I had the exact same problem last night with a boatload of newbies on board. Double slip, Merit 25 to port, floating finger to starboard, I dock bow in. Overshot the 90-degree starboard turn into the slip while telling newbies how to place & tie fenders, nudged the Merit 25 (with fenders deployed), and came to a stop cockeyed. Had to admit to them it wasn’t my best docking job.
My racing crew has it down to a science whatever the wind. There’s a cleat on the end of the finger, with a short dock line to the sheet cleat on the coaming just aft of the lifeline gate brace. When we’re coming in, somebody hops off forward and hands that short line to somebody else in the cockpit to pull the stern to starboard countering prop walk while stopping. When single-handing I just have to do the best I can given the wind (which isn't always from starboard). My dock lines have eye spices on the boat end, and we leave them tied to the dock and laid out, so one idea might be to use a boat hook to grab the loop of that aft line and pull the stern to starboard countering prop walk while stopping, if one person can manage all that. After cleating that you’d still have to hop off quickly and get control of the bow. Cheers, Randy > On Jul 31, 2018, at 10:41 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Yes. One on the outboard end, one mid-pier and one at the bow. The outboard > one ends up just aft of the secondary winch when Touche' is docked properly. > This is the cleat the spring line is put on when we're docking. > > Forgot to mention, it's a floating pier so the finger pier is well below the > deck. > > The neighboring boat has fenders on my side. I put out a fender on the port > side. I'm not that concerned about coming up against the neighbor boat. > It's more about the PWR Richard referred to and about just docking smoothly. > > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 11:07 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Are there cleats on the finger pier? > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 11:59 AM Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > OK, after 20 years of ownership, I'm pretty good at driving Touche'. > Touche's "home" slip in Louisiana is in a fairly protected bayou, has both > outboard and midships pilings on either side and a port side finger pier. I > can competently back Touche' in using propwalk, etc. without touching any > pilings. Whoopee. > > However, the "temporary" slip I use in Pensacola is a whole different > scenario. First, it has a starboard side finger pier which extends to just > short of full boat length. Second, it is a double slip with NO pilings > between Touche' and my neighbor, an IP 37. Third, the prevailing wind is > from the starboard side. > > In Pensacola, I dock Touche' bow in for privacy and scenic view issues. > Docking stern in isn't a desirable option because the bow will fall off > towards my neighbor while docking and looking at a scenic bayou is preferable > to looking at a working boatyard. > > So, docking bow in with a wind from starboard and prop walk which pulls the > boat to port is a challenge. The wind pushes the boat dramatically to port > when docking. The prop walk exacerbates the movement to port. The wind and > prop walk both working against the boat sucks. > > I've tried several techniques with limited to moderate success. The best the > Admiral and I have come up with is to approach at a slight upwind angle to > the finger pier, have a spring/warp line attached a bit forward of midships, > have crew leap off the boat and secure the spring to the outermost cleat on > the finger pier to stop forward motion. Once the line is secure, we warp the > stern in with forward propulsion and left rudder and secure a stern line. > The stern still tries to swing to port midway through this process but we > manage it. > > Now for my main issue. Docking single handed. I can't see myself > approaching the pier, putting the boat in reverse, scrambling out of the > steering station past the Bimini bows, securing the spring line, jumping back > on the boat, warping the stern in and then securing the stern line by myself. > > Any secret tricks I haven't explored? > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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