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Forum: General Sailing Forum

11-10-2013, 05:35

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Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

Hard to tell from your photo, but does it look much like this one?

Forum: General Sailing Forum

11-10-2013, 05:28

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

OK, now I know you are the real deal.:thumb:

Matt

Forum: General Sailing Forum

11-10-2013, 05:18

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

[QUOTE=scoobert;1361844]its funny. you sailboaters cannot backup.
i can handle a 130' long semi, with 3 articulations, and you cannot back up a stiff boat?
QUOTE]

:thumb:

But come on, be...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-10-2013, 13:53

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

Even in my canoe stern boat...? :whistling:

Hey, maybe I have been sailing my boat backwards all this time, and I just didn't realise it. Could explain why getting into the pen forwards is such...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-10-2013, 03:27

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

Oops, a little inelegant of me there, but I am glad you got my drift.;)

Thank you for confirming what I can only hypothesise about, I dream of being able to steer in reverse... I am told it can...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-10-2013, 03:09

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

Oh thank you SO much, that REALLY helps. Really, it does... don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-10-2013, 03:08

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

Actually, I am thinking about this, and I am pretty sure that the wheel does work intuitively when you face the stern. Turn the wheel to your new starboard (port when facing forward) and the stern...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-10-2013, 02:38

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

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Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

[QUOTE=Seaworthy Lass;1360878]Nor does the wheel act like a tiller if you turn around and face the stern when reversing!

QUOTE]

With my prop-walk it doesn't matter which way I turn the...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

10-10-2013, 02:35

Replies: 331

Does constant anchoring wear you down?

Views: 29,749

Posted By GILow

Re: Does constant anchoring wear you down?

I used to sleep really well at anchor...

Until I started reading on CF and realised how little I knew.

Ignorance was bliss, now I lie awake chewing my nails with half a dozen alarms set and...

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