On 2014/01/06 12:03 PM, Joel Aronson wrote:
>>>>>>>>I've seen them in Bacon's. Never was willing to spend $100 +
on it. Can you use it to drop a line over a piling?
Simple answer is yes...but if you have a regular 'boat hook', and many
of us do, you can drop a line over a piling with that to! Then you don't
need one of these.
Our marina system is 'slip based' with 'cleats', usually three (3) per
'slip' so this 'docking tool' can be very effective....you simply extend
it and drop the loop over a cleat and pull.....I have used it a few
times and it reduced the stress from single handed docking.
Our boat came with a bimini....if it didn't, would a bimini be one of
the first things I would buy as an upgrade....not likely....but now that
I have experienced one, I would not go without one....it works in good
weather and bad weather. This 'docking tool' (whatever it is called)
would I buy one, well now that I have one and used it, yep, for +$100 to
make my docking(s) as stress free as possible, it's worth it. And $100
won't buy much in the way of gelcoat repair on your boat, or someone's
elses.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 -84
Halifax, N.S.
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Robert Abbott
<robertabb...@eastlink.ca <mailto:robertabb...@eastlink.ca>> wrote:
On Dwight's C&C 27 during Chester Race Week, we had a 'big
audience' on the dock watch us sail up to the dock to let a crew
member off.... I was the 'crew' that stepped off.
The big audience was so impressed with what we did that day that
we got an applause.....we looked like we actually knew what we
were doing.
I have a piece of 'docking gear' (for the lack of a better term as
I don't know what the actual name of it is) that is very useful
for docking......it was on the boat when we bought it.....and I
have never seen another one.
It is an aluminum extension pole with a large rubber loop (say 10"
to 12" in diameter) on one end and a double-ended jagged plastic
hook on the other end. When docking, I always have it at the
ready just in case.....the rubber loop end can be used to grab a
dock cleat from anywhere on the boat to pull the boat into the
dock.....like having a line from the boat to the dock ......the
other end can be used for the same purpose but in different
circumstances. It is quite a useful and versatile 'docking tool'
and just having it at the ready is assuring no matter if you are
alone or have crew.
Has anyone else seen one of these or have one?
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 -84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2014/01/05 5:46 PM, dwight wrote:
I like to do it the way Capt Ron did it...bring her in fast,
turn sharp and
stop her on a dime, jump off and deal with the lines, but alas
I am older
now and can jump nearly as good...we've done it under sail
power a few times
to...once we off loaded a crew coming up alongside under sail,
got a push
off as soon as he stepped off and sailed away...came head to
wind off port
tack and the push sent us flying on starboard...Bob may still
remember that
sail during Chester Race week back in our younger dys when I
had the C&C 27
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Subject: Re: Stus-List single handed docking
Perhaps the most important thing is to make sure no one is
watching. If
there's no one watching, you will do it perfectly. If you
have a big
audience, it'll be a train wreck. <VBG>
In addition to the other tips already mentioned, I like to
stop the boat
completely in the fairway or near the dock. That gives me a
chance to
evaluate the breeze and tidal currents, and compensate when
approaching
the dock. I also believe in the GO SLOW method. Sometimes a tidal
current can give you a knot or two, and you think you're going
slow but
in fact are at a dead stop and can't steer the boat. That
sucks. So
coming to a complete stop away from the dock can give you a clue.
Another thing... Practice on a mooring ball or buoy in clear
water.
Try to bring the boat to a complete stop with the bow touching the
mooring ball and the hull lined up different points on shore.
Wal
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