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Boat Forum / Cruising / July 2008Clear Bottom Bucket
Ran across this: http://www.tropicalboating.com/boating-equipment/clear-bottom-bucket.html Anybody using one, or a facsimile? Seems reasonable for seeing the anchor set in clear waters. --Vic > Ran across this: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Vic Might be useful in the tropics, but out here, you can't see the bottom... course, it's mostly mud....  Signature"j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com > Might be useful in the tropics, but out here, you can't see the > bottom... course, it's mostly mud.... Here you could see the little critters clogging up every strainer every 3 days....peering back at you showing his little prehistoric teeth.... They bite like hell! Damned strainers. >> Might be useful in the tropics, but out here, you can't see the >> bottom... course, it's mostly mud.... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Damned strainers. It's been over two years since my last bottom paint. So far, the only thing I've noticed is that my knot meter sticks for a couple of minutes when I first start moving. Signature"j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com .. > It's been over two years since my last bottom paint. So far, the only thing > I've noticed is that my knot meter sticks for a couple of minutes when I > first start moving. ... What are you using? I swam the bottom a week or so ago and practically had to use a machete to get the growth off. -- Tom. I'd have to look it up, but it was Trinidad something or other. At one point, I hadn't used the boat for a couple of weeks, and there was a small "edge" of green, but that went away as soon as I got going. On Jul 12, 9:22 pm, "Capt. JG" <jg...@sailnow.invalid> wrote: .. > It's been over two years since my last bottom paint. So far, the only > thing > I've noticed is that my knot meter sticks for a couple of minutes when I > first start moving. ... What are you using? I swam the bottom a week or so ago and practically had to use a machete to get the growth off. -- Tom. Signature"j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com > Ran across this: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Vic Stupid idea. The real way to "see" your anchor set is to back down on it. If it holds then it's set. If it drags then it isn't set. Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill! Wilbur Hubbard >> Ran across this: >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >it holds then it's set. If it drags then it isn't set. Don't make a mountain >out of a mole hill! I've read in more than one cruising journal the cruiser diving to see that the anchor is set good and not just snagged on a small coral head or a hardbottom ledge. Was thinking this "viewer" might do in some cases. Still don't know if it's worth dragging along on my Mac 26M - when and if I get it. Considering the freeboard I'd need a mighty long bucket. --Vic >>> Ran across this: >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > --Vic Well, if you're fortunate enough to be sailing a Mac26M then you hardly need to worry about a glass-bottomed bucket to see your anchor. I understand those Macs with board up draw about a foot. Why, you could anchor, step off the transom into the water and wade to your anchor and set it by hand if you were worried about it. Wilbur Hubbard >> Ran across this: >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Wilbur Hubbard I thought you were against having an engine on a SAILboat? Isang tao pinangalanan, salty@dog.com nagsulat: >On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:10:46 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" cut >>Stupid idea. The real way to "see" your anchor set is to back down on it. If >>it holds then it's set. If it drags then it isn't set. Don't make a mountain [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I thought you were against having an engine on a SAILboat? Here's a way to back down in order to dig in the anchor: You steer into the wind, same way as if you would heave-to. When the sailboat stops dead in the water, you drop the anchor then push the boom against the wind to the opposite side of the Jib. Now you grab the tiller and steer the boat as it moves backwards. With a little luck, you can steer in a straight line till the anchor digs in..... I have tried it tvice..... The first time, it was an accident. The second time i was trying to impress a ladyfriend..... Didn't get lucky thogh.......;-) SignatureWho am I? http://www.froerup.dk/claus >Isang tao pinangalanan, salty@dog.com nagsulat: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >Here's a way to back down in order to dig in the anchor: More interested in digging in Wilbur, the land-bound poser. Isang tao pinangalanan, salty@dog.com nagsulat: cut >>Here's a way to back down in order