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Old 08-23-2017, 07:34 AM   #1
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Camano sea handling

Guys, I've had the Camano for almost a week now and love her! But I need some help on her handling and seakeeping traits. Looking for some insight , not someone bashing the hull design......

I noticed that she rolled a lot on a quartering sea and big following sea. We were on the flybridge and took a big wave on the port side and I was very nervous to say the least. After that we came down and captained the boat from the lower helm!

So I'm aware of the different weight distribution things; balancing the fuel ,water tanks and people etc. This instance wasn't a balance issue, it was because of the quartering seas (i think).

So what should i do?? Should I be steering into a wave if I see it coming on my quarter? I know the Camanos like to have their bow up to give a better ride in rough seas but I didn't wanna increase the speed then because I felt that slower was safer in big seas. Its a catch 22!

What about following seas?

I've got so much to learn but Im very excited. I'm doing the last leg of my trip on Friday and will be bringing her to my home port of Boston (about 50 nm trip).
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Old 08-23-2017, 09:12 AM   #2
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Can you describe the conditions and results a bit more? Are we talking 5-6 foot rollers? Were you pushed around big time or did she just lean over more than you expected? I doubt I will experience anything like that in my Camano until I leave the Chesapeake in a few years but would be good to know what you experienced. Only seen one video in rough seas. Appeared to bang hard quite a bit but only hard on the crew, the boat seemed to take it well.
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First of all, in rough conditions, go below to drive. I see you did that, do it in the future.

Remember, you have what is essentially a 28' boat with a 10.5' beam. This is not the QE II and sometimes it's best to stay in port.

So how to handle heavy beam seas? Tack. Take an angle to the seas for a few minutes, then take the opposite angle for a few minutes. You are on the same course but zigzagging across it.

When doing this, it is very important to time your turn so you don't take a wave broadside.

I suspect you can get a more complete description with diagrams on the Internet.
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First step with following or quartering seas is to make sure your trim tabs are all the way up. If your trim tabs are down it can help the sea push your boat around.

An other trick with large following seas is to anticipate Vs react to the seas.
For example your autopilot can only react to the yaw forces by applying rudder.

But You can anticipate what is going to happen, and steer so that the wave hits more squarely on the aft, prior to it hitting. Then you can straighten out and go a little bit on your planned bearing.

This method is allot of work as you will be moving the helm wheel pretty quickly, and it will get tiring, but it works.

Other than that, make more conservative weather decsions. You have a cool boat, but it is what it is. I have always liked the the Camanos but every boat, and every crew has a comfort level for sea state.
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Wide square sterned and hard chined boats Are at a disadvantage having a snap roll. Rounded bilge boats don't need to respond instantly to the shape of the water and their roll is less dangerous. As in slow so a person has much more time to react. And it's usually more comfortable.

The best boats in lumpy to rough water have rounded or pointy sterns. The more a boat's stern looks like the bow the better sea boat. Many other variables apply though.
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I also think it will take active driving of the boat to anticipate and have her in the best orientation for each swell. She is relatively short, and relatively flat-bottomed, so rolling will be a fact of life. You can only reduce it somewhat, not eliminate it. And as stated above, the boat is not likely in danger at all-- only crew comfort is.
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Can you describe the conditions and results a bit more? Are we talking 5-6 foot rollers? Were you pushed around big time or did she just lean over more than you expected? I doubt I will experience anything like that in my Camano until I leave the Chesapeake in a few years but would be good to know what you experienced. Only seen one video in rough seas. Appeared to bang hard quite a bit but only hard on the crew, the boat seemed to take it well.
The wind was behind us (10-15 knots) and we were in a following sea. I would estimate it at 3-5 feet but who knows really. That seemed okay but I still decided to throttle back a lot when we did get pushed off course a bit.We were probably traveling at 6-8 knots at that point. So whenever we would get pushed off we also took a wake off the port side. Some were bad and rolled us a lot but we didnt feel unsafe. Then another hit us and we rolled VERY hard to starboard. Not fun. We went downstairs and then throttled back some more and continued on. Spirits were not shaken but we acquired more respect for the sea. The scary part was that the conditions didnt seem dangerous until we were in it! No time to prepare
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First of all, in rough conditions, go below to drive. I see you did that, do it in the future.

Remember, you have what is essentially a 28' boat with a 10.5' beam. This is not the QE II and sometimes it's best to stay in port.

So how to handle heavy beam seas? Tack. Take an angle to the seas for a few minutes, then take the opposite angle for a few minutes. You are on the same course but zigzagging across it.

When doing this, it is very important to time your turn so you don't take a wave broadside.

