I am very interested in getting a 235 and have had a "test" sail at the event at Rutland water recently. However, my mooring is on the river Deben at Woodbridge and dries. Bill assures me that this is not a problem but the info he has given me mentions the use of dougues, and putting in extra movable balast etc. This seems a bit OTT especially if a drogue is needed and intrudes into the crowded fairawy. Has anyone had any experience of drying out twice a day on a fast ebbing river?

Thanks

Chris Cobb

Don't know about drogues etc but.... They do tend to swing about quite a bit at anchor. They do like to sit in the wind more than the tide, I should think a small drogue on a short line wouldn't be to much to live with. There a quite a few Parkers at Brancaster that dry out with out any problems. Mine isn't on a drying mooring. I'm sure someone will be along soon that is on a drying mooring and will reassure you.

They are great boats....never regretted buying it...

Have a look around the website and this forum and enjoy.

Paul Burton.

Parker 235/ 40 Lady Penelope...

Thanks for your welcome and info. By the absence of other replies to my question, there doesn't seem to be anyone else who has had experience of drying out over an extended period. Perhaps I am a bit impatient! However, I have been told by our fairways committee that several boats (albeit a bit larger than the 235) use a bucket on a short rope (2 metres approx) to steady the motion when moored. So perhaps this type of approach may be the way to go. Nevertheless, it would be reassuring to hear from someone with experience of 235.

Regards

I normally keep my 235 on a deep water mooring but for about a month at the start of this season I left it on a drying mooring albeit in a harbour. No problems at all in drying out on mud but I was alongside a pontoon.

Really happy with my boat both for day sailing and for reasonably extended crusing 2-up.

David Pocock

Parker 235/52 Arawa

Thanks for your feedback - perhaps I am worrying unnecessarily?!

Chris Cobb

I have a 235 (no 55 Northern Sky) at Brancaster and have no problems drying out twice a day - and you can get several knots of current past my mooring.

I leave 1 foot of keel down (which retracts on grounding) as recommended by Parkers and I have half a tyre, which trails a few feet behind the boat.

The boat swings around a lot less than the Parker 21's and 275's in the harbour.

Hope this helps!

Robert Warwicker

Thanks for the info - it looks like your situation is not dissimilar to that on the Deben. The half a tyre sounds interesting. I assume you leave this behind when you go out or is it a permanent feature in your locker?

Chris

The tyre usually gets left in the tender on the mooring - but it does fit in the cockpit locker if necessary.

Robert