Was going to say this, for docking, you can just tie a breastline to the
toerail...
I have a line run from bow cleat, tied to toerail beside the cockpit with
enough slack that I can drop it over the cleat at my slip when docking
singlehanded. I then turn the helm slightly away from the dock, put the boat
back in gear and just leave it idling. The boat takes up the slack and
snuggles itself against the dock, bow gently trying to turn away, and idles
there while I step ashore to secure things. I have a length of plastic
tubing over the line to stiffen it and make it easy to drop over the cleat
while drifting by. Watched a neighbour do that a few years back and copied
him. very simple.
Dave.
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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:47:50 +0000
From: Josh Muckley <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Handling Skill
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Funny you should mention a midships cleat. My wife has been begging me for
a midships cleat/solution of some sort. I finally had some time and made
some amsteel loops that I luggage tagged onto the toe rail at the midships
position. I tie my mooring line to it with a sheet bend. The amsteel is
rated at ~9000 pounds and the loop doubled over quadruples the number of
fibers carrying the load so I feel very confident that the loop is not the
weak point in the system. When I'm done using the loops they just live
there on the rail until next time.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, M
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