Re: Anchor watches (re my March 14th adventures)

Skip,

Don't listen to the negative comments, none of those people were there. You
have to rely on your own judgment and skill plus you have a captain's
license. You did what you did and no harm done. Keep up the good work!




"Skip Gundlach" <skipgundlach@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:g4m8v1$h77$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, Y'all,

So...

We're at anchor, with the toplight lit and the cockpit lit up, and various
of our redlighting below illuminating (if you're close enough to see them)
the windows in very faint red. We're not in an anchorage, designated or
not, but we're lit according to the regs, along with other lighting to
make us more visible.

We should be standing watch based on all the responses to my last log
posting.

Oh, ya, let's just add in that we're dragging slightly, so our position
isn't constant, but there's nothing we can run into, and we are confident
in the bottom such that we know we won't move anywhere fast, nor
dangerously, so we don't bother with finding a more suitable bottom - this
one just lets us move a bit - to make us not move at all.

We should have constant watch standers, right?

Or, we could be hove to with handkerchiefs of sail up, anchor lights lit,
etc., as above, and drifting slightly in an area where we can't run into
anything, and there's no traffic due to the area... You'll see, on
review, that such was the case which generated all the bonhomie in
response to my log,

If we're anywhere there's traffic, or we're under way, we have 24/7 watch,
regardless of where we are, or how deep it is...

--
L8R

Skip, installing a few replacement electronics and rewiring all the
computer related gear to eliminate 120VAC in favor of 12 (and some 5)VDC,
still heading to Maine in a week or so, weather and gear permitting,
enjoying the 20A solar and 15A wind in Fernandina Beach all the while
under Shadetree 15* temp reductions...

Morgan 461 #2
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