JimH,
I owned a 30' and found it was fairly easy to single hand the boat as long
as I had the lines set up before I tried to dock the boat. I found it
easier than trying to explain to my wife or new boaters how to tie off the
boat. had easy access to both the bow cleat and stern cleat. I would set
both the stern and bow line on the boat and run the lines back to the helm.
The dock lines were 30' long, so I could hold both lines at the same time,
and still get to a cleat for either line. As the boat touched the dock, I
would jump onto the dock, tie off one line and then the other. What I
normally found is someone would come over to the boat to ask me if I wanted
any help, but normally I found it easier to tie the boat off myself. The
only time I felt like I might need help is if the wind picked up.


"*JimH*" wrote in message
...

"John Jay" wrote in message
...
Harry,
JimH loves his wife and does not need to make up lies about her or his
boats.


"HarryKrause" wrote in message
...
*JimH* wrote:
Remember, we are dealing with the same guy who found it necessary to
post a picture of his gravel driveway to this NG. He is also the guy
who claims to have radar that reports water depths and can track birds.
His name is Harry Krause.

Good thing his wife works in the mental health field. I wonder if they
met at the psycho clinic he was being tested at.

I'm sure you will be pleased to know my driveway no longer is gravel.


All dirt now?


And, of course, I never claimed a radar set could read depths;


Sure you did.


the problem
is, you can't read for content.


So you still claim that you tracked birds with your radar? How did you
set that up Harry?



We're discussing wives here? In what field does yours work?

She *was* and elementary school teacher for 31 years but had to retire on
medical disability because of the debilitating neurological condition in
her legs.

I have now told you that at least a half dozen times, but hanks for asking
anyway.



Oh...still boatless


Yep. But I plan to get a smaller boat, maybe back to a 27 footer, that I
can handle by myself. That will come when I fully retire in 4 or so
years and we buy our waterfront house vacation house.

Thanks for asking Harry.

I could dock it myself if I went in bow first. And most times when I went
in stern first I could usually put it in perfectly. But when it was windy I
normally appreciated some help.


"John Jay" wrote in message
...
JimH,
I owned a 30' and found it was fairly easy to single hand the boat as long
as I had the lines set up before I tried to dock the boat. I found it
easier than trying to explain to my wife or new boaters how to tie off the
boat. had easy access to both the bow cleat and stern cleat. I would
set both the stern and bow line on the boat and run the lines back to the
helm. The dock lines were 30' long, so I could hold both lines at the same
time, and still get to a cleat for either line. As the boat touched the
dock, I would jump onto the dock, tie off one line and then the other.
What I normally found is someone would come over to the boat to ask me if
I wanted any help, but normally I found it easier to tie the boat off
myself. The only time I felt like I might need help is if the wind picked
up.


"*JimH*" wrote in message
...

"John Jay" wrote in message
...
Harry,
JimH loves his wife and does not need to make up lies about her or his
boats.


"HarryKrause" wrote in message
...
*JimH* wrote:
Remember, we are dealing with the same guy who found it necessary to
post a picture of his gravel driveway to this NG. He is also the guy
who claims to have radar that reports water depths and can track
birds. His name is Harry Krause.

Good thing his wife works in the mental health field. I wonder if
they met at the psycho clinic he was being tested at.

I'm sure you will be pleased to know my driveway no longer is gravel.


All dirt now?


And, of course, I never claimed a radar set could read depths;


Sure you did.


the problem
is, you can't read for content.


So you still claim that you tracked birds with your radar? How did you
set that up Harry?



We're discussing wives here? In what field does yours work?

She *was* and elementary school teacher for 31 years but had to retire on
medical disability because of the debilitating neurological condition in
her legs.

I have now told you that at least a half dozen times, but hanks for
asking anyway.



Oh...still boatless


Yep. But I plan to get a smaller boat, maybe back to a 27 footer, that I
can handle by myself. That will come when I fully retire in 4 or so
years and we buy our waterfront house vacation house.

Thanks for asking Harry.