These days, if you yelled "dip it" to the guy catching your line he
wouldn't
have the foggiest idea what you're talking about.

Okay, I'll be the dummy. I'm 44 and I don't recall hearing it. ??? If I had
to guess I would say dip the eye in the drink to soften it. ????

Okay, I'll be the dummy. I'm 44 and I don't recall hearing it. ??? If I
had
to guess I would say dip the eye in the drink to soften it. ????


It is a courtesy to put your lines under the other boaters lines and if he
has an eye onto a piling or ballard, you slip your line through his eye and
then over the piling/ballard. This means that he can remove his line and
leave without removing your line or similarly if you leave first.

The US Navy does this when mooring ships to large cleats and ballards where
multipule lines are secured.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

Okay, I'll be the dummy. I'm 44 and I don't recall hearing it. ??? If I
had
to guess I would say dip the eye in the drink to soften it. ????


It is a courtesy to put your lines under the other boaters lines and if he
has an eye onto a piling or ballard, you slip your line through his eye and
then over the piling/ballard. This means that he can remove his line and
leave without removing your line or similarly if you leave first.

The US Navy does this when mooring ships to large cleats and ballards where
multipule lines are secured.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

In the boats that I know of with bowsprits (Gozzard for instance) when
they are docked at fixed docks with short finger piers, they normally
climb on and off via the bowsprit.

Only done by people who can't back their boat into a slip.
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"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

In the boats that I know of with bowsprits (Gozzard for instance) when
they are docked at fixed docks with short finger piers, they normally
climb on and off via the bowsprit.

Only done by people who can't back their boat into a slip.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message Only done by people who
can't back their boat into a slip.


Oh! That is mean spirited.

Kinda like saying "Bow Thrusters are to compensate for poor boat handling
skills."

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message Only done by people who
can't back their boat into a slip.


Oh! That is mean spirited.

Kinda like saying "Bow Thrusters are to compensate for poor boat handling
skills."

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

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(SAIL LOCO) wrote:

In the boats that I know of with bowsprits (Gozzard for instance) when
they are docked at fixed docks with short finger piers, they normally
climb on and off via the bowsprit.

Only done by people who can't back their boat into a slip.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

So why should we have to back into a slip? People with dinghys on
davits or towed dinghys get into all kinds of trouble trying to get
the dinghy out of the way so they can back in. Backing in seems to be
mainly a power boat thing. And I see just as many of them - with bow
thrusters even - who have trouble backing into a slip.



grandma Rosalie

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(SAIL LOCO) wrote:

In the boats that I know of with bowsprits (Gozzard for instance) when
they are docked at fixed docks with short finger piers, they normally
climb on and off via the bowsprit.

Only done by people who can't back their boat into a slip.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

So why should we have to back into a slip? People with dinghys on
davits or towed dinghys get into all kinds of trouble trying to get
the dinghy out of the way so they can back in. Backing in seems to be
mainly a power boat thing. And I see just as many of them - with bow
thrusters even - who have trouble backing into a slip.



grandma Rosalie

This means that he can remove his line and
leave without removing your line or similarly if you leave first.

Very important in tidal areas, because when another boater has to leave
early tide (4 AM) then he does not need to wake you! This boater will
recognize dipping quickly. This practice is very commonly observed in and
around the North Sea countries, where rafting and tying up 6-7 boats wide is
not uncommon!
Especially, if you have kept your mooring lines without enough slack .
Or, they may do unintentionally a sloppy job re-doing your mooring lines ;-)
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c ya Wim
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