On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Terry Streeter <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael Askin wrote: >> ps. The turning point on an empty working boat is a couple of feet in >> front of the engine room, so pushing the back out doesn't help that >> much. > > Slightly confused here, but wouldn't having the pivot point that far > back make the manoeuvre much *more* effective? Push the back out four > feet and the pivot point is out by three.
Yes, I suppose so - still getting the hang of this boat. Like I said, all I was interested in was getting away as fast as possible, which I did without damaging boat or wall. I'll do some tests sometime to see which way is best. Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
