I would say that coming bow in, prop-walk is irrelevant but come out any amount of walk will make things interesting to say the least.
I back in and have prop-walk to port in reverse. Because of this, I love port side ties when filling/pumping tanks or coming into a tee pier for the night. When backing out of your slip the boat will prefer to turn one way or the other to get into the fairway. I think that will be your only consideration. If your prop-walk is to port as is the case on many boats then you'll probably want a slip on the right side of the fairway. This way when you back out, you'll back to port, down the fairway towards shore, and then put it in forward and drive out straight. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Oct 21, 2016 8:24 AM, "robert via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have had a boat on the same mooring for approx. 20 years and have > enjoyed the ease (stress free) of coming and going from it, especially > since I do mostly single handed sailing. However, I am considering getting > a 'slip' at our marina for next season. There are several currently > available, and with a 'bow in' docking (my preference) I have the choice to > do it from both port or starboard docking. > > My boat has an 'offset prop shaft' which, I believe, accentuates the prop > walk to port when starting in reverse. > > So my question is "Is there a preference for either a port or starboard > docking (bow in) with my prop walk situation?" Reasons why? Or does it > make any difference? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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