Tow the dingy with TWO excellent lines, one to each quarter cleat of your
stern, with very secure attachments to the dink. Be sure the towing point
on the dink is VERY BEEFY. There is a lot of shock load as the dink dances
about underway.
Cleat the lines to the big boat so you can "freshen" the chafe area from
time to time. It is best if you can secure the tow lines directly to a
cleat right at the edge of the deck without using chocks. Lines chafe at
the chock, not at the cleat.
I remove all the gear from the dink while towing and raise the outboard all
the way.
I did have it come adrift twice, once at anchor (Jan yelled, I came flying
out of the shower and dove as hard as I could off the poop deck to fetch it
back), and once underway in the ICW (we were able to motor the big boat
back and catch it). Both times were due to using a snap hook on the
painter. After the second time a few days later I attached the towing
lines using eye splices around thimbles connected with wired shackles.
Other than the above I have safely towed our dinghy tens of thousands of
miles, but have never felt comfortable about doing so. I would prefer to
carry in on deck but as yet have no way to lift it there.
In port and in sheltered waters I carry the dink on side davits, a very
convenient (and secure) way to handle the dink in port.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek FL
30 07.72N 081 38.4W
> [Original Message]
> From: caleb crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Date: 3/2/2008 7:57:39 PM
> Subject: [Liveaboard] Winter sailing heat / low amp draw circulating fan
>
> Skippers,
>
> I'm up in Belfast Maine at the town dock this winter.
> It's been a cold spell.
>
> I heat with a diesel pot burner on the bulkhead of my main cabin
> (27 Bristol). Last winter after installing it I quickly found I had
> to drive the heat down and a fan wasn't enough. I took a 4" tee fitting
> from home depot and wrapped it around my 3 " stack. Put a 4" AC
> circulating
> fan at the end of 12' of 4 " aluminum dryer hose and this has done the
> trick
> really well. But now I need to make the system work away from the dock.
>
> I have a friend visiting from new orleans next week and need to go DC
> and
> be able to shut the door between main cabin and v berth.
>
> My idea is to add another t fitting higher up on the stack and bore
> two 3" holes thru
> each bulkhead ( on the head side, port) and put in a 3" pipe betwixt
> bulheads
> and plop a fan at the v berth end.
>
> I need to buy a 3" DC fan for this. I've googled them and found a
> couple at about 1 amp draw but would like to ask
> if you can recommend a good brand and source. Money is tight. I've
> found computer case fans
> (80mm) that may work and they are cheap (under 10 bucks). But I need
> low power because I'm solar
> powered (25-35 AH a day).
>
> Can I also ask any tips on sailing this time of year. We will just go
> out on the bay near land but
> will anchor out (weather permitting). I plan to tow an inflatable with
> ditch bag with GPS and VHF.
> Wear PFD on deck and be very careful. But in general, any "watch outs"
> to consider??
>
> many thanks seafolk,
>
> Caleb Crosby
> Thompson Wharf
> Belfast Maine
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Liveaboard mailing list
> [email protected]
> To adjust your membership settings over the web
http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard
> To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/
>
> To search the archives
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
>
> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
_______________________________________________
Liveaboard mailing list
[email protected]
To adjust your membership settings over the web
http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard
To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/
To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
The Mailman Users Guide can be found here
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
