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'Lo All,
I know of one instance where stern anchoring was an expensive option. We
were in a raft-up on a river tributary off of the Chesapeake Bay. We were a
mix of power boats and sailboats. One of the powerboats was a
sportfisherman with outriggers. He was afraid that our masts and shrouds
would tangle with his flybridge enclosure, so he positioned himself so his
stern was facing upwind, opposite to all the rest of the boats. His stern
was a little forward of midships of our old 46' sailboat. The waves were
really not very high, but were sufficient to fill his mufflers, which then
flooded his engines. At least one became hydrostatically locked, but
supposedly there was no water in the oil sump to warn him. When he
attempted to start one engine, it bent a bunch of stuff in the engine
(don't know what all). He checked his other engine and found it, too, was
(?full?) of water. Fortunately, these were gas engines, so it was not as
expensive to repair as diesels would have been. This occurred over the span
of about 5 hours, from when we anchored as a raft up to when we broke up to
anchor separately for the night. The highest waves were no more than maybe
18 inches, most were about 12 inches. Obviously, there was not very much
rise from the exhaust outlets to the bottom of highest part of the exhaust
hose.
YMMV
Take care and be safe.
Wayne
M/V Celestial
Albin43 Sundeck
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