[Rhodes22-list] Weekend Sailing Misadventures

Tue Mar 8 08:39:12 EST 2005

Brad,

I had typo in post - I should have said the change was caused by the flood 
of 2003 not 93. It was highest recorded levels since TVAs existence. Last 
year was high as well but not as bad on this end. I didn't realize it but 
the water levels are keeping some of the bigger keel boats at the dock. The 
huge marine travel lift sits useless. Large boats can't get close enough to 
shore for the lift to reach.
We have a marina member who recently purchased a mid 70  34 ft or so 
Grampian center cockpit Ketch. I wouldn't comment on how ugly this boat is 
but he purchased this boat in MD, had it hauled down to TN. He can't get his 
masts stepped because he can't get close enough to shore.

You do get a good look at river bottom when the water is low like this. I 
don't have depth gauge and really never look at charts. I wish I had a 
better memory.

Wally

>From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Weekend Sailing Misadventures
>Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:28:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Wally,
>
>The friend who pulled me out has had a place on
>Pickwick for over twenty years and now lives there
>full time.  He told me of an area just around the
>corner from his place that is solid rock.  A few years
>ago a ferry captain moving a sport/cruiser from the
>Great Lakes to Florida went past it about 20 knots and
>tore the entire drivetrain out of the boat.  Another
>area is an old pasture with cedar fence posts.  When
>the river is this low you can see the posts
>underwater.  I usually stay pretty close to the main
>channel but got lazy on Friday.  At normal pool level
>you can get away with it, not this month.  Wasn't it
>about this time last year that all the dams were
>spilling?
>
>Brad
>
>
>--- Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > The river level is very low for this time of year.
> > TVA has pushed back the
> > fill dates for the head waters of the TN one month.
> > Typically they start
> > filling the river in mid April. Now it has been
> > pushed back to mid May. The
> > main reason for the change was the flood in 93.
> >
> > I touched bottom 4 times this weekend. I could here
> > the CB tapping the mud
> > bottom. Just kept on cruising!
> >
> > Wally
> >
> > >From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Weekend Sailing
> > Misadventures
> > >Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 07:05:40 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >The wind on Friday was awesome!  15-20 mph with
> > gusts
> > >to 30.  I had the CoraShen indicating 9 knots when
> > the
> > >max hull speed is supposed to be about 7.5.  My
> > older
> > >brother was on his first sail and was as excited as
> > a
> > >little kid.  We came up on a part of the river I'm
> > >pretty familiar with and decided to swing wide
> > rather
> > >than tack because we were going fast and having too
> > >much fun.  THEN, I made the shortest landing in my
> > >career.  We went from 9 knots to 0 knots in about
> > 10
> > >feet.  It wasn't a jolt, we just quit moving.
> > About
> > >two seconds later the depth alarm went off, real
> > good
> > >timing.  What we had after that was a sailing
> > >simulator.  You could do anything you wanted with
> > the
> > >sails, engine, etc. because the boat wasn't going
> > >anywhere.  As the sun started down we lost the wind
> > >and the will to solve our prediciment.  I made some
> > >calls on both the radio and cell-phone but couldn't
> > >raise anyone for help.  So, we spent the night on
> > the
> > >boat.  It got down to the low 40's and I didn't
> > find
> > >the blanket I knew was on the boat until the next
> > >morning.  Anyway, I was able to get ahold of a
> > friend
> > >of mine that lives on the lake Saturday morning and
> > he
> > >showed up with his pontoon boat with a 115hp
> > engine.
> > >We towed the bow, the stern, clockwise,
> > >counter-clockwise, but didn't move the boat.  We
> > were
> > >only 5 feet from deep water but couldn't get there.
> > >Finally we tied the halyard to the side rail and
> > >started towing from the top of the mast.  After the
> > >boat was heeled about 45 degrees it started
> > floating
> > >and we drug it sideways to deeper water.  Hopefully
> > >this will be my only grounding for the season but
> > if
> > >it happens again, I'll pull that solution out of
> > the
> > >trick-bag first.  By 11 am Saturday we were free
> > and
> > >sailed back to the dock.  I was so tired from the
> > >experience I didn't feel like doing any work on the
> > >boat.  Oh well, that's a good excuse to go back to
> > the
> > >lake later in the week.
> > >
> > >Brad Haslett
> > >"CoraShen"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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