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On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:31:46 -0500, Adorable Deplorable
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 01:21:07 +0000, Kevin McNaly wrote:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frZNAc6jFac

You gotta admit - having not an ounce of wind makes it a bit easier!
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Freedom Isn't Free!

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Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats
or pilings.

... and twin screws.

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Twin screws help a lot but they are not a magic panacea, and neither
are bow thrusters. Our old Bertram 33 had a huge amount of windage
and relatively shallow draft. A large gust of wind from the side
would get the boat moving sideways so fast that it was very difficult
to recover. The Grand Banks with a full keel, 3x the weight, and 5
1/2 foot draft is much easier to dock. Neither has/had bow thrusters
and I usually don't feel the need for them. They are almost mandatory
on a single screw boat unless you are really, really good.

I have a single screw pontoon. I know about the wind ;-)

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I'm sure. At least you have vectored thrust and a well sheltered
dock.
My dock is muscle memory, I come in pretty hot sometimes. It is when I
am other places that I get to practice my boat handling skills. Just
getting turned around in Jew Fish creek can be tricky if there is 5 or
6 kts of current. It is not a whole lot wider than a boat length. I
just stuff the bow in a hole where the current is less and let nature
bring me around if I can. Other places it is not that easy. I also get
a lot of practice picking up trash in the river and bay.

Of course that all pays off where it counts, coming into Doc Ford's on
a windy day when they have a crowd. You gotta look good ;-)