After bringing our boat home I secured at our neighbors association dock. Those docks are about 1/2 mile from our lot and have water and electricity to installed next spring. The neighbor rented it to us for $125/month. Today with the help of another sailor, we tied the boat up to our dock. Afterwards I checked how much water is under the boat. 2 1/2', and that is with the water being 1.3' above normal pool. I measured the depth next to the boat with a pole and got a bit over 4'. Another neighbor came by and said he's had his power stuck on the loft when the water has dropped 2'. We don't have a moon tide here. It's the locals call a wind tide. The direction of the wind decides how deep the water is. Now I'm reconsidering keeping the boat at our dock. If we were out of town and the wind pushed the water out, the boat could fall against the dock. We may need to rent or purchase an association dock.
Med Moor when you leave town for a while? Or all the time?
Should be a soft muddy bottom anyway. No worries in the world.
Looks nice! :)
i have a feeling we're not in Illinois anymore, Toto!!
Carl - Moonlight is right, the soft mud is gentle when our boats end up sitting on the bottom. My CP 27 doesn't tip over, because of the flat bottom on the keel. It's easier in a slip, where your dock lines on both sides will prevent you from tipping over. But even in a bulkhead situation you can use fenders to keep your boat off the dock when the water is low.
I wouldn't worry about this too much. The biggest inconvenience is that you can't go sailing until the water comes back up, but that only takes a few hours or a day at most.
Wes
Honestly, I'd rather keep the 30'r at the association docks and our Compac 19 at our home dock. I see myself sailing the 19 more than the larger boat. I'll admit it was an impusle buy, but so far everyone who has toured it says we stole it. I showed the wife a Flicka that is for sale nearby and she asked why we didn't buy it since it has what she wants. (standing headroom & private head) This is has me thinking. ;)
I love the Flicka's and almost bought one in Marion, MA. But the damn-demic hit before I could return and make an offer! It was a great deal, Triad trailer, rebuilt Yanmar. I wonder where she is now.
Bob23
Carl, that pic you posted is gorgeous!!! Oh how I'd love to have my boat so close like that! Makes me think of all the time I spent dreaming about having my own farm to keep my horses, instead of boarding them! I'm so blessed to have had my horses (and donkey!) at my own farm, going over 12 years now. Maybe, one day, we'll have our farm where I can also keep our boat as well -- ya never know! :-) Oh, yeah... get the Flicka! Great Loop, here I come!!!
Flickas are gorgeous, but you're going to have to fire up the old Iron Jenny to move.
This Flicka is so tempting, but they're asking $35,500.00 for it and we still need to build a house. The house is going to cost a lot more than we expected, so I'm not ready for any large purchases until after we close on it.
I was on the boat today and the water is up almost 2' and these nortt winds are predicted to stay until the middle of next week.