Bruce: Crab pots aren't too bad around Tampa Bay. (I live in St. Pete.) But they are around and can ruin your day if you catch one.
The worst is when you are sailing along the Gulf Coast at night, when it's near impossible to see them. If you can, it's worth heading into deeper water to avoid them. I crewed on a big catamaran heading to Key West for Fantasy Fest last October. We usually had two people at the helm, with one looking for crab pots, and we still had several close calls at night. (The owner was not looking forward to diving in 5-foot seas to cut line off his saildrives.) Where they're terrible is on the Florida Bay side of the Keys. You'll be running in a narrow channel and suddenly be confronted with a wall of them. I caught a couple of them on my old C&C 25 years ago and spent hours hanging over the stern while sawing line off the outboard prop. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: bwhitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date:07/12/2017 10:20 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: bwhitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Thinking about a new boom - where to start? Hi Alan, Would you be willing to share more about the crab pot incident? I moved to Tampa from Chicago and bought a bigger C&C. As you can imagine, the whole crab pot thing is both new and disconcerting to me. Thanks! Bruce Whitmore C&C 37/40+ Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 7/12/17 1:05 AM (GMT-06:00) To: C&C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu> Subject: Re: Stus-List Thinking about a new boom - where to start? I replaced my boom, a few months ago, with a Selden boom. All lines are internal, and the outhaul has an internal 3:1 purchase. This was the result of a cracked boom when we got hung up on a crab pot. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 10:11 PM, Andrew Means via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Some of you may remember a thread about a year ago where I was soliciting opinions on how to get a single-line reefing system to work on S.V. Safari, my C&C 34. I can say that I got it working well enough to take us safely to Tofino and back, along with a year’s worth of great sailing. The single line reefing made reefing with an inexperienced crew much safer and smoother. However, it’s not perfect. The reefing lines (along with the outhaul, topping lift, etc.) had to contend with a fair amount of friction and frozen hardware that will never come off, and as such our reefs tend to not be as crisp as they could/should be. So I’m contemplating what a new boom might look like. Something with internal reefing lines, outhaul, topping lift, etc.. I’m not sure where to start. What are my options? Andrew -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=BYOilVheiyj16_brEUI4Ano6OxOZ4i_jBFZEiDk2ZVY&s=OtMPONNZIxtsRX6WEmADFO1OvFoS6yPFWGdoyQDtC3I&e= All Contributions are greatly appreciated! -- Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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