Reading another post that digressed to springline use got me to thinking. Even though it wouldn't be needed very often at my current slip, getting familiar with how to use one now could come in handy for when I got into a situation where I would have to use one.
Our marina is well protected from most wind directions and I don't usually get out when winds are greater that 20 knots. Coming into to my finger pier, I slow to idle speed, then shift to neutral as I pass the end of the pier. With the fin keel and spade rudder I do a quick 180 and line up to the second slip from the end. I have performed this enough times now that I can coast into the slip cross angled to port, shift into reverse for a short burst, than back to neutral. As the boat slowely comes around to line up perfectly in the slip, I walk around with the boat hook grabbing the dock lines and placing them on the cleats.
My question is how to rig my boat for a midship springline?
Can I use the hook that currently is used to stow the jib sheets or would it be better to add a block to the outter track?
Our marina is well protected from most wind directions and I don't usually get out when winds are greater that 20 knots. Coming into to my finger pier, I slow to idle speed, then shift to neutral as I pass the end of the pier. With the fin keel and spade rudder I do a quick 180 and line up to the second slip from the end. I have performed this enough times now that I can coast into the slip cross angled to port, shift into reverse for a short burst, than back to neutral. As the boat slowely comes around to line up perfectly in the slip, I walk around with the boat hook grabbing the dock lines and placing them on the cleats.
My question is how to rig my boat for a midship springline?
Can I use the hook that currently is used to stow the jib sheets or would it be better to add a block to the outter track?