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Re: next trip thoughts
[Re: nysaills]
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01/10/2020 09:07 AM
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ligot
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The two places we've seen some close calls (but no bumps) were Cooper and very close into the Pirates Bight. The winds are often wonky at Cooper and the to the point it would almost be weird to wake up to all the boats facing the same direction.
Most of the Bight is great but if you tuck up into the closest moorings we saw a bunch of boats swinging weirdly and and one monohull moved rather than stay in their original spot because of how a neighboring cat was swinging.
Dave
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Re: next trip thoughts
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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01/14/2020 01:45 PM
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Mark L
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If you are on a cat tie your boat up like this at Cooper. You will shorten your swinging radius and the ball can not make contact with the boat hulls or go under the bridgedeck. You will enjoy a quiet sleep without the ball slapping the hulls. If the forecast is for high winds use the conventional method. George George - just curious, your pic looks like a traditional bridal - How does this stop the ball from hitting the boat or going under the bridge deck when the winds die and currents slow?
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Re: next trip thoughts
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01/14/2020 07:23 PM
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NoelHall
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I have had success with this method, although I agree it is difficult to see it in the picture. I think what George is saying is that sometimes the pennant off the mooring ball is pretty long, so as he suggests, I bring the pennant on board and hitch to the cleat on either the port or starboard side of the bow, so that the mooring ball can only reach half-way to the opposite hull. Then feed a dock line through the actual mooring ball eye and back to the same cleat (you might have to pull the mooring ball up out of the water to reach it). And finally cleat the dock line so that the mooring ball is secured between the two hulls in a way that it can't reach either one. This way the boat can only swing around the mooring ball, not swing from the end of the pennant, plus can't bang the hull of your boat.
Noel Hall "It is humbling indeed, to discover my own opinion is only correct less than 50% of the time." www.noelhall.com
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