[Public-List] going solo

Tue Jun 5 11:24:55 PDT 2012

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Jeff

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Ronald Walker <rwpsw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Jeff
> Nose in port side  is exactly how my boat is docked. The loop over the
> winch keeps the boat from moving forward while the motor (opposing
> force)tries to do just that. Never had a problem with the bow walkng
> starboard. She just sits tight and waits for me to make all lines secure.
> Ron
> --- On Tue, 6/5/12, Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com> wrote.:
>
> > From: Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] going solo
> > To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 1:57 PM
> > Ron,  As I try to picture this,
> > my boat is nose in with the dock on the
> > port side,  does that change the arrangement.  I
> > can see the line holding
> > me against the motor but if anything happens won't my bow
> > start to slip to
> > starboard if all other lines are off?  Or does this
> > arrangement run the
> > line across the cockpit to the opposite (starboard )
> > winch.  I could see
> > how that would hold the boat in against the dock
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Ronald Walker <rwpsw at sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Jeff
> > > I'm very new to sailing. Traded my 92 Harley for my
> > Alberg middle of last
> > > season. No regrets!
> > > One tip concerning docking or leaving the dock I got
> > from an old salt at
> > > my marina. Once you have your boat tied up, spring
> > lines and all. Assuming
> > > your bow in. Run a line from the aft cleat on the dock
> > with a loop over
> > > your port cockpit winch. No slack. When I get to the
> > boat, the first thing
> > > I do is start up my Atomic 4, at idle speed I put her
> > in gear. Then I can
> > > take my time removing all docking lines. The one looped
> > over the winch
> > > combined with the motor keeps the boat in place. Be
> > sure to leave the loop
> > > layng on the dock. When I return to the dock after
> > sailing the first thing
> > > I do is grab that loop and place it over the winch. Be
> > sure to have it in
> > > gear. Then just as before its a cinch to walk around
> > and secure everything.
> > > Fair Winds Jeff
> > > Ron
> > > Full Measure #292
> > > --- On Tue, 6/5/12, Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Public-List] going solo
> > > > To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <
> > > public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > > > Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 1:04 PM
> > > > Has anyone made their own
> > > > jacklines.  Where have you gotten the nylon
> > > > strapping
> > > > Jeff Randall
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Meinhold, Michael
> > J. <
> > > > MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Sounds like an experiment to try on a nice
> > warm day. I
> > > > have always
> > > > > wondered what kind of forces the harness
> > would put on
> > > > my ribs if I
> > > > > pitched over the bow while the boat was
> > moving 6 knots,
> > > > and where I
> > > > > (specifically my head) would end up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
> > > > > [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org]
> > > > On Behalf Of Kris Coward
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 11:36 AM
> > > > > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Public-List] going solo
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 07:46:35AM -0400,
> > James Allocco
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > I agree with George that for me an auto
> > pilot is a
> > > > must when single
> > > > > > handing and get dock lines and fenders
> > ready, etc.
> > > > I would suggest
> > > > > > jacklines and a harness when single
> > handing in
> > > > heavy weather.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd also recommend that if you're single
> > handing with a
> > > > harness,
> > > > > jacklines, and an autopilot, you consider how
> > difficult
> > > > it'll be to get
> > > > > back aboard if you don't have some means of
> > making the
> > > > boat stop (or
> > > > > calling for help that can make the boat
> > stop).
> > > > >
> > > > > I have something of a history of dropping the
> > boarding
> > > > ladder, and tying
> > > > > the lifering to the pushpit with the heaving
> > line to go
> > > > for a swim when
> > > > > becalmed (NOT while single handing). In terms
> > of
> > > > gettign a sense that
> > > > > the boat is really speeding back up and the
> > swim should
> > > > end, I've
> > > > > already found myself considering it unwise to
> > expect to
> > > > be able to climb
> > > > > back up the boarding ladder at speeds higher
> > than 3/4
> > > > of a knot. Based
> > > > > on that (and the fact that the original world
> > record
> > > > for men's 100m
> > > > > freestyle was swum at an average speed of
> > under 3
> > > > knots), I can't really
> > > > > imagine pulling myself back aboard if the
> > autopilot is
> > > > holding a course
> > > > > where the boat's making 4 knots through the
> > water.
> > > > >
> > > > > Whether it's a handheld radio tethered to
> > your harness,
> > > > some line rigged
> > > > > up to disengage the autopilot if the
> > jacklines are
> > > > placed under enough
> > > > > tension, some trailing object that you can
> > grab to kill
> > > > the autopilot,
> > > > > or (ideally) some combination of the above,
> > if you
> > > > don't have a plan to
> > > > > stop the boat so you can climb back on,
> > you're probably
> > > > better off not
> > > > > even being tied to it in the first place.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Kris
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Kris Coward
> > > >
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> > > > --
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jeff Randall
> > > > JCMedical
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> > Jeff Randall
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Jeff Randall
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