Who has added scuppers/drains to the cockpit? Joe M15 #641
On 4/30/07 2:05 PM, "Sailfan1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good example and precisely why locker "locks" are a good idea. The setup up I > have are lines attached to the underside of the locker hatch and they run to > jam cleats inside the cabin just at the companion way entrance. While out > sailing I keep these in the locked and "jammed" position to prevent them from > opening in the sudden event of a knock down. The added benefit with this > method is that you don't need additional locks and latches on the exterior in > the cockpit which look messy and can scratch your legs pretty bad. > > Additionally I always sail with - at minimum - the bottom hatch board > installed in the companion way and increase them to incrementally to number > three depending on wind and wave strength. > > Ashley > M15 # 478 > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:49:41 AM > Subject: M_Boats: Just how Stable?? > > > All, > > I was out sailing this past weekend and the wind was a bit gusty and being > unpredictable. I was sailing in the Baltimore Harbor and the wind shifts a > lot due to the buildings crowding the waters edge. I was on a port tack when > a gust of wind hit the boat and healed us over. I was having problems > releasing the main sheet. Every time I pulled up on the jam cleat, the cleat > adjustment angle would move up one notch. The harder I pulled up, the higher > the angle moved. The boat was healed over so much that the starboard gun wale > was 6 inches under water and the cockpit was filling up. By the time we were > able to release the main sheet we had 6+ inches of water in the cockpit. I > was certain we were going swimming. With the exception of our shoes getting > wet, everything else stayed dry. > > I can not believe how stable and well balanced this boat is. I'm not sure at > what angle we were sailing (nearly tipping over), but it is far greater then > what I am comfortable with, and still the boat remained upright. > > When we got back to the dock and began stowing our gear, I found the starboard > locker full of water. In the end I'm glad this happened on the starboard > side, since the port locker was cut out by a previous owner. Which means the > bilge would have been full. > > In the end, it's best to know the limits of the boat. Now I have a better > idea of just how far I can heal over before I go swimming. > > Fairwinds, > Skip > M-15 #201 '82 > Wild Guppy > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from > AOL at AOL.com. > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
