What would anybody do? I would first cry out "OH GOD OH GOD" Then I would calm my self. I have a cable driven edson Wheel. I also have an emergency fitting in the cockpit floor were a tiller can be attached. I have the emergency tiller in the forward birth. If I lost the rudder I would "heave too" and call sea-tow with my GPS location. If I lost an exhaxh hose I would Shut down the engine turn off the seacock, Heave too and call sea-tow. If I Lost power I have a hand held VHF and a cell phone. I would follow a magnetic course west until I had sight of land then Heave too and fire a flair or two. Lets face it 14 miles out or 3 1/2 hours out 3 1/2 hours back and 14 miles up the river. Almost 48 miles of the trip will be in sight of land.7 hours off shore. I have not taken a safety at sea course? But that I would love to find local if you know of a place in the Savannah -HHI- Beaufort or Charleston area I would like to take one. For sure. Thanks Curtis
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 5:06 PM, dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > Curtis > > > > What is your plan if you lose steering, say because of a broken cable, or > worse if you lose the rudder altogether…what would you do if the prop got > snagged in fishing gear…what if a through hull started to leak fast or your > engine exhaust pipes broke and water started to flood the engine > compartment or if you lost all electrical power. Have you taken a safety > of life at sea course lately? > > Dwight Veinot > Alianna > C&C 35 MKII > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have a newly installed engine in the boat. I installed it my self. Its >> a 2gm20F >> Runs like a top. it was no easy task, I learned a lot through the >> process. I don't want to do it ever a gain. However it gave me a classroom >> environment to learn the systems on my boat like none other. Almost no >> sailor on my docks has the skill to clean water out no there fuel system. >> to challenge them to do maintenance on there boat is quite sad. I'm keenly >> aware of the safety of the systems on my boat, from swedge fittings to keel >> bolt tension, to extra belts filters, I even keep an extra injector. I >> know the boat is able and ready. >> Now me you may have some reason for concern. I have not done an overnight >> before. This will be my first. I'm 45 to 90 days out. I have to learn some >> ware. I have been sailing the waters of Port Royal sound and St Helena >> sound the Morgan river to the north and the Broad rivet to the south. and >> Again there will be a capable sailor on board. He has been instructed to >> let me do it!!! >> >> >> >> >> http://eastcostlady.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-10-30T10:46:00-07:00&max-results=3&start=3&by-date=false >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 4:11 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I will have a capable sailor with me But i will insist right up till >>> point of peril to do it singled handed including the leg work and learning >>> as with all these questions. >>> >>> my wind is most always out of the south so I will steam out with the out >>> going tide under flat conditions I get 6 knots at 2500 rpm's with a clean >>> bottom. >>> I would hope to have the afternoon winds at my back. the southerly >>> breezes are most always out of the south. if that's the case I will be on >>> the way back in at the last of the turnaround of the tide. So my outgoing >>> tide will just starting to go back out. That may allow me to put my boat >>> right-into her birth. I nose into my birth and the outgoing tide is on my >>> nose giving me steering. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Curtis >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:52 PM, dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Curtis >>>> >>>> Count on taking more time…averaging about 6 in a C&C 30 may be >>>> wishful…are you steaming all the way or sailing…Hope your motor is reliable >>>> and strong…if you get your first big trip figured out that good before hand >>>> I would say you have a career ahead in sailing…will this be alone or with >>>> crew >>>> >>>> >>>> Dwight Veinot >>>> Alianna >>>> C&C 35 MKII >>>> Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So I'm as some of you know in the process of moving to the next step >>>>> in my training. I'm in the planing stages of my first over-night near >>>>> shore >>>>> passage. I will leave early am: 4:00 with a full moon to help and head out >>>>> to the "R 4" F1 R4s @ 32-05,901"N 080-35,099W this is the channel into >>>>> Port Royal sound Beaufort SC. >>>>> I intend to sail out with the tide its a 19 mile ride I figure 5.5 >>>>> knots of speed? That will put me there at Day break or just after 3.45 >>>>> hrs. >>>>> Then run straight east for 5nm to 32-029'899N 080-29'988 W That will >>>>> take a nother 90 min, >>>>> Here, I will turn south to 32-03,997W 080-29'167W 1.92 miles = 34min >>>>> Here i will turn back west to 32-03'984W 080-34'965w this 4.92 leg >>>>> take .89 min >>>>> Then I will turn North to will bring me the 4.92 nm back to to the "R >>>>> 4" F1 R4s @ 32-05,901"N 080-35,099W the bell marker at the mouth of the >>>>> channel. Then my hope will be to take the the Tide back in. >>>>> So here is the question." If I do this near shore how much will the >>>>> tide effect my timing in the course: I plugged in the 5.5 based off motor >>>>> speed. >>>>> All together time from the dock and back to the dock. 10.956 hours to >>>>> cover 60.26nm >>>>> How much time will the tide cost me off shore? I know a bought the >>>>> tide in and out of the river. Just need help with the offshore >>>>> expectation? >>>>> Thanks again. let me know if you need more information. >>>>> LT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, >>>>> should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, >>> should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, >> should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat
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