealth" wrote in message ... "Keith" wrote in message snip Good info. Thanks. s I would think, unless you have a real sheltered area, it would be better to put the boat out to anchor (with one or two good ground holders), and lots of nylon rode. A large bag of vegatable oil with a hole poked in it, floating above the anchor should create a slick that will prevent waves breaking on the boat. The same could be done with the drogue if one decides to go offshore and ride it out. I've heard the same thing can be accomplished with air bubbles too (which also significantly cut down on the wave action). With something like a powerboat, though, the question arises: Do you want to tie the drogue off the bow or the stern. If you tie off the bow, the wave action is somewhat mitigated (as it is usually stronger) however the boat will be going backwards at quite a clip, which could cause it to swamp, rudder damage, etc... If you tie the drogue off the stern, then you stand the chance of getting pooped by a big wave. Conventional wisdom, at least with sailboats, is to tie off the stern though, to prevent rudder damage, although granted, usually sailboats have a lot bigger rudders than power boats do. I guess probably the best scenario would be for a power boater to go below and turn your rudders around backwards if possible (i.e. disconnect the linkage) plus stow all the gear you can as far forward as you can (to stop the stern from digging in) and tie the drogue off the bow. -Kevin |
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Boats docked on coastal waters question....
Drogues are just for sailboats. Powerboats need a sea anchor deployed
from the bow that will reduse speed to a bare minimum. See seaanchor.com and dddb.com for some good info on the topic. |
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