I think that, as Josh said, the whole thing depends on the property walk. However, if I have left/right and port/still. correctly, if your boat turns to port when reversing and you dock bow in, you want to be on the left side (looking out) of the fairway. This way, when you go out, you need to turn to port (in reverse) and the prop walk helps (the boats turns almost on its own). If I had a choice, I would select the dock finger to port - this way when you dock and you hit reverse to stop, the prop walk brings the stern towards the finger/pilings.
If you want to turn against the prop walk in reverse, my way of doing it is to put the transmission in reverse, give the engine and burst of speed and put it back in neutral. The burst of speed gets the boat moving (the heart rudder starts working), but you don't introduce the prop walk that would work against you during the maneuver. The most important is to figure out what works for you. I hope it helps. Marek Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network. -------- Original message -------- From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 10/21/16 16:03 (GMT+01:00) To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Slip Choice -------- Original message -------- From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 10/21/16 16:03 (GMT+01:00) To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Slip Choice 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<mailto: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
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