[MHml] email sent to Tony Amador

[Alec Mackenzie]

Boat wants to sail at anchor?

Anchor backwards off one quarter - most sail (and power 
boats) will sit steady as a rock.

Large waves may be a concern for boats with broad sterns, 
but not most multihulls.

Alec


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Pearce" <gary at thepearces.com>
To: <multihulls at steamradio.com>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:04 PM
Subject: [MHml] email sent to Tony Amador


> The following from coxcreek at ihug.co.nz
> (who signs himself Gary Baigent)
>
> was bounced on account of its being 139k in size
> against the list's 10k per post limit.
>
> <begin quote>
> hey Tony
> Just read your piece in multihull steamers about 
> multihulls
> with wing masts moving about while moored. I have had both
> cats and hydrofoil tris (and one with two wing masts set 
> on
> the beams (see jpeg) and the simplest way to halt them
> sailing like mad fools at anchor is to ......  simply lift
> the rudder or rudders. Naturally the boards or foils have 
> to
> be lifted too. My first cat, a 32 foot Tennant Bamboo 
> Bomber
> named Supplejack (needless to say a lightweight) had fixed
> rudders with skegs - a total disaster while moored; it 
> would
> sail like a lunatic to the end of the mooring or warp and
> jerk to a halt, swing about and then repeat the frenetic
> performance on the other board. In strong winds I had to
> ridiculously sit at the helm while anchored and keep
> steering the boat head to wind. I rebuilt the rudders so
> they could lift (got rid of the useless slow manoeuvring
> skegs as well) and the problem was solved. The wing mast 
> or
> masts are set locked fore and aft - they must not be 
> allowed
> to pivot, otherwise they can shake themselves to death.
> regards
> Gary Baigent
>
> <end quote>
>
> I have put the rather interesting photos here:
> http://www.steamradio.com/MAngel-4.jpg
> and here:
> http://www.steamradio.com/MGAputiki.jpg
>
> the barman
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