I too cant add much to the conversation but agree with Marek. A lobster boat
captain gave me the same tip and it sure seems to work. Also, being a single
handler, I found that when going into a slip, if someone can catch and hold
my bow, sure made things easier especially with a cross wind.
Lloyd Lippe
Finesse
LF 39
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From: Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Marek Dziedzic
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2018 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Docking seamanship
The only ting I could add is that when you are leaving and have no headway
backwards (an no steerage, but a lot of prop walk), I find that what helps is
running the prop in reverse in short bursts (quite a bit of throttle) and then
switching to neutral. This way, you start moving, but the prop is not making
your stern to move to port (there is much less prop walk this way).
Marek
1994 C270 “Legato”
Ottawa, ON
From: robert via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:15
To: Dennis C. via CnC-List
Cc: robert
Subject: Stus-List Docking seamanship
I also found prop walk a nuisance, especially leaving the pier as the boat
has no momentum to gain steerage. To address that, I have a short piece of
rope, doubled up with a knot in the end looped in the toe rail just forward of
the starboard gate........I pull on it (parallel to the pier) to get the boat
moving backwards.....jump aboard and hit reverse....that little bit of momentum
going backwards allows the rudder to get some water flowing over it and you
have the start of steerage.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32- 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2018-07-31 12:58 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote:
OK, after 20 years of ownership, I'm pretty good at driving Touche'.
Touche's "home" slip in Louisiana is in a fairly protected bayou, has both
outboard and midships pilings on either side and a port side finger pier. I
can competently back Touche' in using propwalk, etc. without touching any
pilings. Whoopee.
However, the "temporary" slip I use in Pensacola is a whole different
scenario. First, it has a starboard side finger pier which extends to just
short of full boat length. Second, it is a double slip with NO pilings between
Touche' and my neighbor, an IP 37. Third, the prevailing wind is from the
starboard side.
In Pensacola, I dock Touche' bow in for privacy and scenic view issues.
Docking stern in isn't a desirable option because the bow will fall off towards
my neighbor while docking and looking at a scenic bayou is preferable to
looking at a working boatyard.
So, docking bow in with a wind from starboard and prop walk which pulls the
boat to port is a challenge. The wind pushes the boat dramatically to port
when docking. The prop walk exacerbates the movement to port. The wind and
prop walk both working against the boat sucks.
I've tried several techniques with limited to moderate success. The best
the Admiral and I have come up with is to approach at a slight upwind angle to
the finger pier, have a spring/warp line attached a bit forward of midships,
have crew leap off the boat and secure the spring to the outermost cleat on the
finger pier to stop forward motion. Once the line is secure, we warp the stern
in with forward propulsion and left rudder and secure a stern line. The stern
still tries to swing to port midway through this process but we manage it.
Now for my main issue. Docking single handed. I can't see myself
approaching the pier, putting the boat in reverse, scrambling out of the
steering station past the Bimini bows, securing the spring line, jumping back
on the boat, warping the stern in and then securing the stern line by myself.
Any secret tricks I haven't explored?
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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