Yesterday I drifted to the edge of a very narrow place in the St. Marks River Channel, on the way out. Relized my error and turned immediately back toward the channel only to have the low water alarm sound and then hit. Long story short, we spent the next eleven hours going through the fall and rize of a over 4 ft tide. See Pic. We were able to back off at 1:30am with no apparently damage and every thing seems fine. I'm thinking the only issue is probably loss of bottom paint on the underside of my wing. Anybody think I should check anything else? Everything is working fine.
Thanks
Sam
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Capt. Sam Murphy
1994 Catalina 36, Hull 1327
Shoal draft, two cabin model.
Panama City, Florida
Holy cow! Is she just sitting on her wing keel, balanced, hull out of the water!? That's amazing!
Nick Tonkin
*Former* Website Administrator, C36/375IA
*Former* owner, C36 tr/fk #255, Santa Barbara, CA
Always been exceedingly careful thinking boat would go further on its side than with a fin keel in addition to severely bending a wing. How have others fared with wing keel groundings?
Enrique
Talisman
'98 36' MK2 Hull #1673
tall Rig, Wing Keel
sailing from Stonnington, CT
Enrique
Talisman
1998 36 MK2 Hull #1673
Tall Rig Wing Keel
M35BC engine
Old Saybrook, CT Summer
South Glastonbury, CT Winter
My 320 spent two weeks sitting on its wing keel, after a beaching in a storm. End result, some fibreglass scratches. The shipwright commented on how strong the boat is and how some European boats would have sustained considerable same in the same situation. I have scrapped the anti foul off the bottom of my keel. It just allows a healthy growth to develop.
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Cat375 - Rock The Boat - Hull 54
Lake Macquarie - NSW - Australia
Yes, she was just sitting on her wing. I got out and walked all around her. She was unbelievably stable.
We were tip-toeing around while aboard but still going about duties aboard, moving forward to tend the anchor and aft to check that the rudder was clear. The bottom was Oyster shell the consistency of gravel. The front half of the wing had burried in the shell from my trying to power forward before the tide fell. I was nervious that she would fall over at any minute. It was a great relief to see the tide creeping back up the side and an even greater one when we floated and backed off the bar at 1:30am.
Capt. Sam Murphy
1994 Catalina 36, Hull 1327
Shoal draft, two cabin model.
Panama City, Florida