We have our 30mkII in a 28' slip and a 35' (max) fairway. We have a bit of Columbia River Current and some wind from time to time. I haven't had any issues, but we are on our boat all the time and our C&C (as most) will turn on a dime. That said, when I make the turn my stern is within inches of the finger/boat directly across from me and I punch a touch of reverse last minute to keep the bow off the deck locker once we are lined up.
I don't think its a big deal, but a captain in a gazillion pound, shippy full keeler might suggest otherwise. KD Kevin Driscoll Portland, Oregon 503 // 875 // 3493 On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > FWIW, All of our docks have fingers that are 35 long by approximately 16 > wide. There is a 60 foot fairway between each set of docks. That is 171% of > nominal boat length. We have put sailboats as long as 38 into the 35 foot > slips (about 160%) with little or no problems. > > Trawlers and single engine power boats are less maneuverable that most > sailboats, so have more problems using slips down the fairway. > > Small runabout powerboats are worse yet, but principally because the > drivers only seem to know two power settings - neutral or Full throttle. > > Surprisingly, the worst case is a Magregor 26 with a 50 hp motor, who > can't get into his slip no way unless he puts the daggerboard down all the > way. Without the board down, when you turn the engine off center the boat > just slips sideways like a flat bottomed dinghy instead of turning. We > generally have the skipper come up the fairway and throw us a line, then we > pull him into his slip by hand. > > Rick Brass > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jun 5, 2014, at 16:54, Don Siddall via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > How much turning space should a boat have to be able to safely exit and > enter a slip, if the slip is at right angles to the channel? > > > > Presently our club is wrestling with the issue of the length of boat > that should be in the slip given the amount of room available to back out, > then straighten out and go down the channel between the docks. > > > > The Parks Canada's guideline for their docking design is that there must > be 175% of the boat length to allow a skipper to exit and enter a slip. > > > > We all know that C&Cs need less than most boats. Any idea what the specs > are for C&C's? > > > > I'd appreciate hearing if there are any guidelines that your club uses > for all keelboats. > > > > Cheers > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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