On 14 Dec 2004 17:11:32 -0800, wrote:

I'm writing a novel and need to describe a boat-docking procedure. This
would be about a 40 to 80-foot fishing boat docking at a pier on a
river in a city. It doesn't need to be lengthy; a paragraph or two
would do. The simpler, the better.

Thanks in advance for your help!

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/bdock.htm

That should give you an idea.

Later,

Tom