"NOYB" wrote in message
om...
Best part of the day was watching the 72 year old
captain turn the single screw full keel boat around in a canal that was
only
about 65' wide...and then parallel park her next to million dollar boats.

BTW--the boat didn't have a bow thruster.

I love watching folks who can really handle a boat. I used to be a deckhand
on the tugs on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. I remember one skipper
in particular who was so gentle on the throttle, even though he had about
3500 hp in three screws at his disposal. He would bring the push boat up to
the stern of a barge, and the boat would literally glide to a stop about 1/2
inch from the barge. And he could do it every time. He was a master "boat
skinner" and a great guy.