Hi Tom & Graham, & all, Seems to me you don’t really need that clever midship cleat unless you are rafting up and not tying off on a shroud base. We just drop a bowline over the winch, make a couple loops around the first dock cleat and the boat parallel parks beautifully. if you have any kind of headwind or current leave the boat in gear or balance with power. Check it out at the dock before you leave next time. You will likely find the winch will hold your boat to the dock better than a midship line, plus it will allow you to stop the boat, before the bow hits the dock - if you get it secured to the first cleat. Hand holding the line, falling over kayaks on the dock, etc don’t work.
One-line docking is so easy, you can walk around, fix a bow line, forward spring, stern line, whatever and then kill the engine. I’m a broker, scared and respectful of others pricey boats, and often have to move boats that I really don’t know. Docking with one line is such a good trick, I’m surprised they don’t teach it, I always do. Now spinning the unknown boat, backing into the slings, and then discovering they want you to remove the backstay and toping lift, to be able to haul the boat. Well that’s another story. . . Cheers, Lee > On Oct 27, 2016, at 7:22 PM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Graham > > Like this? > http://www.fisheriessupply.com/johnson-marine-toe-rail-folding-cleat-48-510 > <http://www.fisheriessupply.com/johnson-marine-toe-rail-folding-cleat-48-510> > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > > On Oct 27, 2016, at 7:26 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:18:07 +0000 (UTC) >> From: Graham Young <grahamyoung...@sbcglobal.net >> <mailto:grahamyoung...@sbcglobal.net>> >> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>" >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Handling Skill >> Message-ID: <1892052474.252786.1477617487...@mail.yahoo.com >> <mailto:1892052474.252786.1477617487...@mail.yahoo.com>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> I was recently thinking of adding a mid-ship cleat to my C&C for just this >> purpose, but did not like the idea of putting it through the deck. ?Was >> recently aboard an old S2 that has a slotted toe rail a lot like C&C's. ?The >> owner had added a mid-ship cleat with a sideways, U-shaped flanged base (if >> you can imagine it from that description) that was bolted through the >> toerail. ?Had never seen a cleat with that kind of base before. ?It seemed >> like a nice solution.?Graham YoungS/V Spellbound1981 C&C 32 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > 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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