Don't you just hate it when you've got that "perfect" stern in docking maneuver going and one of your crew thinks you're going to scrape a piling and "fends off" by stopping the boat. That sucks! I usually try to remember to tell crew not to fend off unless I ask and definitely don't stop me. A 25 hp diesel can stop a boat's aft motion much quicker than a crew.
Dennis C. On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ditto. (Of course it's probably just luck, the current or wind, magic or > my imagination because conventional wisdom seems to say that Martecs have > no reverse.) > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:11 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 >> >> >> >
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