We sailed our Panda 40 into Elliott Bay Marina in Seattle at 10:30 at
night with 18 knots of wind when the Isuzu diesel suffered a mechanic-
induced shutdown. (Amusing little oversight, less amusing at the
time). I had radioed the marina with my predicament and they
instructed me to tie up at the end of the last dock just inside the
breakwater. They'd be there. Furled the jib, timed dropping the
main to ghost up to the dock -- no one there. My 13-year-old son
hopped off to throw a line around a cleat big enough to slow a
battleship, and the thing came right up in his hands. Bolting it
down was still on somebody's to-do list. The look on his face was
something, though. I leapt off and we both threw lines around the
pilings and muscled the 15-ton displacement to a stop. No points for
style, but hugs and high-fives all around anyway.

John Gordon Hill
s/v Cantata, 1982 Panda 40 PH

On Mar 12, 2007, at 8:32 AM, Rick Williams wrote:

> I agree. I tend to forget these rules as I keep Lorac in a slip
> that I own is in a private marina where we have no rules except
> that you maintain the property if you damage some else's property,
> you pay for the damages. Many marina's do have rules which would
> restrict sailing into a slip, often due to past experiences. Many
> also restrict dropping an anchor in the slip ways. Scenario; my
> engine just died and I can't drop my anchor as it is against the
> rules.
> Fair winds, blue water.
> Rick & Terry Williams
> S/V Lorac; Baba 30 # 71
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonadora" <sonadora@sail2live.com>
> To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:29 PM
> Subject: RE: [Baba-L] Engine re-power
>
>
>> And "It is a sailboat and I can sail it to a place..." is not
>> always a good
>> policy as the 'place' you're sailing to may not allow sailing
>> into the
>> marina. As bizarre as it sounds, many marinas do not allow sailing
>> into the
>> slip and my slap a fat fine on you for doing so. Of course, if you
>> must do
>> it, a fine is probably the last thing you care about.
>>
>> I know in our marina, given the funniest-home-video contenders who
>> berth
>> there, I'm glad it's not allowed.
>>
>> Rick Beddoe
>> s/v Soņadora, 1978 Baba 30
>> Minneapolis, MN
>> http://sail2live.com
>> ________________________________________
>> From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-
>> l@ballreich.net] On
>> Behalf Of Richard B. Emerson
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 11:00 AM
>> To: baba-l@ballreich.net
>> Subject: Re: [Baba-L] Engine re-power
>>
>> On at least two occasions that come to mind, I've found that
>> assumption
>> lacking. One involved a broken prop shaft (in our Seafarer 26 -
>> probably a
>> defective shaft, aided by time, a poor design) that failed
>> literally within
>> sight of the marina. No wind and no hope of same - we were towed by a
>> couple in a Donzi (v. interesting to see the Donzi try to stay at
>> towing
>> speed!). We have also sailed into anchorages on no engine or at
>> least with
>> an engine that wasn't going to operate well for very long; it is
>> gratifying
>> to see it really can be done. (<--- high irony content [wink])
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Rick Emerson
>>
>> Rick Williams wrote:
>> [... I]t is a sailboat and I can sail it to a place where parts
>> and service
>> are available.
>>
>>
>>
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