1980 Drascombe Lugger ONKAHYE Trail, Launch, Jib Furler and Motor Shim

09 Feb 19:

Here's a few videos we shot last year to show how we trail the Lugger, set up the Lugger for launching, and how we shimmed the motor.







Road Ready:



Motor Shim:



Roller Furling:



Log of ONKAHYE.

Pre Departure Checklist

Heading to the ramp? We have a pre departure checklist for each boat as some are different sail rigs and some are motor. Some of the most important prep is before leaving the driveway during Pre Departure, to avoid getting to the ramp and finding out the boomkin was left on the varnish bench (might have happened) or the Skipper doesn't have coffee (never happened). Here is an example of the van and boat load out for a day sail on our 1980 Drascombe Lugger ONKAHYE.

First we need the boat ONKAHYE, then the priority items:
Skipper
Coffee
Sailing knife

Trailer Check:
Chains, Plug, Latch, Lock, Jack stowed
Check bearings
Check tires
Check lug nuts
Check lights

Tow vehicle Pack Up:
Yellow tool box:
Knife
Registration
Compass
VHF Radio
Day signal
Whistle
First Aid kit
Tool Kit

Green bag:
Flags
Pennants
Spare Line
Oar locks
Running lights + batteries

Cushions throwable
Life jackets 1 per
Hats
Sunglasses
Gloves
Camera
Towels
Ramp shoes

Cooler:
Chow crackers, sandwiches, chips
Coffee Tea
Water
Aladdin water jug and foam cups
Trash bags

Deck chairs for the Ramp Supervisor/PIO and usual visitors

Lugger pack up:
Step stool
Anchor
Bailer
Motor
Paddles/oars
Rudder
Tiller
Spars
Sails
Boomkin

(Consider a test run of the motor at the house the day before)

We'll cover some trailering items in another post, and rigging and launch at the ramp.

Ramp Ready



Have fun and take your time!

Drascombe Lugger ONKAHYE 12 JAN 18 Ramp Ready

12 Jan 18:

Rigged the boat to show what gear is on board and other notes about when we launch. But first we addressed a common problem, sometimes the stay swage eyes get flipped over the tang on the mast eye and we don't notice it until the mast is up. Then the mast comes back down.

We are going to try a 3mm keeper line to keep the swage eyes in the right spot.

First up is a glamor shot video without sailing gear, and sails set to point out a few things. We always check the sails on the trailer to ensure they deploy correctly when we leave the dock.



A roller furling jib comes in handy to get to and from the ramp.



Next up a video showing where the gear is stowed and sails ready for slipping off the trailer at the ramp.



Our Suzuki 6 outboard (kind of) needed to be shimmed so that it could be tilted all the way to the top latch notch. We added a shim under the top aft of the mount feet to tilt the mount back about 3/8th inch. We also added a 1/8th inch wear pad under the aft mount feet and another wear strip under the lock screws.



Log of ONKAHYE.