 Mast rake: is 13 degrees too much?
> The reason is one of cost - a decent fender will cost £10+, why leave
> it dangling on a bit of rope when it could be safe in a locker.
>
> Most of the seamanlike rules have a straightforward explanation in
> either cost or safety.
I take mine in because otherwise they bang on the hull and really annoy me.
Otherwise it's like motoring with the outboard cover on, it's just lazy and
shows you are an amateur.
A bit like wearing a lifejacket on the Norfolk Broads in a Force 1.
( That'll get 'em going..... )
TonyB
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