Because my boat backs to port I have found that I am better off lining up to starboard of the centerline of the slip. When I back down, the stern moves to port, centering the boat in the slip. I shift to neutral and steer as needed. I throw the aft spring over the designated winch so I don't back into the dock.
When leaving the dock I tie the 2 stern lines together. Its all or nothing with the boat hook coming into the slip. Joel 35/3 On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > The trick to backing with a Martec folding prop is the throttle. > > My Martec will stop my 15000 pound 38 from 2 or 3 knots in about a boat > length. Shift into reverse and boost the throttle to about half (1200 to > 1500 rpm in my case). The revs hold the blades open and she will stop as > well as she did with the 16x10 fixed prop. > > I back into my slip. Going forward, approach from perpendicular to the > slip centerline and a couple of boat lengths off the outer piling. Turn out > to intersect the slip centerline, shift to reverse and throttle up. When > the boat has good stern way, shift to neutral and use the rudder and > momentum to back into the slip. A blip of power in forward to stop, and > then scurry forward to get the bow and forward spring line attached to the > boat, then slow reverse to hold the boat into the slip and use the prop > walk to hold her against the dock. > > Heck, now that I think of it, the only time I have the boat in reverse at > idle is when I'm using the prop walk to bring the stern over to a pier or > to turn around in a tight fairway. > > Rick Brass > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 28, 2014, at 10:17, Burt Stratton via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hell, It took me a few attempts at backing in under power to figure out > that my 2-blade folding Martec prop needs half an hour head start just to > stop my 1kt forward progress! Still trying to figure out how to account for > and use my prop-walk. If I have a good hand with me I will sail on and off > my mooring. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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