Thanks for all the tips. I guess I was looking more for a maneuvering solution using
the engine (both forward and reverse) to offset the current. I'm also going to ask my
neighboring boat owners how they manage to handle the current.

Sherwin D.

Dick Locke wrote:

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:24:46 -0500, sherwindu
wrote:

I can line up the boat with the slip, but a strong current will throw my stern down
stream. I can maintain steerage going in, but if I enter too fast I am in danger of
hitting the concrete wall at the front of the slip. These are slips with small metal
piers
pointing into the river. There are two slips between each pier, with a wooden post
at the head of the slip dividing the slip for two boats. I have to avoid hitting the
pier,
the wooden piling, and/or the boat in the downstream side of the slip.

Sherwin D.

Yi, that's ugly. I guess you're on the waiting list for a slip on the
downstream side of the slot and the upstream slips are much more
readily available.

If it's a short finger-pier, man, I thought I had it tough with a
downwind double-finger that was 6 inches wider than my boat beam.

What about accepting a clunk as inevitable and hanging a long fender
board overboard and nestling the aft quarter of your boat into the
post and pulling it upstream from the pier?