FWIW, All of our docks have fingers that are 35 long by approximately 16 wide. There is a 60 foot fairway between each set of docks. That is 171% of nominal boat length. We have put sailboats as long as 38 into the 35 foot slips (about 160%) with little or no problems.
Trawlers and single engine power boats are less maneuverable that most sailboats, so have more problems using slips down the fairway. Small runabout powerboats are worse yet, but principally because the drivers only seem to know two power settings - neutral or Full throttle. Surprisingly, the worst case is a Magregor 26 with a 50 hp motor, who can't get into his slip no way unless he puts the daggerboard down all the way. Without the board down, when you turn the engine off center the boat just slips sideways like a flat bottomed dinghy instead of turning. We generally have the skipper come up the fairway and throw us a line, then we pull him into his slip by hand. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Jun 5, 2014, at 16:54, Don Siddall via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > How much turning space should a boat have to be able to safely exit and enter > a slip, if the slip is at right angles to the channel? > > Presently our club is wrestling with the issue of the length of boat that > should be in the slip given the amount of room available to back out, then > straighten out and go down the channel between the docks. > > The Parks Canada's guideline for their docking design is that there must be > 175% of the boat length to allow a skipper to exit and enter a slip. > > We all know that C&Cs need less than most boats. Any idea what the specs are > for C&C's? > > I'd appreciate hearing if there are any guidelines that your club uses for > all keelboats. > > Cheers > > Don > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
