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Great boat docking demo
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Great boat docking demo
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! -- Freedom Isn't Free! |
WIND and Docking
No wind makes docking easier indeed, but with a good amount of throttle, unless it was high winds, would not make a great deal of difference.
Kevin |
Great boat docking demo
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! -- Freedom Isn't Free! === Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats or pilings. |
Great boat docking demo
Kevin McNaly
No wind makes docking easier indeed, but with a good amount of throttle, unless it was high winds, would not make a great deal of difference. Kevin -- Kevin McNaly —- I’m glad he has the advantage of twin power. My old 27’ Chris Craft was single with an offset rudder. It was impossible to back straight regardless what you did |
Great boat docking demo
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! -- Freedom Isn't Free! === Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats or pilings. ... and twin screws. === 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. |
Great boat docking demo
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:41:43 -0500,
wrote: 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! -- Freedom Isn't Free! === Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats or pilings. ... and twin screws. === 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. I have a single screw pontoon. I know about the wind ;-) |
Great boat docking demo
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:15:28 -0500, wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:41:43 -0500, wrote: 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! -- Freedom Isn't Free! === Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats or pilings. ... and twin screws. === 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. I have a single screw pontoon. I know about the wind ;-) === I'm sure. At least you have vectored thrust and a well sheltered dock. |
Great boat docking demo
On Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:10:00 -0500,
wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:15:28 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:41:43 -0500, wrote: 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! -- Freedom Isn't Free! === Not to mention a nice wide slip with no worries about adjacent boats or pilings. ... and twin screws. === 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. I have a single screw pontoon. I know about the wind ;-) === I'm sure. At least you have vectored thrust and a well sheltered dock. My dock is muscle memory, I come in pretty hot sometimes. It is when I am other places that I get to practice my boat handling skills. Just getting turned around in Jew Fish creek can be tricky if there is 5 or 6 kts of current. It is not a whole lot wider than a boat length. I just stuff the bow in a hole where the current is less and let nature bring me around if I can. Other places it is not that easy. I also get a lot of practice picking up trash in the river and bay. Of course that all pays off where it counts, coming into Doc Ford's on a windy day when they have a crowd. You gotta look good ;-) |
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