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Docking Situation Question #10
You want to back into your slip. The wind is aligned
with the slip, so that your bow will be into the wind as you back in. What is the best way to get your boat into its slip? Discuss your thoughts on planning this. [1 pt] Given: Modern, relatively flat bottomed, single engine aux 40' sailboat, fin keel, skeg hung rudder, RH two blade feathering screw, and a wind speed 15 knots and building. |
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Docking Situation Question #10
"Bart" 0, wrote:
You want to back into your slip. The wind is aligned with the slip, so that your bow will be into the wind as you back in. What is the best way to get your boat into its slip? Discuss your thoughts on planning this. [1 pt] Given: Modern, relatively flat bottomed, single engine aux 40' sailboat, fin keel, skeg hung rudder, RH two blade feathering screw, and a wind speed 15 knots and building. Realize you don't always get what you want, at least not necessarily when you want and so: go into the slip bow first; have a beer or take a nap, or both, waiting for the wind to shift or die; then back out and turn around and back into the slip later. Alternatives: You don't posit in your "Given" that the wind aligned with the length of the slip will not enable patiently allowing that wind simply blow the boat backward also aligned with the slip; and nothing you posit as a "Given" above appears to suggest that using the motor briefly to obtain steerage ability from an angle that would account for whatever if any prop walk they may be after shifting into forward as a brake would undermine backing in pretty much as always. |
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Docking Situation Question #10
This is not the answer I was looking for but it shows
excellent judgment. 1 point to you. In fact, this was my solution not long ago when I discovered my new prop doesn't back well. I'm planning a installing a new rudder next year to mitigate the problem somewhat. Backing out is easy because you have the option of a spring line to control the alignment of the boat. Backing in is much harder with boats with less forgiving keel/rudder/prop configurations. wrote: Realize you don't always get what you want, at least not necessarily when you want and so: go into the slip bow first; |
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Docking Situation Question #10
"Bart" wrote in message ups.com... You want to back into your slip. The wind is aligned with the slip, so that your bow will be into the wind as you back in. What is the best way to get your boat into its slip? Discuss your thoughts on planning this. [1 pt] Given: Modern, relatively flat bottomed, single engine aux 40' sailboat, fin keel, skeg hung rudder, RH two blade feathering screw, and a wind speed 15 knots and building. This scenario is what my real slip is like most often. I simply go past my slip, hug the other,, windward, side of the fairway, back with enough speed for good steerage, turn into slip using prop walk to turn stern in. When straight in slip, gun in forward to stop and also bring stern over to starboard piling , grab dock line, tie up. Scotty |
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1 point for you Scotty. Good answer.
Scotty wrote: This scenario is what my real slip is like most often. I simply go past my slip, hug the other,, windward, side of the fairway, back with enough speed for good steerage, turn into slip using prop walk to turn stern in. When straight in slip, gun in forward to stop and also bring stern over to starboard piling , grab dock line, tie up. Scotty |
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Docking Situation Question #10
You should be able to back in fairly straight since you can use the engine
to hold the bow in alignment, but not use it so much that it overcomes the wind. A stern fender would be appropriate. Crew on both sides, no jumping. Fend off with fenders not limbs. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bart" wrote in message ups.com... You want to back into your slip. The wind is aligned with the slip, so that your bow will be into the wind as you back in. What is the best way to get your boat into its slip? Discuss your thoughts on planning this. [1 pt] Given: Modern, relatively flat bottomed, single engine aux 40' sailboat, fin keel, skeg hung rudder, RH two blade feathering screw, and a wind speed 15 knots and building. |
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Docking Situation Question #10
"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... You should be able to back in fairly straight since you can use the engine to hold the bow in alignment, but not use it so much that it overcomes the wind. A stern fender would be appropriate. Crew on both sides, no jumping. Fend off with fenders not limbs. fenders? crew? fend off? Phtttttttttt ! |
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Docking Situation Question #10
Well, if necessary of course. Not that either of us would need that.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Capt. JG" wrote in message ... You should be able to back in fairly straight since you can use the engine to hold the bow in alignment, but not use it so much that it overcomes the wind. A stern fender would be appropriate. Crew on both sides, no jumping. Fend off with fenders not limbs. fenders? crew? fend off? Phtttttttttt ! |
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Docking Situation Question #10
Sorry, as a rule I only carry enouh crew for one side.
"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... You should be able to back in fairly straight since you can use the engine to hold the bow in alignment, but not use it so much that it overcomes the wind. A stern fender would be appropriate. Crew on both sides, no jumping. Fend off with fenders not limbs. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bart" wrote in message ups.com... You want to back into your slip. The wind is aligned with the slip, so that your bow will be into the wind as you back in. What is the best way to get your boat into its slip? Discuss your thoughts on planning this. [1 pt] Given: Modern, relatively flat bottomed, single engine aux 40' sailboat, fin keel, skeg hung rudder, RH two blade feathering screw, and a wind speed 15 knots and building. |
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Docking Situation Question #10
First and foremost-don't even think of trying it in the slip next to mine...
"Bart" wrote in message ups.com... You want to back into your slip. The wind is aligned with the slip, so that your bow will be into the wind as you back in. What is the best way to get your boat into its slip? Discuss your thoughts on planning this. [1 pt] Given: Modern, relatively flat bottomed, single engine aux 40' sailboat, fin keel, skeg hung rudder, RH two blade feathering screw, and a wind speed 15 knots and building. |
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