[Rhodes22-list] Single line docking trick

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:18:30 -0500

Steve and Wally,  thanks for the heads up about the possibility or
likelihood of damaging the hand hold.

Slim

On 7/31/02 9:30 AM, "Steve" <rhodes2282@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Crab the winch and pull the boat into the dock.  Put 3
> or 4 fenders out; 1 aft, 1 forward of the cabintop & a
> couple midship.  You guys are going to hate seeing
> that spiderweb cracking by hooking stuff to things
> that are only conected by screws.
> Steve
> 
> 
> --- Robert Quinn <rjquinn@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> Wally:  A word of caution.  I too used to use the
>> stainless hand hold
>> mounted adjacent to the companion way as a keeper of
>> my spring line.    Mine
>> pulled free over time and I had to reset/rebed.  I
>> now use my spring lines
>> to the forward bow cleat by looping the spring lines
>> over the bow lines and
>> then looping the "loop" over the cleat after the bow
>> lines are set.  This
>> has worked for several years with not problem.
>> Every now and then I check
>> the integrity of the bow and stern cleats.
>> 
>> The marina where we keep the boat does occasionally
>> get some real rockers
>> when the "stink boats" roar by showing off.  If your
>> marina berth is well
>> protected you may be okay.
>> 
>> Bob on the "NoKaOi"
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey@hotmail.com>
>> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Single line docking
>> trick
>> 
>> 
>>> Slim,
>>> 
>>> I mentioned a while back that I tried Roger's
>> single line technique. Like
>>> you I have been using the stainless steel hand
>> hold. I don't think it is
>> the
>>> perfect spot but it is pretty close. My slip has
>> no poles and I don't like
>>> to use my boat hook unless I have to. I just glide
>> into my slip, step on
>> the
>>> dock with the line going to the hand hold and give
>> a firm tug to bring the
>>> boat to a complete stop. It seems to bring the bow
>> and stern in evenly. I
>>> then use this line as a spring line. I cleat the
>> bow and stern line and I
>> am
>>> done.
>>> 
>>> Works for me.
>>> 
>>> Wally
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Steve Alm <salm@mn.rr.com>
>>>> Reply-To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
>>>> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Single line docking
>> trick
>>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 02:17:53 -0500
>>>> 
>>>> I've been trying Roger's single line docking
>> trick a lot lately.  I've
>>>> tried
>>>> connecting it in several places and have settled
>> on the stainless hand
>> hold
>>>> on the cockpit bulkhead.  But the bow still comes
>> into the dock first.  I
>>>> typically land with the board up and the rudder
>> uncleated--both down haul
>>>> and up haul.  This causes the rudder to ride up
>> and back a little.  I do
>>>> this because the water at my dock is shallow and
>> quite weedy.  This puts
>> my
>>>> CLR farther aft and I suppose that's why the bow
>> comes in first. (?)
>>>> 
>>>> So the line should be connected to the boat
>> farther aft, right?  I'm
>>>> wondering if the primary jib lead block is sturdy
>> enough for this.  Since
>>>> it's adjustable fore and aft, I could experiment
>> and get it just right
>> but
>>>> I
>>>> don't want to risk any damage.
>>>> 
>>>> I've also tried connecting to the stern cleat
>> which brings the stern in
>>>> first.  That isn't so bad because I'm sitting in
>> the stern and can easily
>>>> reach out my arm and fend off, then quickly step
>> off onto the dock with
>> bow
>>>> line in hand.  But if I'm coming in too fast,
>> that could be a hazard.  We
>>>> piano players don't want to bang up our hands.
>> (I'm certain nobody else
>>>> does either.)  Maybe use the stern cleat for the
>> landing line and hang a
>>>> nice big fender from the winch and/or stern
>> pulpit?
>>>> 
>>>> Anybody?
>>>> 
>>>> Slim
>>>> 
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