Having moored and then had a lot of boats pass I have noticed that the old
working boats can pass on tick-over at a seemingly fast speed but, due to their
shape, we hardly notice a ripple. The same cannot be said for modern working
boat imitations (with similar large props and engines who are trying to keep up
with their mates on the oldies) - they chuck us everywhere.
ger Millin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Paul added:
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> One thing many people forget, and I include myself in this, is that
the
> profile of the cut makes a big difference to the performance of
both the
> moored and moving boat. Moving the mooring a few yards (metres) can
make
> a real difference to your comfort.
Yep, agreed, but in my case the boat is reasonably deep-draughted
(but, by no means as deep as a working boat) and I am constrained to
choose what moorings that I can get if I am to get the stern
(particularly) near the bank. Also, you can't necessarily tell the
depth (profile) from the approach to a mooring (there are certain
clues but it's not always completely obvious) so, as I described in
my last post, you are faced with a series of trial and error
approaches. Once you've found somewhere that will accept your boat
are you then going to reject it because the ground doesn't meet some
Rockwell hardness criteria? ;-)))
I generally always try to find somewhere with some Armco edging but
that is no guide as to whether I will be able to get my boat into the
edge.
Roger
Roger
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