On 2/10/2017 10:33 PM, Conbert Benneck wrote:
On 2/10/2017 7:34 PM, Wilson Frye wrote
Hi Will, Go to "GOOGLE UK" and enter "Sheer legs" . That will get you into the right area with lots of information. One source I found was: *smallboats*monthly.com/article/beaching-*legs*/ Ciao, Connie
Hi Will,
The English do this all the time.
Tides on the English Channel are in the 24 to 27 foot range.
Go look at what English sailors do to solve the problem; they use legs to keep a keel boat level; they use bilge keels so that he boat will sit evenly on the ground when the tide falls.
Do a bit of research on English sailor's methods for answers to your questions.
Sailed down the English Channel in 1966 - been there: done that.
Ciao, Connie
ex M15 #400 LEPPO ex Northeast 38 RHE ex Tripp-Lentsch 29 FUN TOO
All,
As a matter of course, sailing along the Intracoastal Gulf in the Monty 17 brings you to many fine beaches that are simply a wade away. Don’t need a dinghy for such places. Sometimes, however, the swing on the hook and the falling tide can lead to the stub keel grounding, and when you wake from your nap and shift your weight, the boat rolls to one side or the other. Then you wait for the tide to bring you afloat again so you can get underweigh.
Has anyone added drying out legs to allow sitting on an even keel in such, or similar circumstances? I envision beefing up the hull in the area of attachment with a half inch thick garolite plate both inboard and outboard, and a couple of ash or oak two by twos with a swiveling square foot of epoxy-drenched three quarter inch ply on the foot of the legs…held upright each side by tag lines to the after cleats and to a purpose-built strong point on the sheer forward, with the hull similarly strengthened there. Where, longitudinally, do you think the best position for the legs would be…about even with the mainsheet traveler?
Thanks for any experience and advice. Will