2airishuman
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I am not a cutter guy but I have really enjoyed some of my narrow channel trips and would not want to give up that ability in a boat.
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2airishuman
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I've found it is in actual fact less work to make rigging components from a square block of aluminum (or 316, as the case may be) using nothing but a file and a ball-peen hammer, than it is to buy from Rig-rite.
I'd say "Not". Spartite just isn't that rigid.
I agree that the side plates are too thin and are probably flexing. Much prefer the chunky aluminum anodized one further up.
No. G-flex is about (very roughly) as rigid as Spartite. Both are flexy when cured
Yes. Stand watch inside a nice dozy pilothouse with the heater on. Need to adjust sails - OK step out and do so, then dash back inside where it is warm. Seldom do you NEED to be out in the weather.
Elegua
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Ok, that was weird. Heard some splashing like someone swimming outside the boat. So I go out and look and it’s a manta the size of my dinghy tangled in the slimeline. Took some time and with a bit of trepidation to untangle it. Yes, they are harmless, but it was big and I had to hold on to the horn to get the line off. Only ever seen one from afar while diving.
Security guy wanted to eat it. BBQ stingray is tasty (a Singapore specialty) but not large manta!
Security guy wanted to eat it. BBQ stingray is tasty (a Singapore specialty) but not large manta!
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What’s a slimeline?
TwoLegged
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I assumed that refers to some part of the mooring line, probably the loose tail which attaches to the pickup buoy
Elegua
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The shoreline from the mooring block when doing a stern-in med-moor. You pick it up off the dock and move it to your bow roller and haul in. It saves you the hassle of dropping anchor and is hopefully more secure. It spends most of it’s time in the water so it gets a bit slimy hence the name..
slug zitski
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Often referred to as the “dead man “
In my world, a deadman is a heavy anchor point ashore that is used to secure the fixed end of a cable or purchase, typically used as part of the hauling system for a marine railway. In its simplest form, the cable goes from the drum on the hauling winch, through a traveling block (which may be configured as a snatch block) on a moving sled or on the railway cradle, to the shackle on the deadman.
There's even one on the hauling ramp in out boatyard.
It's something solid, that ain't gonna move, that you can attach things to, usually to help move heavy things.
slug zitski
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Yes
plenty of fenders on your leeward side …you then back in , lay on the boat next to you , throw a stern line, pick up the ground line then set yourself in the berth
very difficult is you have no boat to lay against ..very difficult if there is no marinero to catch your stern line and pass the mooring tail
typically, when short handed , it’s easiest to anchor then go stern too…in many ports anchoring is not possible
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Yes, I can see the difficulty if there's no boat and you're taking a breeze on your broadside.
The slimeline is interesting, I thought that the bow mooring would be a float in the water that you'd grab, not something laying on the pier that you'd walk up to your bow.
The slimeline is interesting, I thought that the bow mooring would be a float in the water that you'd grab, not something laying on the pier that you'd walk up to your bow.
slug zitski
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You would back over it and foul your prop , then you must add a pennat long enough to allow the boat to get to the dock
in addition picking up a spar bouy is a challenge
the mooring tail is rather messy but easy
at high class marinas like Puerto Cuervo a marinero in a rib picks up the tail and passes it to your bow crew
Elegua
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Ribs, bow crew, bow thrusters. All super yacht stuff.
The wind is up, so I’m not super excited about getting off the dock as I planned this afternoon. The potential for things to go spectacularly wrong is big. Discretion something, something valor.
Oh, yeah; spray some raid on you dock lines to avoid boarders.
The wind is up, so I’m not super excited about getting off the dock as I planned this afternoon. The potential for things to go spectacularly wrong is big. Discretion something, something valor.
Oh, yeah; spray some raid on you dock lines to avoid boarders.
slug zitski
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You time your arrival and departure acording to the thermal, sea breeze
sometimes at dawn, sometimes at dusk
some of the berths in English harbour are very difficult
soon you will learn the “ good spots “
the reason why god made tips is that you get to ask for a specific , good spot ..berth
when the wind is light everyone is a seasoned pro…
Elegua
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Yeah, before 11am or after 3pm. Then I can play at seasoned pro.
slug zitski
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Another thing to avoid is other boats movements…one minute you are all set up then…opps call it off he is leaving
slug zitski
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Oh and important that when you leave …drop the mooring into the sea…go slow and make sure the mooring line has actually sunk
dry rope may take time to sink
you bow crew is the spotter..all clear
slug zitski
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and remember the double ended stern line , slip line , trick for departure
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