| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1047.1 | Eminently doable! | CDR::SPENCER | John Spencer | Wed Nov 16 1988 14:08 | 9 |
| I grew up with four family boats all flatting out between tides. No
problem. It will cut down on your growth problem, though you want to be
sure your bottom paint is well applied at the weight-bearing grounding
spot on the hull, as it will scour away must faster than the rest.
You'll actually discover there are some real advantages even!
J.
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| 1047.2 | Forget the trailer! | NRPUR::ALLETZHAU | | Wed Nov 16 1988 15:05 | 14 |
| I have an antique power dory that bottoms out in rick, black muck
twice a day with very little problems. Once in a while, I need
to make sure the water intake is clear but I don't think you will
have that problem.
I also notice a small fleet of sailboats elsewhere in the bay where
I have my boat that bottom out also...some on rocks and some on
sand but all seem to like it as they can check out the hull below
the water line from time to time! BTW: they all keep their boards
up! and the rudders off!
Good luck!
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| 1047.3 | loops and pulleys and weights and........ | BRUTUS::BAHLIN | | Wed Nov 23 1988 11:17 | 8 |
| Have you given any thought to an endless loop arrangement that could
bring the boat in/out, always keeping it in water? Your particular
situation might not make this feasable but I would think that you
would like to be unrestricted as to when you use your boat.
This also eliminates the need for a dinghy! If the basin doesn't
go completely dry why let the boat do so?
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| 1047.4 | Just a thought... | HIGHD::CANGLEY | | Fri Nov 25 1988 10:50 | 7 |
| Multihulls do well in that exact situation. Even larger than 14-16
feet if your so inclined. (Multihulls...did I say mutihulls ? Excuuuuuse
me !!!!)
Bill C.
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| 1047.5 | Double Keels Work, Two! | MURPHY::SCHLESS | | Tue Dec 06 1988 08:35 | 7 |
| By the way, in England Westerleys are build with double
keels specificially for mud flats. When you re ready
to go up a couple of feet, there's a great little
25 footer they made.
Beau
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| 1047.6 | Bilge Keels are OK | CHEFS::GOUGHP | Pete Gough @REO 830-6603 | Tue Dec 06 1988 09:47 | 13 |
| Double Keels = Bilge Keels. Westerly's, Moody's, Sadler's etc etc
all offer bilge keels on a range of yachts upto 43 feet. With the
modern designs of the keels you don't lose much in the way of
performance or pointability. If you like the drying harbours of
Northern France or South UK they are great. Just park on the bottom
and go for a walk but always remember to take a dinghy with you
else it could be a swim back.............(Not that it has happened
to me ......well er only a couple of times.....)
Pete
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