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Thrust vectoring
Gould 0738 wrote in message ... Take a spring from bow to shore. Put lots of fenders up front. Apply full helm towards the shore. Slowly add power. The stern will walk away from the shore until you can back off from the quay in comfort. Of course, but what does that have to do with an observation that with the helm amidships you won't achieve enough side thrust from the prop to kick the stern away from the dock? Sorry! Missed the point that the helm was amidships, and therefore agree your point. I have walked a stern out in reverse with the bow tethered to the shore though. In a *moderate* wind, the spring line is usually unneccessary. Removing from the question originally posed to the board any variable that says the rudder cannot be used allows the rudder to be turned toward the dock, and a brief application of forward will indeed "kick out" the stern. (Just have to make sure that you don't whack the stem in the process) JimB |
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