[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Mooring

[Bill Effros]

Sorry, Bud,

That was a bit misleading.  My boat is moored a half-mile from the shore 
I can get to, but it's only 100 yards from private property.

Much of Long Island sound is quite shallow.  In my cove.  There is a 9 
foot tidal variation.  At low tide my boat is in 3 feet of water.  At 
high tide it's in 12 feet of water.  While I can see Manhattan from my 
mooring, I am protected from the waves in 360°, and from the wind in 
roughly 320°.  All of this makes much more sense if you look at the 
Frappr Map.  The last time I looked I had placed my boat in 
approximately the right place.

I use only the bow cleat.  I have a 300 pound mushroom anchor, very 
heavy chain, and line that barely fits under the cleat.  The boat has 
never been knocked down by either wind or waves.  I have managed to 
"drag" that anchor (actually, I floated it) but that had nothing to do 
with either wind or waves, directly.  It was a calm day.  Explained 
elsewhere.

Bill Effros

Bud Connor wrote:
> Bill,
>  at a 1/2 mile out, I assume your boat is pretty exposed - do you 
> secure to the bow eye, the bow cleat or both?
> Also, does your boat ever get knocked down by big wind and waves?
>
> Thanks,
> Bud
>
>
> Bill Effros wrote:
>
>> Richard,
>>
>> I seldom use the electric because I prefer to row, however, sometimes 
>> you have too much stuff, or too many people to be able to efficiently 
>> row a small dinghy.  In those situations I use the electric.
>>
>> I use a very small battery, because I don't plan to go great 
>> distances.  My boat is moored a half-mile from shore.  I can do a 
>> half-dozen round trips on a single charge of a less than 10 pound 
>> battery.  I can easily store the whole shootin' match in my lazarette 
>> -- and that's the real point.  The only real problem is when the 
>> motor and spare battery are on board when I need them on land, and 
>> vice versa.
>>
>> Some years I store it on the boat.  Other years I store it in the 
>> basement.  And somehow it seems always to be in the wrong place when 
>> I need it.
>>
>> That's life, I suppose.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> Richard Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Although I never ran an energy budget on a dinghy powered by a trolling
>>> electric I abandoned the idea for practical reasons, namely because 
>>> of the
>>> mass of the battery.  If you are anchored out you are going to have 
>>> major
>>> issues transferring a heavy lead acid battery from the Rhodes to the 
>>> dink
>>> and back.
>>>
>>> Granted an electric is very appealing from an environmental 
>>> standpoint but I
>>> would buy the smallest lightest outboard I could find and mount it 
>>> on an 8
>>> foot inflatable with a slat floor.   A little Honda is quiet 
>>> economical and
>>> easily moved about.
>>>
>>> Richard Smith
>>>
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