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| Author: | rk04 [ Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Mooring a 16 |
Ok, I know that they say mooring a Hobie is not a good idea. However, I'm camping this weekend and would like to keep it in so I dont have the hassle of taking it out. It will be in for about four days and the area that it will be docked has virtually no wake or wave action of any kind because it is in a channel. Do any of you think I should have anything to worry about? |
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| Author: | richandpat [ Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:12 pm ] |
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Four days....That shouldn't be a problem. We camp with our H16 at least once every year & leave it in the water pulled up slightly onto shore so it won't float away. Last summer I had to leave it completely in the water & tied one of the bows to a tree. We've had our boat for 26 years & have had no problems. I recommend you lower your sails in case the wind comes up at night or switches direction. On most camping trips we use the boat as our bed & fall asleep watching shooting stars & satellites. When our kids were young they would paddle it around a lake in the morning (sails down) before the wind came up. Enjoy camping with your boat! It's much more fun than daysailing. Rich |
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| Author: | Hobie Nick [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:58 am ] |
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I think your best bet is to use a bungie or small line to tension the rig while anchored. This way the rig won't bang around if something should cause waves. Leaving it in the water for a few days won't hurt the gelcoat. Camping with the Hobie is a blast. Enjoy it. Take along as many spare parts and tools as you can. I usually go car camping with my boat and fill most of the car up with support gear for the boat. You never know what stupid little thing can ruin a great weekend of sailing. |
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| Author: | yoh [ Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:08 pm ] |
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If " they say mooring a Hobie is not a good idea" I think people refer to a period of time like a summer. Four days is not a problem. I would use some piece of line to tension the otherwise pretty loose forestay. I tie a line from the forestay to one of the bridel attachments on one of the hulls. Patrick |
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| Author: | ottos [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:06 pm ] |
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The fellow I bought my boat from showed me this trick for mast up stroage. When un-shackling the jib blocks at the end of the day, just shackle them to the forestay adjuster and tension the jib sheet on both sides to prevent the mast from rocking back and forth and straining the shrouds, etc. unnecessarily. |
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| Author: | Hobie Nick [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:28 pm ] |
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That is an excellent idea! I used to tie an extra piece of batten line from the shroud above the swages to the adjuster plate. |
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| Author: | Hobie Dude [ Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:27 pm ] |
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Couldn't you also just attach your jib halyard to the bridals and pull it tight, and cleat it? It seems like there are plenty of ways to tighten up a 16 when the sails are down. Here's another question: What do you do with the rudders? Leave them down and tied off, or pull them up. |
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| Author: | Hobie Nick [ Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:30 pm ] |
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I would keep them pulled up. Less likely to get banged around by the water. |
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| Author: | DVL [ Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Mooring |
I keep my H-18 in the water when camping. Tie a bridle line from the bridle anchor points to a single line to the anchor. this keeps the boat from walking around. I keep the rudders up and the mast from rotating by using the mast haylard and shock cord from the mast rotator to the shroud plates. Four days....... no problem |
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