tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240600284836805056.post4160136014236936671..comments2022-12-04T13:16:55.729-05:00Comments on Orbis Non Sufficit: me, myself, and i (+ project: port lights)Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058819754400979074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240600284836805056.post-19826066658779660382013-12-14T19:51:48.180-05:002013-12-14T19:51:48.180-05:00Ah, the Green Tortoise lives!
The ICW shallows ar...Ah, the Green Tortoise lives!<br /><br />The ICW shallows are mostly mud so your friend's suggestion to nudge ashore is valid.<br /><br />Another option is to drop into neutral, let steerage way die while in mid-channel, run or saunter below... before Ambrosia nudges the bottom. In open water, 'tis simple to heave to (the boat that is!).<br />Gybe the sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283739886381926494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240600284836805056.post-59666581591736343472013-12-14T02:10:42.026-05:002013-12-14T02:10:42.026-05:00Indeed! At least I have some experience peeing in ...Indeed! At least I have some experience peeing in strange locations from being a runner. When I took the Green Tortoise (West Coast hippy Greyhound) they had a funnel with a hose than ran out to the road; I didn't use it, but I guess I could rig one if I was really in a jam. But a veteran commercial ICW'er gave me a tip to use in a pinch...find a quiet spot and just nudge the boat aground to keep her in one place so I can run below quickly, and then just reverse back off the shoal and get back underway. We'll see. First day of anchor practice was today and my arms are going to be plenty sore from pulling and grinding the anchor up. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058819754400979074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240600284836805056.post-2937354310244435922013-12-13T20:30:43.513-05:002013-12-13T20:30:43.513-05:00Docking, anchoring, locking ... tons of books for ...Docking, anchoring, locking ... tons of books for guidance. But, peeing over the side so you don't have to leave the cockpit while single-handing - explore here http://books.google.com/books?id=eoWwYCT4_P0C&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=motion+on+the+ocean+peeing+over+the+side&source=bl&ots=2MK4DaaZkC&sig=9opU8A3vKTOFQ_OsJFX-Bp-zyWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T7KrUoyYEKamsQSI64GIAQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=motion%20on%20the%20ocean%20peeing%20over%20the%20side&f=falseGybe the sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283739886381926494noreply@blogger.com