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Mike Alton
Courtenay, BC, Canada
Bareboat Charter Master Level V
Status: Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 401
Max prop reverse thrust
Posted 2023, Jul 14 03:00
I owned a Hans Christian 43 T with a max prop for many years and the reverse thrust is not any better than a standard fixed prop. Possibly because the boat is a full keel design and the prop wash gets pushed against the back of the keel in reverse.
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Harrison Rose
Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Qualified Crew Member Level II
Status: Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 31
Scope for med moore vs anchoring
Posted 2024, Jul 09 21:22
In previous lessons you talked about the catenary shape of the anchor chain. You suggested 50 ft put 2x depth for an all chain rode. However, you have gone to 5x depth for this mooring. In a shallow area this would not give enough scope for the anchor to be sitting correctly based on your previous lesson (and you would use more than necessary in more depth). Can you explain why the rules for the scope of the anchor are different when doing a med mooring or with this long line method vs standard anchoring?
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Dorian Swerdlow
White Plains, NY, USA
Captain Level IV
Status: Really Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 169
Risk to the swimmer
Posted 2024, Dec 18 01:14
The text says "The helmsperson can leave the boat in slight reverse to stay on station with the anchor rode taught until the long-line operations are complete." If crewmember will swim a line from the stern to shore, I think it's a good idea to shut the engine off when the swimmer is in the vicinity of the boat. If a dinghy is used instead, there is a chance a crew member may fall into the water when boarding the dinghy.
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Dorian Swerdlow
White Plains, NY, USA
Captain Level IV
Status: Really Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 169
When should the long line ashore method be used?
Posted 2024, Dec 18 01:18
The long line ashore method is clearly useful if there are other boats moored this way, so you don't swing into them. Are there other reasons to select this method?
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Casey Reagan
Waconia, MN, USA
Crew Level II
Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 34
Releasing dock lines from boat
Posted 2025, Jan 03 03:37
How are these maneuvers done if there is no one on the dock to release the dock lines from the cleat? Any tips for shorthanded sailors?
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Dorian Swerdlow
White Plains, NY, USA
Captain Level IV
Status: Really Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 169
Ferrying
Posted 2025, Mar 05 17:02
The text in the Ferrying animation seems to be for a boat with an inboard engine with "prop wash" (i.e., thrust washing over the prop that can be directed with the rudder). This course is for boats with an outboard motor. Since there will be no forward motion of the boat to make the rudder effective, the steering will be done with the outboard motor tiller rather than the boat's rudder. I haven't tried this maneuver with an outboard motor, so the above is just my conjecture.
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