[Rhodes22-list] Docking Issues

[butterchurn]

Thanks, Christopher!

Ron

cowie wrote:
> 
> Here is a link to video showing one method for leaving a dock with an
> onshore breeze using a spring line.  If you keep both ends of the line in
> the boat you can use this method solo.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_OrS3X5aVI
> 
> 
> 
> Christopher P. Cowie    
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Docking Issues
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> My slip requires a 90 degree turn in order to fit between pairs of piles
> and
> head directly into a wood pier.  Permanent lines strung between the piles
> offers a handy soft rail to grab onto and manualy guide the boat in or
> out. 
> I agree with needing adequate forward speed and reverse to maintain
> control. 
> The motor/rudder connection is very helpful in assisting with quick turns
> in
> both forward and reverse.  I attended a workshop demonstration last year
> were the instructor showed us several spring line techniques.  There are a
> lot of interesting ways to arrange a spring line to leverage your boat in
> or
> out of a variety of conditions that uses the thrust of the motor against
> the
> action of the line.  Holding both ends of the spring line and being able
> to
> drop one end allows for easy retrieval when leaving the dock.  I have a
> spring line arrangement to help prevent me from slamming into the pier
> when
> returning to my slip.  enclosed is a plan sketch of my set up.  The long
> spring line is wrapped around the Genoa winch then runs thru the bow
> pulpit
> and the other end gets draped over the starboard pier as I enter the slip. 
> This set up stops my forward movement and prevents the bow from hitting
> the
> pier.   It also keeps the wind from blowing my bow to Port.  The opposit
> pier can be used if the wind is from the opposit direction. 
> 
> John Shulick wrote:
>> 
>> Ron,
>> 
>>  If your slip is deep enough ( more than 5' ) you will have more
>> resistance to side slipping with the centerboard down rather than in the
>> up position. You can also turn the outboard to help control the boat,
>> sometimes the rudder alone just isn't enough when you are going slow and
>> approaching the slip. 20 to 25 mph wind is quite challenging for a novice
>> who is new to boating in general. Stan suggests that over 30 mph. STAY
>> HOME (especially if the wind is out of the west or northwest on Erie,
>> waves can be 5'-10' in those conditions).  After 4 yrs of practice 20 -
>> 25
>> mph of wind is still a handful for me to dock and to much for me to
>> handle
>> when I'm sailing solo. (maybe not this year with a 2nd reef on the main
>> and 350 lbs of lead in the bilge we shall see) Welcome to the learning
>> curve.
>> 
>> Hope that helps
>> 
>> John S 
>>  
>> 
>> butterchurn wrote:
>>> 
>>> As a new boat owner I am having docking isues in wind.  I would like
>>> some
>>> suggestions concerning what steps to take in order to learn to do a
>>> better job of it.  This weekend at Lake Erie it was quite windy.  We
>>> wanted to sail but when we tried to untie from our slip the wind was so
>>> strong we couldn't control the boat.  The wind was trying to blow the
>>> boat away from us.  Our slip is has the wind blowing our port side away
>>> from the dock instead of into the dock.  Perhaps we were trying to go
>>> out
>>> in too windy conditions.  We saw other sailboats out though they were at
>>> least 26 footers.
>>> 
>>> We don't want to use our Rhodes as a floating cabin, we got the boat to
>>> sail it.
>>> 
>>> Anything you might suggest that might help us to get up to speed with
>>> our
>>> skills?  Now once away from the dock I can sail no problem.  I just need
>>> to get out and in.
>>> 
>>> Sometimes I feel dumb asking these questions, but I guess I can't learn
>>> if I don't ask.
>>> 
>>> Ron
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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