AS29, Pocomoke City, MD
Driving across the old (low, bascule) bridge on the Pocomoke River on Friday I saw an AS29 tied up, nearly under the new (high-level) bridge.
Drove over to the park and walked out to the dock, but saw no one and the boat appeared locked.
Deck seemed to be fiberglassed; there were a couple of vertical things near the cockpit (backrests?) and the mast was down -- mast foot seemed badly dryrotted.
No name on the vessel; Maryland (MD) registration number.
Oddly enough the last time I saw an AS29 was in Pocomoke City - it was John Dalziel, however, aboard a much more nicely maintained boat.
Drove over to the park and walked out to the dock, but saw no one and the boat appeared locked.
Deck seemed to be fiberglassed; there were a couple of vertical things near the cockpit (backrests?) and the mast was down -- mast foot seemed badly dryrotted.
No name on the vessel; Maryland (MD) registration number.
Oddly enough the last time I saw an AS29 was in Pocomoke City - it was John Dalziel, however, aboard a much more nicely maintained boat.
On the 30' Alaskan Motor Sailer/Cargo boat and the 25' Plywood Diesel Cruiser
(BWAOM) there are holes which let the rudder double as ladder. I suspect
careful inspection of designs with similar rudders hung on the stern will
feature step/handholds.
Don
(BWAOM) there are holes which let the rudder double as ladder. I suspect
careful inspection of designs with similar rudders hung on the stern will
feature step/handholds.
Don
Micro has steps cut into the bow. The problem is that you have to be strong enough to do a pull up to use them effectively. The rope ladder might be good on a "normal" boat. On Micro it was too hard to use. I got an over the side metal ladder for regular use. Coming in via the stern works well when the ladder is not out.
MylesJ
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MylesJ
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Joe Tribulato wrote:
reason to have a boat with such.
Doug
>A nearby neighbor had a sharpie with steps cut in the leeboards. A good
>
> There is a rope ladder shown in Hervey Garrett Smith's "The
> Marlinspike Sailor" that I made and kept on my Oldshoe. Luckily I
> never had to use it. A web search might turn up an instruction also.
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com<mailto:bolger%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@...> wrote:
> >
> > V09 N17 Boarding Steps 1/15/1990
> >
> > Any means of re-entry from the water is an issue that crops up
> fairly often where boats are talked about. Many approaches are taken,
> some cheap, some expensive, some more workable than others - sugar
> scoop sterns to rudder toe-holds etc... It'd be interesting to see the
> Bolger thinking and design for something so utilitarian and widely needed.
> >
> > Graeme
>
>
reason to have a boat with such.
Doug
Rope Ladder link:
http://www.marinews.com/Rope-Ladder-782.php
Joe T
http://www.marinews.com/Rope-Ladder-782.php
Joe T
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Joe Tribulato" <scsbmsjoe@...> wrote:
>
> There is a rope ladder shown in Hervey Garrett Smith's "The Marlinspike Sailor" that I made and kept on my Oldshoe. Luckily I never had to use it. A web search might turn up an instruction also.
>
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@> wrote:
> >
> > V09 N17 Boarding Steps 1/15/1990
> >
> > Any means of re-entry from the water is an issue that crops up fairly often where boats are talked about. Many approaches are taken, some cheap, some expensive, some more workable than others - sugar scoop sterns to rudder toe-holds etc... It'd be interesting to see the Bolger thinking and design for something so utilitarian and widely needed.
> >
> > Graeme
>
There is a rope ladder shown in Hervey Garrett Smith's "The Marlinspike Sailor" that I made and kept on my Oldshoe. Luckily I never had to use it. A web search might turn up an instruction also.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "graeme19121984" <graeme19121984@...> wrote:
>
> V09 N17 Boarding Steps 1/15/1990
>
> Any means of re-entry from the water is an issue that crops up fairly often where boats are talked about. Many approaches are taken, some cheap, some expensive, some more workable than others - sugar scoop sterns to rudder toe-holds etc... It'd be interesting to see the Bolger thinking and design for something so utilitarian and widely needed.
>
> Graeme