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Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:08:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Here's a poor quality (cell phone) pix of the slip we are in at Scituate.
The slips are really too small for anything over 30 feet, and should
illustrate why I've made many comments about learning to maneuver this type
of boat using the "back and fill" method to back in. It's a tight squeeze
on a calm day. Add a little wind and current and it gets a bit challenging.

http://www.eisboch.com/slip.jpg

Eisboch

Yikes.

I've gotten really spoiled by the GB49. With those big 30 inch props,
a full length keel and 60,000 lbs of weight, it is a very easy boat to
dock. People are always asking if I have thrusters - don't really
need them though.

Congratulations on mastering the single screw challenge. I can
imagine that it's a handful at times.

We had a lot of adventures docking our old Bertram 33. It was
relatively light and had a lot of windage from a full flybridge
enclosure. Once the wind got it moving sideways in close quarters
things became very exciting. We got a lot of practice with quick bail
outs.


Can you imagine the boats on either side watching Eisboch backing into
his slip.

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On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:48:43 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:



Can you imagine the boats on either side watching Eisboch backing into
his slip.

At least he has finger piers on each side. My least favorite dock
arrangement is finger piers with two boats between them and no center
piling. It requires a great deal of care to avoid the other boat when
you back in.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:48:43 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


Can you imagine the boats on either side watching Eisboch backing into
his slip.

At least he has finger piers on each side. My least favorite dock
arrangement is finger piers with two boats between them and no center
piling. It requires a great deal of care to avoid the other boat when
you back in.



Well, you could always mount retractable axles under that floating RV,
buy yourself a Freightliner, and pull it up the ramp. :}

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:48:43 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:



Can you imagine the boats on either side watching Eisboch backing into
his slip.

At least he has finger piers on each side. My least favorite dock
arrangement is finger piers with two boats between them and no center
piling. It requires a great deal of care to avoid the other boat when
you back in.


It's funny ... I find it easier to judge where I am when the boats on either
side are in their slips. When they are both out, it's more difficult for
some reason.

I hear you on the 30-inch props also. The Navigator has 30-30s and even
though it's a much heavier boat, it responds sharply to forward/reverse
adjustments when backing in. I don't know what the wheel is on the little
GB, but there's very little "bite" when you change direction. It often
takes a bit of a jab on the throttle to get it to respond. Unless it is
flat calm, I don't even try to back all the way in .... I just get the stern
between the finger piers far enough to grab the lines and haul it back by
hand.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:48:43 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


Can you imagine the boats on either side watching Eisboch backing into
his slip.
At least he has finger piers on each side. My least favorite dock
arrangement is finger piers with two boats between them and no center
piling. It requires a great deal of care to avoid the other boat when
you back in.


It's funny ... I find it easier to judge where I am when the boats on either
side are in their slips. When they are both out, it's more difficult for
some reason.

I hear you on the 30-inch props also. The Navigator has 30-30s and even
though it's a much heavier boat, it responds sharply to forward/reverse
adjustments when backing in. I don't know what the wheel is on the little
GB, but there's very little "bite" when you change direction. It often
takes a bit of a jab on the throttle to get it to respond. Unless it is
flat calm, I don't even try to back all the way in .... I just get the stern
between the finger piers far enough to grab the lines and haul it back by
hand.

Eisboch




Don't feel bad...that's sort of how I load my Parker (and how I loaded
the previous Parker) on the trailer. I tie the boat up at the finger
pier, back the trailer into the water and then use a rope I snap onto
the bow ring to pull the boat by hand onto the trailer. That brings the
bow ring within about five feet of the trailer bow vee. I winch it the
rest of the way, a pretty easy job with the new boat and our fairly
steep launch ramps. I don't power onto the trailer.

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On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:52:10 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:32:54 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:02:27 GMT, Tom Francis
wrote:

I honestly don't care how they get along with anybody else. I like to
think of myself as the universal conversationalist. :)

Now wait just a minute here, we already have a universal
confrontationalist.

Did you mean contortionist?

I think that means he can do it with either hand.

I can eat pizza with both hands.

Which reminds me - I had the best damn thin crust pizza EVER tonight.

Nice light homemade tomato sauce - five blend cheese topping with
Vadalia onions and mushrooms.

mmmmmmmmushrooms....

You got down to Ledo's, huh? College Park, MD, isn't too far for you to
drive for decent pizza. I saw no mention of anchovies, so it was a sorely
lacking pizza.

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On Sep 14, 10:46 am, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:48:43 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Can you imagine the boats on either side watching Eisboch backing into
his slip.
At least he has finger piers on each side. My least favorite dock
arrangement is finger piers with two boats between them and no center
piling. It requires a great deal of care to avoid the other boat when
you back in.

It's funny ... I find it easier to judge where I am when the boats on either
side are in their slips. When they are both out, it's more difficult for
some reason.

I hear you on the 30-inch props also. The Navigator has 30-30s and even
though it's a much heavier boat, it responds sharply to forward/reverse
adjustments when backing in. I don't know what the wheel is on the little
GB, but there's very little "bite" when you change direction. It often
takes a bit of a jab on the throttle to get it to respond. Unless it is
flat calm, I don't even try to back all the way in .... I just get the stern
between the finger piers far enough to grab the lines and haul it back by
hand.

Eisboch

Don't feel bad...that's sort of how I load my Parker (and how I loaded
the previous Parker) on the trailer. I tie the boat up at the finger
pier, back the trailer into the water and then use a rope I snap onto
the bow ring to pull the boat by hand onto the trailer. That brings the
bow ring within about five feet of the trailer bow vee. I winch it the
rest of the way, a pretty easy job with the new boat and our fairly
steep launch ramps. I don't power onto the trailer.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I guess the smaller the boat, the wetter you get;) I usually end up
with wet feet retrieving my skiff. That's why I wear Solomons;)

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I guess the smaller the boat, the wetter you get;) I usually end up
with wet feet retrieving my skiff. That's why I wear Solomons;)


I wear 'Crocs'... but both times I've had the Princecraft out so far I've
gotten the bottom of my shorts wet.
Guess I'll have to invest in skimper shorts.

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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
I guess the smaller the boat, the wetter you get;) I usually end up
with wet feet retrieving my skiff. That's why I wear Solomons;)


I wear 'Crocs'... but both times I've had the Princecraft out so far I've
gotten the bottom of my shorts wet.
Guess I'll have to invest in skimper shorts.



What, and risk arrest for indecent exposure?

I don't worry about getting wet while boating. If I were concerned about
getting wet, I'd take up bowling.