Thank you for passing on your years of experience. All of the tips were very helpful. I hope I can gain half the experience you have racked up. Fair winds
Excellant advise for those who want to " get away " . Are you aware that a bay leaf in any grain/ flour will prevent weevils from growing and mess up bulk provisions?
You've Takin Your time to Tell Us all This,And We Need more People Who Share there Experence with Us,But You sir Are A Rare Breed,And thank You.If People Really Listen'd to you,And Install these Thing's,Before They Hit The blue Water,They would Have Less Headache's..Thank you.P.S.Have I Seen You On some Goulf Course Somewhere..???
Do you find it difficult to get berthing in marinas being 47 ft or do you tend to mostly stay on anchor, I am planning on buying a boat to live on but people say 37 ft is easier to manage ?
Thanks for lots of neat ideas, especially the canting bow roller, and sail controls to prevent jibs. One thing bothered me. Each person has about 8' of webbing that is attached as you go up into the cockpit. Good. BUT when moving about the boat, webbing is attached to jack lines when move around the boat. Are there stops to prevent a person being washed overboard by big waves? To me, the jack lines did not seem attached enough to prevent a person from being washed into the water, even if attached. Being dragged in tough conditions will drown you fast.
Often, a harness will include two tethers, one long and one shorter. When moving about the deck, the wearer can connect the shorter tether to the other side of a shroud or other obstacle, disconnect the longer tether, then make the move, reconnecting the longer tether if necessary for extended movement. Regarding large waves, yes crew have been washed overboard while tethered to a jackline. Singlehanders are in the most peril if this happens. You should always have a plan on how to get back onboard. With crew, this could be a life sling with davit lift or a manual lift by two or more crewmembers. Singlehanders need other options, like "escape" rope ladders attached to locations along each side of the vessel and the stern. Pulling a lanyard releases the rope ladder allowing the singlehander to board the vessel. Even with this arrangement, the sailor needs good upper body strength. Another offshore safety feature is to install taller stanchions so lifelines catch you well above the thigh. When standing, standard 24 inch stanchions can create a pivot point that could toss you overboard if a big wave sweeps the deck. Whenever possible, kneel or sit when doing foredeck work, don't stand. Don Street demonstrates this in his film "Streetwise Tips Vol. 1: Tip 103H Foredeck Work." See www.thesailingchannel.tv/product/streetwise-tips-1-heavy-weather-sailing/ Alternately, skippers install a temporary chest-high life lifeline that runs the length of the cabin top secured to the outer shrouds. Lin and Larry Pardey demonstrate this technique in their film, "Get Ready to Cross Oceans." See www.thesailingchannel.tv/product/grtco-pardey-ocean-sailing-tips/
Nice. But traditional jack lines are half an invention. You’d wind up hanging on the outside of your boat like Gregory Peck in the last scene of Moby Dick. The only solution is a jack line that runs down the center line with half a dozen tethers preattached and laid out port and starboard so that as you make your way forward you snap off the prior tether and snap on the new one. I know it’s a pain but it’s the only true solution I’ve been able to figure. And if you believe the need for a jack line is real then you need one that will actually work. I single handed many years ago. The absolute worst calamity I imagined was falling off the boat while underway. I’m sure you agree.
