I've found my C&C 30 Mk 1 steers reasonably well in reverse once you have headway (or is it sternway) on. The trick is not to start backing when you are too close to the slip and are trying to make a sharp turn at the same time. Practice in an open area until you are comfortable with going from slow forward or stopped to actually moving backwards. Also having your stern pointed into the wind as you begin to reverse also helps keeping the boat under control until headway/sternway is built and steering established. Give yourself some distance to back up while you are establishing positive steering control.
Ed C&C 30 Dream Girl C&C 34 Briar Patch New Orleans From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 30 MK1 backing help Curtis, A couple of random thoughts - your boat will naturally swing either to port or starboard when backing depending on which way the prop rotates. You need to figure that out as the first order of business. Find some flat open water, center the wheel and back down hard for several boat lengths. You'll see what I mean. Once you know that you can decide whether to go in bow first or stern first. Its hard to fight the "prop walk". My boat backs to port, so I go in bow first rather than try to swing the stern to starboard if I am unsure. The slower you go, the less damage you will do if you F up. If the dock is not well padded, have bumpers hanging as you approach. Have boathooks at the bow and stern. Identify the critical line(s) you need to get as you enter the slip. Its usually the upwind outboard line. Instruct your crew to grab that first. With an 8 foot tide you need long spring lines and should cross your stern lines. Practice! Good luck! Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Curtis <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: As a new sailboat owner and no experance backing. can I get some insite as to how to back one of these boat into a slip. I am on a inside finger dock in the AICW Is South carolina. We have 8 foot tides and a 2 knot current at times. My bow faces the north and we have a predomanently southerl wind 4-12 knots. Any help would be great. -- "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -- Joel 301 541 8551
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