Our system, when running into mud in Georgia, (on a 36 foot motorsailor with Sheel Keel), was to drop the dinghy, take a main halyard and small anchor, take it way out sideways to stabilize the boat, and then wait 5 hours for the tide to go out and come back up. Boat got way over, undamaged, and when afloat again, we merrily continued on our way. The fat Sheel Keel does NOT lend itself to being powered backwards, even with about 80 hp and a 23 inch prop.
I managed to bury a Bermuda 40 about 100 yards from its dock after a race here on the Miles River while being "guest skipper". The board was up and it took all the tricks - heel, weight forward, crew hanging on boom, windless with anchor, and motor. Still didn't work. A curious guy in a 20 foot power boat came by and we talked him into taking our anchor way out. Then, all the other tricks did actually work. On the Chesapeake, if you haven't run aground, you have been faking it. Gary St. Michaels MD -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Joe Della Barba via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:26 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joe Della Barba <j...@dellabarba.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List 'Kedging anchor' for ICW Our ICW system worked as follows: 1. Run aground 2. Everyone off the boat, swim around and find the deep water. 3. Everyone back on and all but one sit on the boom. 4. Swing the boom out, heel over, and head towards area found in step 2. Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
