Could someone tell me the air draft for an 1985 43MY, including typical radar on arch?
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01-28-2015 10:26 AM #1Registered Member
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Air draft for 43MY
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
I did a few measurements on ours and came up with about 17.5 feet. Of course your mileage may vary so have it checked. We normally sneak under bridges with a 19 foot clearance but all of the antennas get knocked down.
I measured by checking from the arch down to the deck by the wing doors, and then standing on the dock from there down to the water and adding them up.Regards
Dan
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01-29-2015 04:39 PM #3Registered Member
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
Thanks a lot. We are planning to head out of Lk Michigan next fall down the Ten-Tom. Was hoping to get under the bridge in Chicago at about 17' The boat is new to us and still in storage until spring and I don't have access to it right now.
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01-29-2015 05:38 PM #5
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
http://www.greatloop.org/frequently-...cms-84#Answer1
"From Lake Michigan the Chicago River flows through downtown Chicago and becomes the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The lowest bridge through this route is 17 feet at mile 320.4, an inoperable bascule railroad bridge. The other route, the Cal Sag Channel, has a bridge height restriction of 20-something feet. Either way you must be able to clear the 19.1 feet fixed bridge mentioned above which is down river of both channels"Regards
Dan
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
Just fill the bilges with enough water and you'll fit.
Sky Cheney
1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca"
ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
19' is the magic number, but you have to keep in mind there will be some fluctuations in water level that will increase/decrease that amount. I can't see any problems with a 43MY as I would think it has a lower air draft than a 43DC. I know of several of those who have made the loop. If there's a way around that fixed bridge, it's news to me.
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
Here's where the confusion on 17' comes in...
1. Where is the lowest bridge that must be cleared with no alternate route around it?
The lowest bridge that cannot be avoided on the Great Loop/Great Circle Route is 19.7 feet at mile 300.6 on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Chicago River/Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Calumet Sag Channel join south-west of Chicago. This is the AT&S Railroad Bridge which is shown on the charts as a swing bridge. It is inoperable and no longer opens. THERE IS NO WATER ROUTE AROUND THIS FIXED BRIDGE FOR GREAT LOOP CRUISERS.
From Lake Michigan the Chicago River flows through downtown Chicago and becomes the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The lowest bridge through this route is 17 feet at mile 320.4, an inoperable bascule railroad bridge. The other route, the Cal Sag Channel, has a bridge height restriction of 20-something feet. Either way you must be able to clear the 19.1 feet fixed bridge mentioned above which is down river of both channelsRandy Register - Kingston, TN
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aka Freebird aka Sparky1
1965 41DC #93
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01-30-2015 02:37 PM #10Registered Member
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Re: Air draft for 43MY
Thanks all but I am fully aware of the bridge heights for the route, I was only looking for air draft of the 43MY with the typical open array radar. I believe it is close to 17 to 17.5 feet. If that is the case and the water is not at high datum the Chicago route may be possible, otherwise we will go the 11 miles south for the alternate