Hydraulicjump
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- Joined
- Feb 10, 2011
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- Fluid Motion Model
- C-30 CB
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- FMLT2911F415
- Non-Fluid Motion Model
- Necky Looksha VII, Liquidlogic Remix, Jackson 4Fun
- Vessel Name
- La Barka (2015)
It seems like every Tug in the West is headed to Canada and looking forward to stern tie drama. Last year we improvised. This year (second year of ownership) we are more organized.
For those tackling this for the first time, I really like this chat if you haven't seen it:
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-d ... tying.html
Barry has nice pictures of young women taking care of his stern line. That will not happen to the rest of us mortals.
But mostly what you will see is an incredibly clever array of stern tie reels: expensive commercial ones or inexpensive adaptations from garden hose reels, to beautifully hand crafted reels.
Well, in our R-27 there is a simple and elegant solution. For almost 30 years we have been guiding whitewater trips in rafts and whitewater kayaks. Our lines are all in bags. When we throw the bag, into which the line has been stuffed, it almost always peels out without a snag to the waiting victim. We have two of these on the boat now.
Getting the boat ready for our trip, I was cleaning out the area under the rear cockpit seat. We have the propane tank on the left and a space made for random junk on the right. It is a perfect line holder. I took 300 ft. of three-strand 1/2" poly line tied to the stern of the boat (it's on a trailer), marched out 150', looped it around a fire hydrant and returned to the boat (my neighbors in Davis are very tolerant of the boat....'cause they get to ride in it). Using the hand over hand retrieval method we all learned as whitewater guides, I was able to bring the line back in and into the space next to the propane tank as fast as any reel could. I then repeated this three times to test it. Not once did it bind, kink, hang up on the stanchions or anything else.
So, for those of you who do not have a bait tank under your rear cockpit seat (or a bbq, sink and all the fancy stuff that comes with an R-29 or 31), here is an elegant, simple way to store your stern tie line. Thanks Ranger Tug.
Jeff
For those tackling this for the first time, I really like this chat if you haven't seen it:
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-d ... tying.html
Barry has nice pictures of young women taking care of his stern line. That will not happen to the rest of us mortals.
But mostly what you will see is an incredibly clever array of stern tie reels: expensive commercial ones or inexpensive adaptations from garden hose reels, to beautifully hand crafted reels.
Well, in our R-27 there is a simple and elegant solution. For almost 30 years we have been guiding whitewater trips in rafts and whitewater kayaks. Our lines are all in bags. When we throw the bag, into which the line has been stuffed, it almost always peels out without a snag to the waiting victim. We have two of these on the boat now.
Getting the boat ready for our trip, I was cleaning out the area under the rear cockpit seat. We have the propane tank on the left and a space made for random junk on the right. It is a perfect line holder. I took 300 ft. of three-strand 1/2" poly line tied to the stern of the boat (it's on a trailer), marched out 150', looped it around a fire hydrant and returned to the boat (my neighbors in Davis are very tolerant of the boat....'cause they get to ride in it). Using the hand over hand retrieval method we all learned as whitewater guides, I was able to bring the line back in and into the space next to the propane tank as fast as any reel could. I then repeated this three times to test it. Not once did it bind, kink, hang up on the stanchions or anything else.
So, for those of you who do not have a bait tank under your rear cockpit seat (or a bbq, sink and all the fancy stuff that comes with an R-29 or 31), here is an elegant, simple way to store your stern tie line. Thanks Ranger Tug.
Jeff