Dennis:
There is a gadget, not sure what the correct name is, maybe called a
'line pole'.......you simply place the outer loop on it and reach down
on drop your line on the pier cleat.
I have one but never use it.....I just step off the boat through my
starboard gate where I have a line with a 'snubber' on it with the outer
end with a loop hanging on the top lifeline at the gate and the inboard
end loop around my primary winch.
If I didn't want to leave the cockpit, I would use the 'line pole' but
that is one more thing to take out and put away, although it could stay
on the coach roof resting on the handrail.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2018-08-08 6:25 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List 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 <mailto: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
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