Whoa! Nail biting moment.
/John > On May 5, 2021, at 4:56 PM, Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > WE MADE IT... barely. > When we arrived at the Buckman Bridge (just south of Jacksonville) the tide > board read 65.5 feet. I calculated our mast height from the water to 65' 8" > so it was close. We waited one hour on anchor for the tide to drop further > but it did not despite the 22kn head wind forcing water out of the basin... > decision time. We decided to try swinging the boom far out to port opposite > the wind direction, then loading the end of the boom with our dinghy filled > with water and deisel jugs, buckets filled with river water, etc. and lifted > it with the mainsheet block and tackle. Then shifted everyting heavy inside > the boat to the port side. This created about a 20 degree lean. Our VHF > antenna banged off every ghirder but we made it through! Miller time :) > > Thanks for all the comments and help here on the list and take notes if you > have a C&C44 like us! > > Dan > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
