"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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By the way, I disagree with the close quarter manuevering, but that's
another discussion.


You may be correct as I confess I've never tried backing a larger, twin
outboard type boat into a narrow slip. I am going more by observation of
others.

The boat beside the GB in Scituate is a 34 foot something or other with twin
Yamaha 300 outboards. I've assisted the owner several times this summer
(grabbing a line) as he returns to his slip and attempts to back into his
slip. It seems to me that with outboards the props are too far back and
too close together to effectively spin the boat or easily move the stern
around as compared to twin inboards. He typically also has to use the helm
to get some vectored thrust as well as add some well timed throttle. To me,
this just adds to the overall complexity of docking. With twin inboards, I
don't touch the helm and do all the stern adjustments with the
transmissions, only occasionally added a bit of throttle to counteract wind
or current.

Now, the GB is a whole different story ......

Eisboch