Posted by Brian Guptil (sailordude@…>)
Rick
Of all the
Freedoms, I would LEAST recommend bottoming a 36/38 as the area aft of the keel
is rather flat and will tend to punch up when the weight of the boat is placed
on the keel. When putting one in the yard, have then put the keel down,
but do not take any more then about 5,000 lbs off of the load before blocking
the boat and putting a stand under the center line just in front of the rudder.
Just something
to watch for.
Brian
Guptil sailordude@…
2501 Boston St.
Slip-36 www.brigup.com
Baltimore, MD
21224 206-818-3203
S/V Cayenne is
moored on C dock.
-----Original Message-----
From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rick_simonds
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 9:35 PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Re:
Dock Problems
IMHO, you have very little to worry about. These boats
stand on their
keels all the time on the hard with no difficulty.
This is not much
different. My F32 stands on the keel on some
exceptionally low tides,
though far less often now than at my old dock. If
you are at a quiet,
well-protected dock I don’t see it as much of a
danger, especially in
mud.
There are 3 things to watch for, though. One is
the boat will heel
one way of the other as it bottoms out and it is
almost certain to
lean in the direction of the dock. Look for sharp
dock corners and
use good fenders. Also many docks don’t like this
sideways push. Is
the dock itself fairly strong? Two is the boat can
easily stand on
the keel but, as much as possible, do what you can
to avoid standing
on the rudder. At least put the boat at the dock
with the rudder in
the deepest water, presumably head “in”?
Three is over time you will
coat the bottom paint on the very bottom of the
keel with mud and
this will gradually ruin the anti-fouling
properties. Expect to find
a some barnacles on the last few inches of the
keel when you pull the
boat out.
Get a deeper dock when you can but as long as the
boat goes aground
and stays put it will not hurt anything. Beyond
inconvenience, it’s
not a big deal.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com,
“mdaitz” <mdaitz@y…>
wrote:
The new slip that I recently moved my 6’
draft 36’ Freedom isn’t
the
depth that I was led to believe. For
about an hour around low tide
I
am of and on the mud bottom. My guess
is at low tide the depth of
the
water is around 5’ 8" or so. I am
trying to locate another spot
but
it’s not easy. In the meantime how much of a
problem is this? Can
I
get by if I had to for the season in NJ or
will I end up causing
damage. Any guidance is
appreciated. Thanks.
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