Dwight, I agree with your docking observations. I went further than you on the 
main, though. I moved my traveler to the bridgedeck and made it the width of 
the flat area (getting a bunch more control) and put another 4:1 smaller setup 
into the middle of the original 4:1, giving me 16:1. No problem with pulling it 
in, even with it attached at about 2/3 back on the boom.

And, I got rid of the topping lift with a Garhauer solid vang. I see Curtis 
appears to have some sort of solid vang, so I don't understand the need for the 
topping lift (or is that the backstay....).

Another trick I use with the 30-1, (which is really crappy when backing - - - 
what with the offset prop). My old slip was on a narrow channel and I backed 
the boat in - start down the channel going backwards - get a little speed up 
and drive it like a car, facing backwards. Seems to work pretty well, and can 
be stopped with a little blast of forward. When I docked before, I would go up 
the channel, stop and then try to back in - didn't have enough way on to get 
effective rudder control. If I back in from a distance, the rudder is already 
doing its job.

Gary
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: dwight 
  To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
  Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 8:31 AM
  Subject: Re: Stus-List single handing


  Curt

   

  Thanks for sharing the photos.  Something that I noticed is that your docking 
lines appear to be fastened to your winches.I recommend that you consider using 
an aft cleat for the stern lines (similar to how you have the bow line) and 
midship attachment (to the toe rail for example) for separate fore and aft 
spring lines.  It might make a difference if conditions get unexpectedly rough 
at the marina. Also I believe your topping lift might work better and be more 
out of the way if it were connected to the very aft end of the boom. I notice 
you have a 4:1 purchase on the main sheet; if you find the sail hard to trim 
close hauled in heavier air you could easily increase that to 5:1 if the fiddle 
block on your boom had a becket like this one:

   

  http://ca.binnacle.com/p4288/HARKEN-FIDDLE-BLOCK-W/BECKET/product_info.html

   

   


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  From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis
  Sent: January 4, 2014 1:15 AM
  To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
  Subject: Re: Stus-List single handing

   

  My finger has the wind predominantly out of the south or off the stern. but 
sometime it blows me into the dock. I also have the pleasure of the South 
Carolina ripping tides of from 7 to 9 feet per cycle. So first of all I have 
learned to pick my battles. If it is to harsh I tie up at the face dock til the 
lull tide. If I have an outgoing tide I can do it up to mid tide if there is no 
wind to deal with. I can manage to crab it in the birth with the current off 
the nose. I keep a 8 foot ling over the rear winch and a bow line and a 
amidship spring line. I get the nose in and I got it. I do ask for help if its 
a harsh day. Otherwize I have no trouble. It is worth just picking a day for a 
short in and out of the slip practice. Maybe I plan an afternoon day sail but 
get there way early prep the boat and ease her out and swing in" calibrate the 
wind vane or the electronic compass. then birth her and wate for the guest to 
show and take her out again. Practice, Practice,Practice. I'm new to all of 
this but learning fast.

  Thanks to all you guys and your help I may not bounce off any of the guys 
boats in the marina.

   

  Cheers. Curt

   

  
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/LTGoshen/New%20Bimini%20Nov%202013/20131031_180302_zpsb64aa2f6.jpg

   

   

  On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote:

  Agree about dockside help.  Many times a powerboater not used to pointy 
boats, will pull my sailboat's bowline too tight to the finger.  Last year, A 
20 year veteran boatyard worker helped me to tie up.  I had all my lines coiled 
at the gate and was motoring in neutral into a slip with a slight headwind, 
keeping steerageway and planning to give her a slight burst of reverse after I 
got inside the outer pilings.  I asked the guy to take the bowline as it came 
in reach and before I knew it he tied it tight to a cleat midway on the float, 
and before I could do anything the bow was pulled to the side and the hull 
pulled into the finger.  I jumped onto the float and stopped the boat but not 
before the hull ahead of my fenders was gouged  by a sharp edge of a plank.  I 
asked why he didn't allow the boat to fully enter the slip and why tie to the 
wrong cleat?  He said wasn't aware of my ability and he didn't think I could 
stop the boat and he was used to 70 foot Viking Yachts that have so much power 
they can destroy the dock.  He meant well.  We're still friends, but now I only 
hand out a midship line when people want to help.  If they pull on that too 
hard, the fenders will protect the hull.  

   

  Chuck
  Resolute
  1990 C&C 34R
  Atlantic City, NJ


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  From: "Bill Bina" <billb...@sbcglobal.net>
  To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
  Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 8:10:13 PM


  Subject: Re: Stus-List single handing

  I actually don't like strangers assisting me in docking. We haven't 
  rehearsed together, and that makes for surprises that I can do without. 
  The other tip, is that although you don't want to come in too fast, most 
  botched dockings I see are caused by going so slow that steerage and 
  lift on the keel becomes weak or lacking. When entering my slip, I'm 
  traveling downstream, usually with a crosswind. I have to move faster 
  than the river to maintain control. Knowing what stage of tide is 
  critical, as just before low tide, is the fastest current of all. That 
  also means my boat goes sideways faster as I make the turn across the 
  current to enter the fairway. So I need to compensate for that as well. 
  If the tide is rising, current is slower and docking is considerably 
  easier for me. Practice is more than just repetition. You have to 
  observe details and remember them.

  Bill Bina

  On 1/3/2014 11:42 AM, Curtis wrote:
  > Being a good single handler doesn't mean you can't ask for help. It's
  > not that you have to do it all yourself at the dock. Plenty of people
  > at my dock, and always willing to grab a line. Asking for help in a
  > tight means you are being smart. The more I do it the better I get at
  > doing it. I also think of all sorts of thing that help me aide the
  > process. Like running the anchor chain and rode in a loop from the bow
  > to the stern with a pin release to let me drop anchor. Makes it real
  > nice and simple and safe to boot.
  > Keep us posted on the progress.
  > Cheers, LT
  >
  >
  >


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