Maybe an interesting question, maybe a dumb question but I fear not...
I have owned 3 Ericson's now, including my current E38-200. My previous ones were an E27 & E35 MKII. Both went head to wind, drop hook, back down, blah blah.
Now my 38 is a different story. Last Friday I was showing my girlfriend how to drive the boat under power, wind was 20 knots or so. I brought the vessel head to wind, down to 0 knots, placed in reverse and the bow blew off every time, hmmm, this might make for some interesting anchoring.
Then I tried the same thing allowing the bow to blow off starboard beam to wind, figuring that would be the way to go as the reverse prop walk would draw me to port for a 'no foul' anchor.
Is that about right? I'm sure that 'milk pond' anchoring is no problemo, but in any kind of a real wind situation it appears you will have a different technique?
Thanks - Jay
Celtica
E38-200, SF Bay
I have owned 3 Ericson's now, including my current E38-200. My previous ones were an E27 & E35 MKII. Both went head to wind, drop hook, back down, blah blah.
Now my 38 is a different story. Last Friday I was showing my girlfriend how to drive the boat under power, wind was 20 knots or so. I brought the vessel head to wind, down to 0 knots, placed in reverse and the bow blew off every time, hmmm, this might make for some interesting anchoring.
Then I tried the same thing allowing the bow to blow off starboard beam to wind, figuring that would be the way to go as the reverse prop walk would draw me to port for a 'no foul' anchor.
Is that about right? I'm sure that 'milk pond' anchoring is no problemo, but in any kind of a real wind situation it appears you will have a different technique?
Thanks - Jay
Celtica
E38-200, SF Bay