I suspect you can get a more complete description with diagrams on the Internet.
Thanks Wes. Yes, definitely not the QE 2 ! Lol
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The wind was behind us (10-15 knots) and we were in a following sea. I would estimate it at 3-5 feet but who knows really. That seemed okay but I still decided to throttle back a lot when we did get pushed off course a bit.We were probably traveling at 6-8 knots at that point. So whenever we would get pushed off we also took a wake off the port side. Some were bad and rolled us a lot but we didnt feel unsafe. Then another hit us and we rolled VERY hard to starboard. Not fun. We went downstairs and then throttled back some more and continued on. Spirits were not shaken but we acquired more respect for the sea. The scary part was that the conditions didnt seem dangerous until we were in it! No time to prepare
I'll give you another hint: Face into the waves and slow down before you climb down that ladder.

We once were at a marina and planning to stay because of a bad weather forecast. We woke up and it was a beautiful day and the water was calm so we changed our plans and headed out. Everything was fine for an hour or to until the river took a 90 degree turn and the wind picked up. We took one wave so hard the cooler on the floor overturned and opened spilling sodas and ice all over the place.

I was hanging on to the wheel for balance while my wife was trying to catch the rolling soda bottles and put them back in the cooler. The next morning there was water in the bilge and I though I had a leak until my wife reminded me about the cooler.

You will learn what you can and cannot handle.
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Remember: It is better to be at the dock wishing to be out on the water than to be out on the water wishing to be at the dock.
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South of Heavan,
If you find the Camano more of a handful in chalenging conditions you may consider removing thr FB. Bob Cofer did that on his GB32 and is pleased w the resilts. The Camano's FB is very large for a 31' boat so an overall increase in performance may be substantial. Looks like the visability from the wheelhouse should be good to excellent?

But it looks like you're just basically looking for tips on how to steer in rough going. You're getting some of that. I may add that sometimes it's better to go faster with a light square sterned boat to have better control.

The Camano is an efficient boat and sheding a lot of weight would make her even more efficient. I'm sure the C31 running light would perhaps be the most efficient production trawler there is. I can't think of a better candidate.
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South, everything Wesk said is true. We owned our Camano for 9 years and experienced all kinds of rough water, including water completely over the flybridge. The boat took it better than we did. Nomad Willy, Camano made a version without the flybridge, called a Gnome. They didn't sell many of them, but I still see a few around occasionaly.
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While we don't have a hard chine on our Marben 28', we are a SD hull which is about equal at the 7-8 knot range. Having said this, we had the same disposition with our boat on purchase. It would scare you with a following or stern quarter sea in the 2-3 foot range. Our cure, which addressed the total issue of being too light, was to add 1400# of lead ingots placed on the center line, fore/aft and on each side of the engine stringers. The end result is a solid center riding hull that has the waves on the beam riding under the boat and the boat remaining in the vertical with a soft limited roll. On the aft/quarter ride, while the boat will yaw as flat stern boats tend to do, it is no longer a sharp yaw, more a gentle roll as the added weight eliminates the power of the waves to overpower the stern.
We were fortunate to locate 50# ingots that resemble gold bars in appearance. Easy to place in available spaces.
Note: the boat originally came with 1500# of lead placed in the keel. This was a construction norm.
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Forgot about the Gnome. Given that there are probably fg parts that will finish off the boat w the fb removed and it will probably be easier to take the fb off too.
Also performance differences should be well documented.
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Thanks again guys. This forum is awesome. Some of my new marina neighbors told me to "pump my brakes", which I am definitely doing. I'll need to learn a lot and feel the boat in many conditions.....All of my previous experience is with smaller outboard boats. No comparison there at all.

Al: Your lead weight idea has me intrigued however. But you're in a totally different hull. I've already got my water and fuel tanks separated on either sides of the engine.
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If you're doing a lot of wheel spinning, a great help can be a suicide knob. We've had them on our last two boats and can't imagine being without them.
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... Camano made a version without the flybridge, called a Gnome. They didn't sell many of them, but I still see a few around occasionally.
Gnome is an interesting name, what did they call the FB version?
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Troll.

(The Camano FB version, not an accusation!)
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Thanks again guys.

Al: Your lead weight idea has me intrigued however. But you're in a totally different hull. I've already got my water and fuel tanks separated on either sides of the engine.
Well yes, but as I stated, in the slower notch of 7-8 knots the activity in the water may not be all that different. If it comes though, here is a snap of the hull. [It may be the full complement of photos, if so, sorry, sort through and you will find the one with a full view of the aft bottom design.

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We placed the majority of the ingots on the center line over the keel running under the engine. The remainder about 100# were to each side of the stringers. Our fuel and water 90 gallons and 48 gallons respective, are tward ship directly under the cabin's aft bulkhead.

study your available space, you might be surprised at the compactness of ingots into space not used for anything that is low in the hull.

Really like the Camano and as you are able to see, if the full range of photos appears, that I'd like to think our l978 boat is a likeness to the Camano in intent and utilization. For sure in comfort compatibility.

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