Ludicrous40
Well-known member
I'm wondering if anyone has experienced the following and could provide any explanation or suggestions for improvement. This is a common occurrence for me, so hopefully I can learn something here.
Anchored in ~200ft, have ~450ft rode out. The tide was running to the south, and the wind was nearly the opposite out of the south east. We are tuna fishing on the hook with balloons. In this condition the balloons want to go with the tide in the general direction of the anchor rode. The boat is positioned by the wind with the bow facing southeasterly. So as we are sitting there the boat pivots as if the tide/wind conditions are changing, but none of the boats around me experience this same pivot. The end result is having to manage the balloons/baits wanting to be on the other side of the anchor rode. We make the appropriate adjustments with the rods/baits, and then she pivots back after a short time causing the same problem but on the other side...... I can chalk it up to a goofy tide/wind situation as this does not occur through all situations of the tide, but the boats around me aren't having the same problem. We opened the windows to minimize the sail effect of the cabin, but it didn't seem to completely resolve the issue. Also try using the outboard as a rudder with no success.
I have a single ETec 300, 3 guys in the cockpit, a large cooler with ~200lbs ice, full 40gallon live well, ~100 gallons of fuel. I know she is generally bow heavy due to the bilge water in the forward bilge, but I have decent weight in the back. What is going on here? Will a longer rode give me more stability, why is my boat moving all over place facing different directions than everyone else on the hook?
Anchored in ~200ft, have ~450ft rode out. The tide was running to the south, and the wind was nearly the opposite out of the south east. We are tuna fishing on the hook with balloons. In this condition the balloons want to go with the tide in the general direction of the anchor rode. The boat is positioned by the wind with the bow facing southeasterly. So as we are sitting there the boat pivots as if the tide/wind conditions are changing, but none of the boats around me experience this same pivot. The end result is having to manage the balloons/baits wanting to be on the other side of the anchor rode. We make the appropriate adjustments with the rods/baits, and then she pivots back after a short time causing the same problem but on the other side...... I can chalk it up to a goofy tide/wind situation as this does not occur through all situations of the tide, but the boats around me aren't having the same problem. We opened the windows to minimize the sail effect of the cabin, but it didn't seem to completely resolve the issue. Also try using the outboard as a rudder with no success.
I have a single ETec 300, 3 guys in the cockpit, a large cooler with ~200lbs ice, full 40gallon live well, ~100 gallons of fuel. I know she is generally bow heavy due to the bilge water in the forward bilge, but I have decent weight in the back. What is going on here? Will a longer rode give me more stability, why is my boat moving all over place facing different directions than everyone else on the hook?
