[Rhodes22-list] Outboards

[Roger Pihlaja]

You are absolutely correct re the sea anchor!  Here on the Great Lakes, the
combination of no wind & a strong current is a pretty rare event.  But, I
suppose it occurs more frequently in tidal regions.  I should have given
that statement a little more thought before I sent it out.  However, my
point about still having options even if your engines fails remains.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grayson/Ena Lynn" <agl2001 at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboards


> Roger wrote:
>
> > If I'm being pushed somewhere I don't like by
> > a current, I think I'll drop anchor.  If the water's too deep to anchor,
I
> > think I'll slow my drift with my sea anchor.
>
> Now every time I tried that, the sea anchor and the boat were both carried
> along at the  same SOG as the current.  What am I doing wrong?
>
> <G>
>
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