HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


I guess JimH really doesn't want to know, so I will tell you. The
problem with most single screw boats is the prop walk. So instead
of keeping the boat in gear, you just "bump" the boat in and out of
gear (keeping it in gear for less than a second), you want to keep
enough movement to offset the wind or current. As long as you have
movement the outdrive acts as a rudder, and since you don't have
continual prop torque/walk, it is a piece of cake to back a single
screw boat.

If you have a boat with a lot of surface area, it can be effected by
the wind, and you have to compensate for that with your initial
approach, but with a tiny runabout it becomes 2nd nature to spin the
boat around and back it up.



What a secret! Why, it is *amazing* no one ever thought of this
before. I mean, this gem of an original idea has never been seen in
any boating magazines, books or websites. Wow! Frippin' amazing.

Next thing you know, Reggie will climb aboard a boat that isn't
indoors at the Atlanta boat show.

Harry,
Maybe you didn't see my quotes around "secret". As I said, the marina
showed it to all new boaters and I see it used by people up and down
my dock, so it was a very well known "secret", but there are some
(obvioulsly JimH if could not back his boat into the slip) who don't
know it. When I see someone having trouble docking their boat, I
always suggest they try it, and it always seems to solve the problem
for them. I think you might be so upset because you didn't know
about it either. That is ok, even a boatless fool like me can teach
you some stuff, so just keep reading all of my posts.

Harry there are some people who have to pretend about their boating,
and they make up imaginary boats and imaginary boating trips. I don't.


There isn't the slightest reason to believe you've ever been aboard a
boat, let alone that you own one.

Ok, want to make some easy money? I am willing to bet you $10,000 that
I do own a boat, and another $10,000 that you don't own a lobster boat.
The money can go to you or your favorite charity, which ever one you
want. I am sure you know a worthwhile charity that could use $20,000.
I know I do.