On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:20:13 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:46:03 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:31:46 -0500, Adorable Deplorable
wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 01:21:07 +0000, Kevin McNaly wrote:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frZNAc6jFac

You gotta admit - having not an ounce of wind makes it a bit easier!
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Freedom Isn't Free!

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Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats
or pilings.

... and twin screws.

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Twin screws help a lot but they are not a magic panacea, and neither
are bow thrusters. Our old Bertram 33 had a huge amount of windage
and relatively shallow draft. A large gust of wind from the side
would get the boat moving sideways so fast that it was very difficult
to recover. The Grand Banks with a full keel, 3x the weight, and 5
1/2 foot draft is much easier to dock. Neither has/had bow thrusters
and I usually don't feel the need for them. They are almost mandatory
on a single screw boat unless you are really, really good.