Forgot about the anchor on a Maxum 2400SCR I previously owned. Seems I didn't find out the seller of the boat did NOT tie it off until letting it out one day and seeing the anchor and 150' of line go flying off the bow of the boat to the bottom of the San Joaquin.
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Another fun topic - Who's sunk what?
- Thread starter Comfortably Numb
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Each time I take a boat out, I like to see how the boat sits in the water. Is it trim?. Is the engine dealing with the load?
Any boat that is over loaded, in rough following seas can be tough to handle. If the bow is heavy, the boat will feel like it's diving off each wave. The bow will drop down low into the trench and will be slow to recover. Steerage is reduced because the outdrive is high in the water. Loose your nerve and drop the throttle, the outdrive looses it's grip on the ocean entirely, the stern pops up in the air and you're in trouble.
The last time I did this, the boat caught the swell and lept forward. The boat jumped to about 30 mph (the speed of the wave), my steering was loose in my hands, the boat carved a path down the wave, pitch sideways and rolled onto it's side. Fortunately the boat righted itself pretty quick. Even so the deck filled with about 18" of water. I brought the boat into the wind and pumps and scared crew with buckets tossed water overboard.
If the boat is stern heavy, you could have water intrusion into the exhaust manifolds, up into the engine.
Given a choice of the two evils, I would elect to have the boat stern heavy. I would make sure the engine was running the entire time, hopefully to keep the water out.
In any case, if your crew and supplies are tied down, the boat will right itself when you broach. Heaven help you if your crew, cooler and equipment all land on top of you, on the down side of the boat. Another thing is to keep your cabin door closed. You'll maintain floatation up front while you deck pumps are working. It is un nerving looking out the cabin door, at the foaming water in the cockpit.
If the cockpit scoops to much water, the boat is done for, you and your crew swim out the cabin. Look for your floating ditch bag, containing your flares and HT radio. My EPIRB is high on the back of the cabin. I would make maximum effort to deploy it before the boat rolls bow high, stern down.
Every boat handles differently. I was piloting a 26' Osprey once. We had a wave slam into the side of the boat. That Ospry tipped slightly and snapped back upright. That was confidence inspiring. My old C Dory was very narrow, with a flat bottom and rounded chines. That boat rolled around ever which way. It was not uncommon to have the boat on its side, the Ocean racing past your cabin window, not 6" from your head.
Most Bayliners/Trophys have a lot of dead rise, (V shaped hull). This smooths out your ride, but more importantly, when you drop the throttle, the boat comes to a stop pretty quickly. This is a great quality to have when dealing with a following swell. You feel your stern lifting, the boat starting to break loose and run before the wave, you drop the throttle and the boat slows due to the hull design.
Another technique is to tie long ropes to the stern.(Some tie on 300' of line and a small trailer tire) When it's done right, it should feel like the boat is towing a water skier. Towing a "drogue" will help slow the boat in following seas. When you drop the throttle, the boat will slow all the sooner, the stern will stay down.
Any boat that is over loaded, in rough following seas can be tough to handle. If the bow is heavy, the boat will feel like it's diving off each wave. The bow will drop down low into the trench and will be slow to recover. Steerage is reduced because the outdrive is high in the water. Loose your nerve and drop the throttle, the outdrive looses it's grip on the ocean entirely, the stern pops up in the air and you're in trouble.
The last time I did this, the boat caught the swell and lept forward. The boat jumped to about 30 mph (the speed of the wave), my steering was loose in my hands, the boat carved a path down the wave, pitch sideways and rolled onto it's side. Fortunately the boat righted itself pretty quick. Even so the deck filled with about 18" of water. I brought the boat into the wind and pumps and scared crew with buckets tossed water overboard.
If the boat is stern heavy, you could have water intrusion into the exhaust manifolds, up into the engine.
Given a choice of the two evils, I would elect to have the boat stern heavy. I would make sure the engine was running the entire time, hopefully to keep the water out.
In any case, if your crew and supplies are tied down, the boat will right itself when you broach. Heaven help you if your crew, cooler and equipment all land on top of you, on the down side of the boat. Another thing is to keep your cabin door closed. You'll maintain floatation up front while you deck pumps are working. It is un nerving looking out the cabin door, at the foaming water in the cockpit.
If the cockpit scoops to much water, the boat is done for, you and your crew swim out the cabin. Look for your floating ditch bag, containing your flares and HT radio. My EPIRB is high on the back of the cabin. I would make maximum effort to deploy it before the boat rolls bow high, stern down.
Every boat handles differently. I was piloting a 26' Osprey once. We had a wave slam into the side of the boat. That Ospry tipped slightly and snapped back upright. That was confidence inspiring. My old C Dory was very narrow, with a flat bottom and rounded chines. That boat rolled around ever which way. It was not uncommon to have the boat on its side, the Ocean racing past your cabin window, not 6" from your head.
Most Bayliners/Trophys have a lot of dead rise, (V shaped hull). This smooths out your ride, but more importantly, when you drop the throttle, the boat comes to a stop pretty quickly. This is a great quality to have when dealing with a following swell. You feel your stern lifting, the boat starting to break loose and run before the wave, you drop the throttle and the boat slows due to the hull design.
Another technique is to tie long ropes to the stern.(Some tie on 300' of line and a small trailer tire) When it's done right, it should feel like the boat is towing a water skier. Towing a "drogue" will help slow the boat in following seas. When you drop the throttle, the boat will slow all the sooner, the stern will stay down.
My friends wife was walking along a seawall visiting all the boats and didn't want to go
back to their boat to get a drink. We had some vodka, so I told her she could have a shot
and when she bent over to get the bottle, her Rayban sunglasses that she had for over 20
years fell into the water. They were in the neck of her shirt.
back to their boat to get a drink. We had some vodka, so I told her she could have a shot
and when she bent over to get the bottle, her Rayban sunglasses that she had for over 20
years fell into the water. They were in the neck of her shirt.