On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Ray Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > Won't reiterate all the stuff in this thread about pivot points. > > I learnt a really good tip by watching steerers of the Zoo buses at > Paddington, who used to get the bows out without walking to the fore end > and pushing by : > > 1) loosing off the fore-end > > 2) Taking a line from a stern dolly (eye over dolly), round a bollard > or through a ring and back with a turn on the dolly > > 3) Putting the boat astern, holding the stern in and adjusting the > tension on the stern line while...
Done this many times, often when getting Shoestring out from her mooring which has boats either end. The technique works even better with Victoria as she has a shapely starn. A lot of messing about unless you really need to do it. Cheers, Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
