Thread: Maiden Docking
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Joe
 
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Default Maiden Docking

Well Jim took his Bueller Dragonfly out and sailed the bay a bit. For
those who saw my Rita Pics that the white wooden boat, 54 ft 11.5 ft
beam, stern hung tiller type rudder.

Seems it the only one of its size type. Very nimble but tracks like a
train on rails on most point of the compass, points very high. Balance
the sails and ignore the tiller.

With that long of a full keel she turns like a slug, almost 60 fet to
do a 90 degree turn

He had a hard time turing out of the marina when he left a few days
ago. So when he came back he anchored off rowed in and asked me to
bring her in, I found she had a left hand wheel so coming in was a
breeze using wheel walk to my advantage. Floated in like a butterfly.
He's always going to have a hard time leaving with a RH prop.

After he put 6 years sweat and blood into the boat I felt honored to be
the first to bring her in.

He now has to show me how to hover a Bell Ranger :0)

Joe