I thought of training my old wife to take a spring line in her teeth, swim
it out & put a wrap on a piling, then bring it back when the boat was
clear. Don't know if my dog would have agreed to let our meal ticket do
that, though.

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"DSK" wrote in message
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Capt. Mooron wrote:
Actually ... backing in is much more difficult with a sailboat than
backing out.


I dunno, it depends on conditions and on how picky you are. If there's a
heavy cross-wind one time, and calm the next, obviously that's going to
make more difference than whether you're going in or out.


Well it is with a Crab Crusher like mine anyway......

I don't personally like being stern to a dock on the finger pier. Rubber
neckers and all plus there is no advantage.

With a double ender, it's probably not easier to get on or off by the
stern.

... If you can sail out by backing in then okay... but if you motor out
after backing in ... what's the point? It's 40 feet of distance max! Most
likely it's only 20 feet of reverse. You can man handle even a 40 footer
that distance by yourself. If the dock requires motoring out I load
everyone and everything prior to slipping the dock lines.... then I shove
her to the end of the slip.... line her up... step aboard... and put
it in gear.


If the boat moves when you push it, it's not a crab crusher. Maybe you
mean a sustained shove? I can move our tugboat by hand, but it takes a bit
of grunt & some patience.

Full keel boats are a bit harder to maneuver.

Good Grief... it's not rocket science! This isn't the QE2... it's a 30 ft
sailboat... they have dinghies that big.


True.

Another good point you mentioned earlier was warping. Not rocket science,
in fact to me it seems quite obvious... although some precautions are in
order. And people get awfully funny about stringing lines across fairways
inside the marina. I thought of training our old dog to take a spring line
in his teeth, swim it out & put a wrap on a piling, then bring it back
when the boat was clear. Don't know if my wife would have agreed to let
her baby do that, though.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King