Hi Lee, I've been teaching that for years! We call it the "Magic Spring Line".
Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 12:41 AM, Lee Youngblood via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Tom & Graham, & all, > > Seems to me you don’t really need that clever midship cleat unless you are > rafting up and not tying off on a shroud base. We just drop a bowline over > the winch, make a couple loops around the first dock cleat and the boat > parallel parks beautifully. if you have any kind of headwind or current > leave the boat in gear or balance with power. Check it out at the dock > before you leave next time. You will likely find the winch will hold your > boat to the dock better than a midship line, plus it will allow you to stop > the boat, before the bow hits the dock - if you get it secured to the first > cleat. Hand holding the line, falling over kayaks on the dock, etc don’t > work. > > One-line docking is so easy, you can walk around, fix a bow line, forward > spring, stern line, whatever and then kill the engine. I’m a broker, > scared and respectful of others pricey boats, and often have to move boats > that I really don’t know. Docking with one line is such a good trick, I’m > surprised they don’t teach it, I always do. > > Now spinning the unknown boat, backing into the slings, and then > discovering they want you to remove the backstay and toping lift, to be > able to haul the boat. Well that’s another story. . . > > Cheers, Lee > > > On Oct 27, 2016, at 7:22 PM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Graham > > Like this? http://www.fisheriessupply.com/johnson- > marine-toe-rail-folding-cleat-48-510 > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > > On Oct 27, 2016, at 7:26 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:18:07 +0000 (UTC) > From: Graham Young <grahamyoung...@sbcglobal.net> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Handling Skill > Message-ID: <1892052474.252786.1477617487...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I was recently thinking of adding a mid-ship cleat to my C&C for just this > purpose, but did not like the idea of putting it through the deck. ?Was > recently aboard an old S2 that has a slotted toe rail a lot like C&C's. > ?The owner had added a mid-ship cleat with a sideways, U-shaped flanged > base (if you can imagine it from that description) that was bolted through > the toerail. ?Had never seen a cleat with that kind of base before. ?It > seemed like a nice solution.?Graham YoungS/V Spellbound1981 C&C 32 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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