to dig in the anchor: > >More interested in digging in Wilbur, the land-bound poser. What about the armchair? How do you get him out of that? SignatureWho am I? http://www.froerup.dk/claus >Isang tao pinangalanan, salty@dog.com nagsulat: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >How do you get him out of that? I imagine they are one at this point. Trying to separate them would be fatal to both. Isang tao pinangalanan, Vic Smith nagsulat: >Ran across this: > >http://www.tropicalboating.com/boating-equipment/clear-bottom-bucket.html > >Anybody using one, or a facsimile? >Seems reasonable for seeing the anchor set in clear waters. I've got a proper Battiscope. It costs les than 60$ here in Denmark, so I didn't bother to get creative. It works fine in clear water, but in murky waters it's useless. SignatureWho am I? http://www.froerup.dk/claus > Isang tao pinangalanan, Vic Smith nagsulat: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > so I didn't bother to get creative. It works fine in clear water, but > in murky waters it's useless. Ha ha ha! I clicked on your web page and, I swear, you look just like an aging JaxAshby! Wilbur Hubbard > Who am I? > > http://www.froerup.dk/claus Nice little yacht but lose that ugly windshield, please. It ruins the whole thing . . . http://www.froerup.dk/claus/nybaad.htm Wilbur Hubbard Isang tao pinangalanan, Wilbur Hubbard nagsulat: >Nice little yacht but lose that ugly windshield, please. It ruins the whole >thing . . . Thank you but no. I wouldn't dream of parting with that windshield. It has proven its worth over and over again contrary to the original dodger, which was butt-ugly, flimpsy and a true eye-sore. >http://www.froerup.dk/claus/nybaad.htm > >Wilbur Hubbard I wasn't aware that you Habla mi Lingo, but for readers to whom the Danish language is gibberish, the English translation is on: http://www.froerup.dk/claus/windscreen.htm ;-) SignatureWho am I? http://www.froerup.dk/claus On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:44:19 +0200, Claus Fr?rup <Claus@froerup.dk> wrote: >Battiscope Yes, that's a bit handier and smaller. Do you actually use it once the novelty is gone? Personally, I wouldn't mind having some type of reverse periscope device in clear waters, but I sometimes enjoy watching fish. --Vic Isang tao pinangalanan, Vic Smith nagsulat: >On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:44:19 +0200, Claus Fr?rup <Claus@froerup.dk> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Yes, that's a bit handier and smaller. Do you actually use it once >the novelty is gone? It does come out of the locker once in a while, but mostly when I take the youngest nieces and nephews out for a fishingtrip. >Personally, I wouldn't mind having some type of reverse periscope >device in clear waters, but I sometimes enjoy watching fish. That could easily be made of a downspout and a couples of mirrors. SignatureWho am I? http://www.froerup.dk/claus > Isang tao pinangalanan, Vic Smith nagsulat: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > That could easily be made of a downspout and a couples of mirrors. That might be useful if you need to look at your prop or examine the hull or keel without getting wet. Signature"j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com >> Isang tao pinangalanan, Vic Smith nagsulat: >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >That might be useful if you need to look at your prop or examine the hull or >keel without getting wet. Not really, as someone still has to go down to shine a light on the subject! >>> Isang tao pinangalanan, Vic Smith nagsulat: >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Not really, as someone still has to go down to shine a light on the > subject! Even better! Mount a light on the periscope. I have one of those penlight LEDs that are waterproof. Signature"j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com On Jul 12, 11:24 am, Vic Smith <thismailautodele...@comcast.net> wrote: > Ran across this: > > http://www.tropicalboating.com/boating-equipment/clear-bottom-bucket.... > > Anybody using one, or a facsimile? > Seems reasonable for seeing the anchor set in clear waters I agree with WIllbur but his reply was unsualy shallow and thin. Try this: Its a stupid idea for pussys who want to be on a boat but who are afraid of the water. I could name a few here but cordialality stops me. So keep sitting in the cock pit drinkin sissy drinks and burning sh.t in those rediculus stainless steel butane bar b q. Now add a bucket with a plexi bottom..... Christ! If you modify the original bucket a bit by adding a soft material around the rim and adding a flexable strap taking the place of the bucket handle then you could fasten it to your face! Now that is how ROger thinks.......... You cant polish a turd............................................. Get a mask for god sakes and use it or Get