T&T: Anti-roll trays

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

We  bought a Magma unit for the sailboat - they are similar to the Prime  Fab 
units except Magma suspends with braid and Prime Fab uses chain. It does  
make an otherwise too-rolly anchorage okay, but it is hung from the boom end -  
17 feet from the mast and so is likely a longer lever-arm than your davit  will 
provide, I'd think. Truelove is only 2/3 of your displacement, but has a  
full-keel so you will likely get a better improvement than we did as we are  
undoubtedly "stiffer." I'd buy a Magma and try it, then eBay it if it  doesn't 
work for you.  We met a Nordhavn 46 a few years back who had Magmas  suspended 
from his outriggers. He told us that he had worn out the hinges  once and had to 
replace the braid with chain to avoid chafe. But he still was  using them. 
But there's no substitute for moving to a better  anchorage!
 
On  Seahorse (also a full keel sailing hull, but 75,000 lbs) we simply put 
one or  both paravanes in as needed. 
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
P.S. I  emailed Prime Fab once and they never replied. That's 3 strikes all 
at once in  my book.  


>Has anyone purchased the anti-roll trays made by Prime  Fabrication for use 
at anchor? I was considering using one at the end of my  davit boom for my 
60,000 lb trawler while at  anchor.

www.primefabrication.com/products

The price is steep and I  was also considering having one made locally. 
Anyone gone that  route?





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