Lucky Chucky
Senior Member
Captains,
After a cursory search on TF for KEDGING not much showed up...
Question - my vessel weighs 64,000 lbs. If we run aground, and set up a kedge, will a 5:1 block & tackle be sufficient to get us free or should we go for a 5-ton come along?
Realizing that a lot depends on what our situation is, the tide, sand/rock, etc., etc., etc.,...
I'm confident that my wife and I can go through Chapman's recommended protocol of grounding by securing the vessel, accessing the damage, and rigging a kedge...but with a 5:1 block & tackle I'm thinking 500-750 lbs of torque at best by hand versus a 5-ton come along?
Anyhoo, I'm just looking for some experienced captain feedback
~Lucky Chucky
mv Ho'okipa
S4326
After a cursory search on TF for KEDGING not much showed up...
Question - my vessel weighs 64,000 lbs. If we run aground, and set up a kedge, will a 5:1 block & tackle be sufficient to get us free or should we go for a 5-ton come along?
Realizing that a lot depends on what our situation is, the tide, sand/rock, etc., etc., etc.,...
I'm confident that my wife and I can go through Chapman's recommended protocol of grounding by securing the vessel, accessing the damage, and rigging a kedge...but with a 5:1 block & tackle I'm thinking 500-750 lbs of torque at best by hand versus a 5-ton come along?
Anyhoo, I'm just looking for some experienced captain feedback
~Lucky Chucky
mv Ho'okipa
S4326