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Anchoring Sail? |
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Posts: 73 04/26/05 06:46:02 |
My Mark II is dancing quite a bit while on the mooring---anyone know
of a commercial source for a ready-made anchoring sail? I'm leaving in a week so I don't have time to have anything made locally. Thanks, John #582 |
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Posts: 40 04/29/05 21:17:20 |
Hey, John-
I've found less horsing about with an all-chain rode and a dual 3/4" bridle about 7' long. For example, as the boat starts to yaw, the bridle on the now leeward bow takes up the slack well before the chain would in the bow-roller, shortening the excursion and tacking the bow sooner. Then dito on the other tack. Also, the bridle attached to the mooring cleats a bit back from the bow seems to move the rode closer to the water. Intuitively, it appears that should be beneficial, but I can't explain it. Bottom line: If riding sails really worked (other than on yawls), I do believe that you'd see more of them. I've seen very few except for the one that lives in my port lazarette and seldom sees the light of day. Ernie April WindCatcher (61 
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