one of those $200 video fish you can plop over the side if yore afraid of the water or a cardiac case so fuckin fat ya cant move that far. A bucket with a plex bottom! get a life and stop reading books titled History Beneath theSea: 1000 BC to 1850" Bob > Ran across this: > > http://www.tropicalboating.com/boating-equipment/clear-bottom-bucket.html > > Anybody using one, or a facsimile? > Seems reasonable for seeing the anchor set in clear waters. If the water's clear enough to use one, it's probably warm enough to snorkel, which is faster and more fun. Reflection can be a problem with the buckets. My wife, who is not a comfortable swimmer, likes the boogie boards with an imbedded mask. No reflection and her face stays clear of the water. I've been weaning her off of that to a snorkeling vest, mask and snorkel, but she doesn't get enough practice. SignatureJere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ > Ran across this: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Vic One of those remote-controlled slave submarines they use to view wrecks such as the Titanic would be useful. You could then watch your anchor set on a TV screen. Isn't sailing getting expensive these days? Dennis. >One of those remote-controlled slave submarines they use to view wrecks such >as the Titanic would be useful. You could then watch your anchor set on a TV >screen. They make a fairly cheap TV camera that you can lower from the boat. In some third world shitholes, divers will steal your anchor, substituting a bag of rocks. So keep an eye on it, and throw in a stick of powder, if indicated. Casady On Jul 26, 8:52 pm, richardcas...@earthlink.net (Richard Casady) wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:43:34 +0100, "Dennis Pogson" > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Casady I thank the original poster for the inspiration. I can no longer snorkel due to really bad eyes and I want to go scalloping witht eh kids. This is the answer. >Ran across this: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >--Vic I built one using an ordinary bucket with the bottom cut out and replaced with clear polycarbonate. It was great for the kids to see the fish beneath the surface and the bottom creatures such as anenomes, shrimps, crabs et al without getting out of the dinghy. Peter > ... > http://www.tropicalboating.com/boating-equipment/clear-bottom-bucket.html > > Anybody using one, or a facsimile? > Seems reasonable for seeing the anchor set in clear waters. I picked up the "genuine article" in the Bahamas many years ago. Mine is a wooden bucket with iron bands that originally came with a clear plastic bottom. I have since had to replace the bottom with a piece of heavy duty glass. If you like to snorkel or fish for lobster in the tropics, the bucket is almost a must. In the Bahamas especially, since the water is quite clear, you can really see what's going on with the anchor(s), etc. In the past decade I have been wandering in the Maritimes and the bucket hasn't seen much use, but it does often remind me of way back when. SignatureGood luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare > Ran across this: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Vic Yes, been using them for years. Handy for a lot of things. Not the least of which is when you need a bucket. > Yes, been using them for years. Handy for a lot of things. Not the > least of which is when you need a bucket. But who wants to squint through skid marks? Wilbur Hubbard On Jul 13, 5:02 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubb...@thefarm.invalid> wrote: > > Yes, been using them for years. Handy for a lot of things. Not the > > least of which is when you need a bucket. > > But who wants to squint through skid marks? > > Wilbur Hubbard You should used to that by now. > On Jul 13, 5:02�pm, "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubb...@thefarm.invalid> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > You should used to that by now. EASY BUCKET I made my first "glas" bottom bucket with one of those 5 gallon plastic buckets that everything comes in. I got a scrap piece od clear vinyl, dodger glass material and put it over the top of the bucket. There are a couple of ribs around the top, that are perfect for putting a large, or a bunch of hooked together, hose clamps. Then just cut the bottom out of the bucket. A line tied around the top would work in a pinch. In the Bahamas, I anchored near someone I had met before. After checking my anchors with the bucket, I rowed over to his boat. He asked to see my bucket, and said "damn" He then showed me his wood bucket he just paid big bucks for trhe week before! The bucket with the "glass on the top has a wider viewing area then one with plexiglas in the bottom. You need to leave a 1" or so lip in the bottom to bolt in the glass. |
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