Yeah we have a porta-boat also and for many years have simply set it up on the foredeck. We use a short spinnaker pole to davit the boat over the side. Generally I like it but keeping the boat setup would make things easier.
Josh On Aug 16, 2017 10:41 AM, "Patrick Davin via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I couldn't help but chuckle at your description - that's a perfect > description of several times when I really regretted towing the dinghy and > should have had it stowed (folding PortaBote, so it stows nicely inside the > shrouds). > > In those kind of wave conditions I think the dinghy should be stowed. Some > say that if you let out more painter (like 40' or more) to get the dinghy > riding on the right wave, it will do okay. That might work, but in steep, > close spaced waves like we get approaching some coasts (or in large tide > rips in wind against current situations), it won't. Riding on the transom > wake is impossible because the waves are confused, and if you have 6' waves > at 6 seconds (very close spaced), the timing will be too variable and the > dinghy will still plough into troughs and then race forward on crests. > > Our dinghy doesn't flip or swamp fortunately, but when it starts going > sideways, the painter coming taut puts a huge jerking force onto it. We > lost a painter that way last month (actually a sheet bend knot in the > harness pulled out) but fortunately use a secondary painter with its own > harness as backup. > > Good time to stow the dinghy is before you get into waves like that. Most > people avoid conditions like that, and in sounds it's quite rare, so that's > why generally a lot of people can tow probably 95-100% of the time. > > -Patrick > '84 LF38 > Seattle, WA > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> >> To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 08:54:46 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Dinghy on fordeck >> So for those who tow, what is the preferred method? >> >> We towed an inflatable one time. Had floating painter and made a bridle >> on the dink. Tied straight to the stern rail station. No bridle at the >> boat, not tied to the stern cleats. The painter was roughly 20'. In a >> following seas with 6 foot swells the dinghy would surge down the face of >> the wave catch up with the boat. At one point it got up next to the boat >> and turned slightly perpendicular to the boat. When the slack was pulled >> out of the painter, the force was sideways to the dinghy and was enough to >> flip it upside down. It was painfully difficult to turn right side up. >> I've been hesitant to tow since. I've seen others tow with a considerably >> shorter painter but with my reverse transom I would rather avoid having the >> dinghy bump or rub the back of the boat. >> >> Do you keep an outboard on the dinghy while towing? >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > 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://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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