The wind shifted over night from north to east. This morning it starts to shift to the south. With this 180 degree rotation our anchor starts to drag about 50 feet before it resets. Not a big deal when there is lots of room, but we are close to docks. I turn on the engine and put it into reverse to further set the anchor.
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| We drag 50 feet to the north when the wind switches |
Still not comfortable where we are, so we start to motor forward to pull up the anchor to move. Linda is behind the wheel and puts the engine in forward. It is vibrating oddly and I check below to see what the problem could be. After a minute I realize the engine throttle is too low. The Autoprop engaged at idle speed will produce more thrust than a fixed prop. Increasing the throttle produced enough thrust to quiet the drive train. There are a number of differences between the props that I am going to have get use to, some positive and some negative.
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| Photos for the insurance company |
We motor around and reset the anchor for the southerly winds we will be getting. I later put the dinghy down while it is relatively calm and “take photos standing ten feet away from the boat at all four corners”. We have explained to the insurance company we are traveling on the boat, but they stick to their script.
This evening the last of one of the remaining bands of Nicole passes through and we are bouncing and swinging in 25 to 35 knot winds. A little disappointing after a fairly calm afternoon.
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