Steven:
The previous owner of my boat put these SS 'things' (don't know the
nautical name for them) midship on the toe rail(s) .....they slide down
over the toe rail and bolt to it. It takes the place of a deck cleat.
A few other C&C's at our club have them and have their 'spring lines'
on the dock pre length with SS 'things' (don't know the nautical name)
that simply clip mid ship.
Simple, quick, slick!
Someone here will know what those SS 'things' are called.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2016-10-27 9:50 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List wrote:
Mid ship cleat? What's that?!!
You guys don't actually sail C&Cs, do you?!!
(I use the primary winch as a spring. Not quite "mid ship" but works
almost as well for snugging up to the dock)
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
“Short spring from amidships” is more properly called a breast
line. And that is ALWAYS the first line over when I bring the 72’
schooner I captain into a dock (or a slip).
The fact that you know and use the process indicates to me that
you are a competent skipper, Joe.
I am often amused – and occasionally terrified – to watch the
captains – even experienced captains of larger boats – who just
seem to insist on approaching the dock from 45 to 90 degrees, and
then getting a bow line over.
I’ve tried to explain the process to I-don’t-know-how-many small
boat skippers over the past 4 years, but they just don’t seem to
grasp that once the breast line is attached to the dock (or a
piling), you can use power to pull the boat snug to the dock and
set fore and aft springs to position the boat, and power against
the springs to pull the bow and stern in against any combination
of wind and current.
Rick Brass
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com
<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *Della
Barba, Joe via CnC-List
*Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:52 PM
*To:* 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>'
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>>
*Cc:* Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov
<mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Boat Handling Skill
Use a short spring from amidships. You can hold the boat on with
forward or reverse as needed.
I use this with great effect when parallel parking singlehanded.
Joe
Coquina
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