Thanks Dwight, The topping lift I don't use. I have that mechanical vang. So the topping lift is usually just loosely tied. Unfortunately where I sail "Beaufort SC" we don't have much wind.Only if a front is passing through. I use the rear winch for dock line just because it was what I've always done? My rear cleat is close to the winch I could use the cleat while at the dock and the winch when visiting other peers and docks. I'm still learning this business. March will be my second full year as a owner.
Thanks a gain for all the great advice. Curtis. On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 8:31 AM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *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 > ------------------------------ > > *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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > > -- > “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, > should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6472 - Release Date: 01/03/14 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat
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