For Sale: Galerider Drogue

[dneve]

Like new 36 inch Galerider Drogue for boat to 30,000 lbs.
Good for emergency steering. In Miami. Asking $500. New cost $750.

[henri brunoro]

Hi. Am interested in dthe galerider but can you check how much the postage would be to Australia.
Cheers,Henri

[thatchcaye]

Can you include a picture also?

[sailor bum 2020]

Originally Posted by dneve

Like new 36 inch Galerider Drogue for boat to 30,000 lbs.
Good for emergency steering. In Miami. Asking $500. New cost $750.

I want to buy a drogue and impossible from Toronto to find a store online maybe you can help me and or maybe your drogue still for sale?

[dneve]

Dont know if you received my note that the price is now $400 plus shipping from Miami or make me a reasonable offer!

[skipmac]

PM sent

[sailor bum 2020]

Originally Posted by dneve

Dont know if you received my note that the price is now $400 plus shipping from Miami or make me a reasonable offer!

I was looking for 42/48 inches drogue our sailboat is pretty heavy so we need bigger
Thanks for the offer

[thinwater]

Originally Posted by sailor bum 2020

I was looking for 42/48 inches drogue our sailboat is pretty heavy so we need bigger
Thanks for the offer

You might consider a Seabrake 24GP. It is had about the same drag (the Galerider is very stable, but is large for the drag it provides. What is the boat size?

The thing is, any drogue will become unstable over about 5 knots. If undersized in a severe storm, they don't slow the boat less, they pull out of the wave and fail entirely, something like an undersized anchor. Just sayin'. I like the Galerider very much, but they need to be big. I tested a 30' Galerider on my 32' catamaran, and it was too small, even for emergency steering. I needed a 36 for steering in rough conditions, and perhaps a 42 for a storm.





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[sailor bum 2020]

Originally Posted by thinwater

You might consider a Seabrake 24GP. It is had about the same drag (the Galerider is very stable, but is large for the drag it provides. What is the boat size?

The thing is, any drogue will become unstable over about 5 knots. If undersized in a severe storm, they don't slow the boat less, they pull out of the wave and fail entirely, something like an undersized anchor. Just sayin'. I like the Galerider very much, but they need to be big. I tested a 30' Galerider on my 32' catamaran, and it was too small, even for emergency steering. I needed a 36 for steering in rough conditions, and perhaps a 42 for a storm.





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Our sailboat is an Islander 40 between 25,000 to 30,000 lbs when ready for a passage so we are thinking drogue 42/48

[thinwater]

Originally Posted by sailor bum 2020

Our sailboat is an Islander 40 between 25,000 to 30,000 lbs when ready for a passage so we are thinking drogue 42/48

Notice the difference in drag recommendations for a given sized yacht. Do you want something that will slow you down in reinforced trades or really control broaching in a severe storm?

I'm not giving advice, only pointing out that manufactures have different views of how much braking is required. YOU need to decide how much braking you need, and THEN chose the size that provides that. For example, Sea Brake and JSD are more conservative than the others. You have also chosen a conservative size within Galerider, splitting the difference.

[ack]

I'm interested if the drogue is still available. Sent you a pm.

[shepherdsond]

still available?

[dneve]

Sorry I sold it!

[Ourbeachhouse]

Originally Posted by sailor bum 2020

I want to buy a drogue and impossible from Toronto to find a store online maybe you can help me and or maybe your drogue still for sale?

I have a 36 Galerider in sarnia ontario for $500 Canadian, never used.

[hpeer]

Gale riders are available new from Landfall.

https://www.landfallnavigation.com/s...a-anchors.html

I’ve considered having TWO drogues.
Set one drogue to slow you.
Set the second at a different distance for survival storm conditions.

Some folks like the Jordan, but it slows too much so recommend a slowing drogue for those times. Then I got thinking, why not 2 drogues?