It doesn't hurt to have the engine running in neutral too...just in case. Josh On Aug 28, 2014 2:28 PM, "dwight via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote:
> And if you are going to be brave enough to practice this in a > responsible fashion, then try practicing single handed; it's a little more > challenging that way and also a little more impressive for the onlookers... > > > > Dwight Veinot > > C&C 35MKII, Alianna > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew > Burton via CnC-List > *Sent:* August 28, 2014 2:10 PM > *To:* Marek Dziedzic; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine? > > > > (save that one time when my outboard quit when turning into the fairway) > > > > Which is exactly why I advocate practicing sailing in! We lose these > skills over time, so practice is necessary and far from irresponsible. > Nothing says we have to come charging in at hull speed. Try approaching > with just the jib or just the main up--it's part of getting to know your > boat. It sure beats waiting for SeaTow as your boat drifts down an grounds > on the jetty. > > > > And in a man overboard situation, I absolutely would prefer to use the > engine. Unless it was too rough, or as very often happens in the kefuffle > of a man overboard, a line wraps around the prop. That's the reason we > ALWAYS practice MOB retreival under sail. > > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Just to make sure, I am far from advocating using sails to enter marinas. > I think that in most cases this would be just irresponsible. And I use the > engine every time coming in (save that one time when my outboard quit when > turning into the fairway) or going out and when anchoring etc. And I bet > that most of us would prefer to use the engine in a MOB situation than do > it under sails alone. > > > > The harbours got more crowded, the slips narrower, the skills required did > not get better and the engines did. Not to mention that we very often sail > shorthanded. > > > > This does not take away from the fact that not that long ago even bigger > vessels operated without the auxiliary power and somehow managed to do that. > > > > Marek > > > > *From:* dwight via CnC-List <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2014 9:57 AM > > *To:* 'Russ & Melody' <[email protected]> ; [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine? > > > > Guess I am missing something here...maybe I don't understand what is meant > by "marina". I know it is possible to dock a 35 footer like Alianna at a > "marina" using sails only and I have done it a time or two but under > unfavorable wind conditions due to direction or strength in such close > quarters I prefer to use auxiliary power and have my sails down and packed > away before going to the dock or maybe I am missing what auxiliary power > means to anyone in craft not outfitted with sails...or maybe I have just > become more of a whimp and less of a purest as I grew older...hell I even > prefer auxiliary power when tieing up to a mooring in a crowded mooring > field and sailing off a mooring in a crowded field in some wind conditions > can also be tricky and unnecessarily risky > > > > Dwight Veinot > > C&C 35MKII, Alianna > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Russ > & Melody via CnC-List > *Sent:* August 28, 2014 1:47 AM > *To:* Marek Dziedzic; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine? > > > > > In my olden days as a member of the Yacht Club's Executive Committee, > business was brought forth to propose that sailboats must use engines in > the marina (or something to that effect). I pointed out that engines are > auxiliary power on sailboats and if we are to endorse this business I will > push that ALL vessels operating in the marina are required to use auxiliary > power. > > That was the end of discussion. > > Good times. > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35-1 > > > > > At 07:42 PM 27/08/2014, you wrote: > > In the olden days, when I was getting my skippers certificate, we had to > do all the manoeuvres, including getting in and out of the slip, without > the use of the engine (and then again using it). But that art is gone. Now, > if I tried to dock under sail there would be a crowd with pitchforks > awaiting me on the dock (possibly with some boiling tar and a few (Canada) > gees on the side). > > Marek > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:33 PM > *To:* Jerome Tauber; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without? > > Under the watchful and at times frightened eyes of my neighbors, I have > been routinely sailing into the slip without turning on the good 2QM. > > Phase II: Learn how to get out of the slip under sail... > > Cheers, > Aaron R. > 1979 30-MK1 > Annapolis, MD > > On Aug 27, 2014, at 4:09 PM, "Jerome Tauber via CnC-List" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I thought C&C owners only use their engines to get in and out of > docks. Jerry. C&C 27v J&J > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 27, 2014, at 3:00 PM, David via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Curious...is all the effort worth it? > > David F. 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