Video for you John! https://youtu.be/vmth97mQi2g
https://youtu.be/DSAMR27tnFI All the best, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 2:24 AM Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > John, > > This is the picture I could find on short notice. If you want more let me > know. These nearly match what I have for loops all over the boat. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1afBcd1_IzkkCOJ2WKb0FJhnHdhcu6E5y/view?usp=drivesdk > > I use a soft shackle to tie on a spring line at the dock. It is a > continuous length of 3 strand that has an alpine butterfly at the correct > location. The continuous loop stays on the boat. The soft shackle is > luggage tagged to the alpine butterfly so that it doesn't get lost when > open. Then the soft shackle is attached to the loop. > > At foreign slips, I use the same loop on the boat to hold mooring lines > which are considerably too large to fit through my toe rail. I like to use > a sheet bend to connect the loop to the line. The advantage is that the > loop only needs to be large enough for the line to pass through a single > time. > > https://www.animatedknots.com/sheetbend/index.php > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 11:55 PM John Conklin <jconk...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Picture of those Josh ? >> I just picked up some 1”flat webbing to make a few connection points to >> run thru toerail will tie or hook to those istead of directly to rail >> >> John Conklin >> S/V Halcyon >> www.flirtingwithfire.net >> >> >> On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:58 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> I have numerous "soft shackles" on my toe rail and mast collar. They >> aren't actually soft shackles but rather small diameter continuous loops >> that I luggage tag onto the metal fixtures. Each one costs about 18" of >> amsteel and less than 5 minutes to make. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 5:26 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for all the suggestions. >>> >>> I was over at the boat yesterday and explored several. The one that >>> looks most promising was suggested by several listers, the continuous line >>> from forward to the cockpit. I attached a line to the toerail and brought >>> it outside the lifelines back to the primary winch. I configured it such >>> that, when dropped on the pier's outermost cleat, it will stop the boat and >>> keep the stern from swinging away from the pier. Didn't actually try it >>> but I am optimistic. >>> >>> The challenge will be dropping it on the cleat if single handing. It's >>> a floating pier and the cleat is a couple feet below the toe rail. >>> >>> BTW, I will attach the line to the toe rail with a soft shackle. That >>> will prevent damage to the toe rail anodizing as well as minimize damage to >>> the dock line. >>> >>> Dennis C. >>> Touche' 35-1 #83 >>> Mandeville, LA >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < >>> 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. 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