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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Breeze]
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12/20/2019 07:34 PM
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sail445
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Sailors who have no issue setting an anchor or two don't need to be concerned with BoatyBall. Might take a couple tries in GH to get a good set, but that extra hour or so on the boat means cheaper beer or boat drinks, and no mooring bill. Make sure your depth finder is calibrated ( and that you know to what it is calibrated).
Always a choice. Not always a choice when the mooring fields are full. The charter companies don’t supply enough chain averaging about 125’. Most places require two anchors so you can set your boat where it won’t swing into a moored boat.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: CaptainJay]
#211975
12/21/2019 11:28 AM
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sail445
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All of our CYOA boats have 250 feet or more of anchor chain. :-) This also is not an issue in the National Park in St John :-)
CYOA has always been one step ahead:-))
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Memphré]
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12/21/2019 06:57 PM
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mcevog
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Pretty sure the factory standard fit for a Lagoon 450 is 85meters of chain... so it would be unusual for a Cat of that size to have less than 230/250ft in the locker...
Last edited by mcevog; 12/21/2019 06:58 PM.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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12/21/2019 08:53 PM
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sail445
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I would not even trust it for a dive except we kept a qualified skipper onboard. Still surprised me so much chain was on the bottom. G One heck of a lunch hook  But back to the crowded mooring fields,in some cases the waters where you can anchor are 40’+- and a second anchor to keep you in one place (Bahamian Moor) is needed. Boaty Ball suits the owners so they don’t have the hassle to send someone to collect but like most people say there are day boats that want to have lunch or cocktails and move on to another island and this Boatyball restricts it and the restaurants lose more then the cost of a mooring. Merry Christmas
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Memphré]
#212094
12/22/2019 11:52 PM
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warren460
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The main problem is that there are less fcfs balls. Less choices, people are forced to use boatyball. Boatyball does not solve the problem of not enough balls. It makes the problem far worse.
Last edited by warren460; 12/22/2019 11:52 PM.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Memphré]
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12/23/2019 08:15 PM
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RatmansWife
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I would expect to arrive and find the FCFS balls taken and the Boaty Balls empty! That's why they paid for BB, so they could sail, snorkel, hang out on a beach, whatever and arrive late to find a ball. You wouldn't pay for a BB if you planned to arrive early.
The elephant in the room is the size of the boats in today's fleets. Some mooring fields were laid out when a 40' mono was a BIG boat. Now there cats above 60'. I am most familiar with MC, and I can tell you things can get very interesting when the winds and currents have the monos and cats laying in different directions.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Memphré]
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12/24/2019 01:48 AM
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I don't know if Boaty Ball has anything to do with the spacing and layout of the mooring balls, but I do know that we touched another boat on a mooring (40' and 42' cat) for the very first time in 15 trips to the BVI and lots elsewhere. Anegada mooring field.
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: NotquiteCapnRon]
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12/24/2019 09:17 AM
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"Light bulb moment" should have occurred when the first post ever troll named after a lake monster suckered you all in to pissing and moaning about BB in yet another tiresome BB thread. I could be mistaken, but I believe thread participation is still optional.
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: warren460]
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12/24/2019 10:36 PM
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xrayman67
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Ratmanswife, My point was that all fcfs balls were taken and less than half of the bb were booked.
Anyone arriving late was forced to either leave or use bb. Great point!!! So far we've been able to avoid BB. Hope the same this May!
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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12/27/2019 11:14 AM
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Kirk
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The concept of online payment for balls is a good idea. It’s the reservation part that has people upset. Boatyball promised FCFS balls when they announced their plans. When are they coming? G Wonder why they don't reply....the dude is always logged in here whenever I look in.
Kirk in Maryland
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