[C320-list] Single Handed Sailing

[Joe M]

I use a pick up stick float. Waist high standing on the bow just reach over
and grab it. I use the hook for the second loop.

Joe 2002 C320 hull #902



On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 6:59 PM Bob Borelli <cassattc22 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I single hand sail and pick up my mooring pendant with a boat hook from
> the bow deck.
> I approach the mooring with bow pointed into the wind.
> Put the diesel in neutral and let the boats momentum slowly move towards
> the mooring ball.
> I walk forward with the boat hook & lift up the pendant & drop the eye on
> the bow cleat.
> The pendant has a float, so the pendant is floating and easier to reach
> with the hook.
> If I miss the pendant from the bow, easy to miss in heavy wind, I turn the
> boat around and approach again to hook the pendant from the bow deck only.
>
> Recently in a squall, I couldn’t hold the pendant with the boat hook.
> The wind blew the boat back onto the mooring ball & pendant behind me.
> My friend was at the wheel, did not place prop in neutral, pendant & ball
> wrapped around prop.
> Now the boat was stern to the wind.
> A real mess.
>
> The one time I go out with a friend, I stupidly allow him to drive my boat
> to the moor in a squall.
> Now I’m moored stern to the wind in a squall with the pendant on my
> propeller.
>
> Many, many dives under the boat that evening & next day I was able to cut
> thru that pendant.
> All feel by hand.  Got loose.
> Replaced the pendant.
> Had boat hauled, inspected prop, dial indicated shaft, no apparent damage.
> Very, very lucky.
>
> I keep 2 boat hooks onboard cause easy to drop one overboard.
> I like the idea of foam insulation on the pendants.
> I am considering a vertical stick float on the pendant so I can also grab
> by hand.
>
> Bob Borelli  C320 no. 209
>
>
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> From: Christian<mailto:ccaper at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 1:15 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com<mailto:C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Single Handed Sailing
>
> Excellent idea on wrapping the lines with foam, I'll borrow that from you!
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 12:05 PM <appleton1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The two pendants that hang from our mooring ball float, not just from the
> > pickup stick but also because they’re encased with foam pipe insulation.
> > - Joe Jablonowski
> >
> > > On Jan 21, 2022, at 12:39 PM, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > "Grab the mooring pendant from the cockpit"
> > >
> > > I'm glad this works for you.  Just be mindful that picking up the
> pendant
> > > from the cockpit does have the risk of getting the bridal or pendant
> > lines
> > > caught in prop wash and sucked down to foul your prop.  Gave me quite a
> > > scare last season when this happened on getting off our mooring when
> on a
> > > light wind day the powerboat directly downwind of me and spun swing
> > exactly
> > > opposite of our swing, right when we were disconnecting, and I had no
> > where
> > > to go but forward (our mooring field is tight), and couldn't clear our
> > > mooring lines, and before I knew it was fouled on the pendant line,
> while
> > > no longer connected to our bridal/mooring.  Had to emergency drop
> anchor.
> > > And it took diving into the water and unhooking our bridal from our
> > mooring
> > > ball to unfoul and free.  Really gave me quite the scare.
> Fortunately, I
> > > was in very low RPM, and killed the engine immediately (but
> unfortunately
> > > already fouled), and no damage down to prop shaft.  But it could have
> > been
> > > real bad.
> >
> >
>
>