On Jun 10, 6:49?pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
I need more practice backing a single inboard into the slip in Scituate
though. It's a bit tight and I am too used to twins swinging big props that
move the boat around. The GP is totally different. Turns on a dime going
forward (big rudder) but nada backing up. I'll get the hang of it
eventually.


So do we all need practice, regardless of the number of years with a
single screw.

General tip, try to achieve balance between sternway pressure on the
rudder and prop walk. With the rudder set to oppose the prop walk, you
should be able to roughly "steer" in reverse by increasing rpm (and
prop walk) when the rudder begins taking you off in one direction and
decreasing rpm (or coasting astern in neutral) when the prop walk gets
too dominant. Once you get a couple knots sternway up the prop walk is
less of an issue.......but you may not want to get up to that kind of
speed backing into a slip.

You can always "cheat" and use a bow thruster. :-)