Sailing Wisdom: On Our Way! | Ep 90
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Our 90th episode starts off with a bang as we pull away from the dock and finally continue South! Along the way, we notice that the blue super moon has created some intense tides that render floating docks and ramps along the ICW completely useless! We cook and continue on our way until we decide to take the advice of many of our YouTube followers by anchoring with only a 4 to 1 scope. Watch until the end to see how that turns out for us! For painting commissions: artisticeyestudio@gmail.com Our Swag: https://teespring.com/stores/rigging-doctor Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/riggingdoctor Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/riggingdoctor Check out our website: http://www.riggingdoctor.com Music: Music provided by Bensound http://www.bensound.com Music: Music provided by Spike https://www.youtube.com/spikesvibes https://soundcloud.com/spikes-vibes
An all chain rode will make a lot of noise especially at tide direction change when it can drag over its self .
Cheers Warren
BOATUS guide
https://www.boatus.org/study-guide/navigation/anchoring/
quietthe weight of the chain making it more secure. When on your anchor watch, plan and adjust the chain/rope to the needs of the conditions and placing the boat in the right place . At low tide keeping the boat in a channel use a short scope, may also need a chum to keep your chain down and the anchorquietAs the tide comes in, wind and current need to be dealt with, so more length needed. Once again to keep the anchor -quite. Have you sea room, does the wind direction take the boat over shallow water later as the tide turns? Readjustments need to be made as the tide goes out, to once again get the boat back into the channel In the day this is all taken in your stride as you go about your days routines, but at night, key times have to be planned in the anchor watch. Get it right - happy ship. Local knowledge from harbour masters and fishermen is always a good. I’d like to say I’m impressed with your safety onboard and the amount of equipment you have. Keep going, try try and try again. Looking forward to more of your videosWould love to see you get out on open water and enjoy the freedom your boat was built to offer people. Go Sailing Rigging Docter
Fair winds and following seas.
10. comment for Sailing Wisdom: On Our Way! | Ep 90
You know, I think I'll take a pass on the ICW. You are nearly in better waters and better temperatures. Love your positive attitude, Cpt. Herby.
I don't think your choice of scope was the issue, it was more likely the bottom condition and the exstream current from the exstream tides. Don't get mad at the "scope police" yet. A lot of places there you do need two anchors. I'm just glad you guys and Wisdom are alright .
Well at least the last few days where really nice, and I hope you were able to put some good miles under your boat.
I just wish I was heading south myself. Good on ya!!!
We are not mad at the scope police, nothing bad happened, but it was rather annoying because that day had great winds to sail that we missed.
It was just enough people who were telling me that we had too much scope so I finally decided to try it. Everyone I met told me the opposite of what I had read. If everyone does it this way, it must work, right?
Then we had our problem.
The nice thing about air cooled is we can motor through nasty water where others are getting clogged strainers with no issues :)
20. comment for Sailing Wisdom: On Our Way! | Ep 90
We plan to negotiate the big inlets and anchor just inside them and avoid the shallow ICW from there on out!
The weather has been really easy on us in here, 30 knots of wind is no issue since there is no fetch in here, but the bottom is just waiting to snag us every few miles!
Sleeping was nottttt great. It felt like sleeping on the side of a wall!