I have numerous "soft shackles" on my toe rail and mast collar. They aren't actually soft shackles but rather small diameter continuous loops that I luggage tag onto the metal fixtures. Each one costs about 18" of amsteel and less than 5 minutes to make.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 5:26 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > 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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