Modern Production Cruisers at Sea

[neilpride]

Is quite normal in EU, even i remember few years ago a Belgium guy with a big Etap we meet after the ARC and he sport as anchor a small 15 kg danforth stowed in the anchor locker , hahaha Lol...

[K_V_B]

Originally Posted by boatman61

ROFL...... speak for yourself... there's some who dislike marinas and sail anchorage to anchorage... get outa the marina sometime and take a look...

Oh, I do get out of the marina a lot. And I do anchor (to go for a Swim). But I wonder where on the North Sea Coast are these anchorages where you can leave yachts for days unattended everybody here seems to assume exist in plentiful supply.

In the med I do anchor a lot. But if bad weather is predicted I do head for a harbor.

[K_V_B]

Originally Posted by Seaworthy Lass

Huh?
We have ridden out every single storm in the last six years at anchor in the Med! (there have been six)

I believe you. However I don't think you are typical...

[neilpride]

Actually the forestay in many productions boats are fited to a proper chainplate in the bow, thats the case of many beneteaus, and with that kind of furlers going inside of anchor lockers same, are fited to internal chainplates , but also i see awful ways in older boats to mount a forestay, example many old c&c`s furlers are mounted to a aluminium bow plate trough bolted to the deck ... Just saying...

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by K_V_B

I believe you. However I don't think you are typical...

True, I have never been called "typical"

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by K_V_B

Oh, I do get out of the marina a lot. And I do anchor (to go for a Swim). But I wonder where on the North Sea Coast are these anchorages where you can leave yachts for days unattended everybody here seems to assume exist in plentiful supply.

In the med I do anchor a lot. But if bad weather is predicted I do head for a harbor.

Could not tell you as I make it a rule never to sail N of Ipswich... or Cork on the other side...

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by tropicalescape

My ass looks like someone pinched it real hard...

so basically a puckered butt

does that make you full of sh**

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by Don L

so basically a puckered butt

does that make you full of sh**

No ,I go out about 3 miles and deal with it..I take that back,I have you on my ignore list and didnt see what you wrote

[sabray]

I do not think its any more difficult to plank a double ended boat. Probably easier in some ways laying out the rabbet cut and plank lines on a double ended. Transoms can be a real pain to lay out especially when the are curved and not plumb. That sure doesn't help us much here today

[foolishsailor]

Having built and restored more than one woodie I can defo say that transom are vastly more difficult and structurally complicated to build and canoe sterns. Bending planks is easy and so is scribing them. If you have a hard turn up to your stern it is nothing a steam box, chain clamps and some extra hands can't sort out. It is more a brute force and technique problem.

Whereas a beautifully built and strong transom is design, detail, craftsmanship and time.