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$3.46/gallon on the Huron (Ohio) River today
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:25:05 -0700, Chuck Gould wrote: 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. Speaking to Chuck's point, although it probably will not work as well on a powerboat, one of my old sailboat maneuvering tricks was to give the boat a good shot of reverse while still in the clear, build some momentum, and then back in at idle speed or totally in neutral. This requires some practice to learn how far you can glide before losing steerage. On a sailboat it is quite a long way. The main thing with reverse is to be quick and decisive with the application of power, building enough speed that the rudder can get a bite. The other big trick to master is the "back and fill" maneuver where reverse is used only to check forward speed, and forward power is applied in short bursts with the rudder hard over. Depending on prop rotation, the boat will be much easier to turn in one direction than the other. I have seen large workboats turn around almost in their own length using this technique. Thanks to both of you for sharing your experiences. I am going up to the GB later this morning and do some practicing. Part of the learning curve (for me) is adjusting to the v-e-r-y slow response to throttle or gear shift. I get a kick out of it, but it takes some getting used to. A 36 GB is a heavy boat for a little 120 hp engine and small prop, but it's fun learning how to deal with it. My head's "tuned" for much more powerful boats with bigger props, etc. that react rather quickly. I'll get there with some more practice. Eisboch You taking over Mrs. E's boat? |
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