Thanks for all the suggestions. I was over at the boat yesterday and explored several. The one that looks most promising was suggested by several listers, the continuous line from forward to the cockpit. I attached a line to the toerail and brought it outside the lifelines back to the primary winch. I configured it such that, when dropped on the pier's outermost cleat, it will stop the boat and keep the stern from swinging away from the pier. Didn't actually try it but I am optimistic.
The challenge will be dropping it on the cleat if single handing. It's a floating pier and the cleat is a couple feet below the toe rail. BTW, I will attach the line to the toe rail with a soft shackle. That will prevent damage to the toe rail anodizing as well as minimize damage to the dock line. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > OK, after 20 years of ownership, I'm pretty good at driving Touche'. > Touche's "home" slip in Louisiana is in a fairly protected bayou, has both > outboard and midships pilings on either side and a port side finger pier. > I can competently back Touche' in using propwalk, etc. without touching any > pilings. Whoopee. > > However, the "temporary" slip I use in Pensacola is a whole different > scenario. First, it has a starboard side finger pier which extends to just > short of full boat length. Second, it is a double slip with NO pilings > between Touche' and my neighbor, an IP 37. Third, the prevailing wind is > from the starboard side. > > In Pensacola, I dock Touche' bow in for privacy and scenic view issues. > Docking > stern in isn't a desirable option because the bow will fall off towards my > neighbor while docking and looking at a scenic bayou is preferable to > looking at a working boatyard. > > So, docking bow in with a wind from starboard and prop walk which pulls > the boat to port is a challenge. The wind pushes the boat dramatically to > port when docking. The prop walk exacerbates the movement to port. The > wind and prop walk both working against the boat sucks. > > I've tried several techniques with limited to moderate success. The best > the Admiral and I have come up with is to approach at a slight upwind angle > to the finger pier, have a spring/warp line attached a bit forward of > midships, have crew leap off the boat and secure the spring to the > outermost cleat on the finger pier to stop forward motion. Once the line > is secure, we warp the stern in with forward propulsion and left rudder and > secure a stern line. The stern still tries to swing to port midway through > this process but we manage it. > > Now for my main issue. Docking single handed. I can't see myself > approaching the pier, putting the boat in reverse, scrambling out of the > steering station past the Bimini bows, securing the spring line, jumping > back on the boat, warping the stern in and then securing the stern line by > myself. > > Any secret tricks I haven't explored? > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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