hi, i dock my boat stern in. my bow has a port and starboard piling. 90 percent of the time we have a s/w wind which woulb be on my port side.how can i rig lines so i can leave slip without hitting starboard pole?as fast as i can release my bow line im blown over. i dont want to leave a line in water for return trip.... thanks alan
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A big, padded roller on the starboard piling would help tremendously! Or, perhaps a polypropylene bow line to the piling (through an eye bolt or something), back to the cockpit and around a winch. as you pull away from the slip, let it out slowly to keep tension on the bow. When you stern has cleared the piling, you let go, rope pulls through I bolt and trails in the water from your boat, pick it up w/ boathook? Perhaps you could run both ends backto the cockpit, and then you could pull it in as soon as it passed through the eye bolt.
A big, padded roller on the starboard piling would help tremendously! Or, perhaps a polypropylene bow line to the piling (through an eye bolt or something), back to the cockpit and around a winch. as you pull away from the slip, let it out slowly to keep tension on the bow. When you stern has cleared the piling, you let go, rope pulls through I bolt and trails in the water from your boat, pick it up w/ boathook? Perhaps you could run both ends backto the cockpit, and then you could pull it in as soon as it passed through the eye bolt.
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What I do is to leave the port stern line on - tied on to a cleat directly behind the port stern corner of the boat. I put the boat in gear idling which will hold it against the wind while I untie the bow lines. Once all the lines are off and stowed the boat is typically against the port finger. I put the boat in neutral, untie the remaining stern line while the boat slowly drifts with the wind, put it in gear and go.
What I do is to leave the port stern line on - tied on to a cleat directly behind the port stern corner of the boat. I put the boat in gear idling which will hold it against the wind while I untie the bow lines. Once all the lines are off and stowed the boat is typically against the port finger. I put the boat in neutral, untie the remaining stern line while the boat slowly drifts with the wind, put it in gear and go.
Wind the boat out of the slip
Instead of trying to motor out of the slip use the port bow line to pull yourself out. Walking it down the length of the boat as the boat is pulled out of the slip. Then, artfully throw the line onto the hook you thoughtfully installed for that purpose on the pier. If you need to turn to starboard the wind does that for free. To turn to port you could lock the rudder to port prior to winding out and try and get some head way on by the time your stern reaches the pier. you could also let the bow fall off to starboard till the stern clears the pier and then run forward holding the line and let the wind turn the boat back around. You need a good long line for that though. But you do get to take your time putting the line onto the hook as the bow will be right there once you shorten up the line. i had to do this every time I singled my 37.5' I found that by getting some head way on by the time I reached mid-ships I could run forward and give a tug in the wrong direction to pull the bow into the wind and then let momentum bring the boat the rest of the way out of the slip. she would then be pointed into the wind and the stern would get blown off in the direction i wanted.
Instead of trying to motor out of the slip use the port bow line to pull yourself out. Walking it down the length of the boat as the boat is pulled out of the slip. Then, artfully throw the line onto the hook you thoughtfully installed for that purpose on the pier. If you need to turn to starboard the wind does that for free. To turn to port you could lock the rudder to port prior to winding out and try and get some head way on by the time your stern reaches the pier. you could also let the bow fall off to starboard till the stern clears the pier and then run forward holding the line and let the wind turn the boat back around. You need a good long line for that though. But you do get to take your time putting the line onto the hook as the bow will be right there once you shorten up the line. i had to do this every time I singled my 37.5' I found that by getting some head way on by the time I reached mid-ships I could run forward and give a tug in the wrong direction to pull the bow into the wind and then let momentum bring the boat the rest of the way out of the slip. she would then be pointed into the wind and the stern would get blown off in the direction i wanted.
Any chance of building a wall?
You know, between the pilings. The equivalent of a float? I sure don't miss marinas that are only half built. OK, cheap. Now that we're back in the Puget Sound we don't have to deal with such facilities. With our tides and currents (even wind now and then) only floats along side will work. And that's hard enough.
You know, between the pilings. The equivalent of a float? I sure don't miss marinas that are only half built. OK, cheap. Now that we're back in the Puget Sound we don't have to deal with such facilities. With our tides and currents (even wind now and then) only floats along side will work. And that's hard enough.
I have the same situation ...
... and it suddenly dawned on me - so what? Lemme explain. My 26.5 has a big ol' rubber rub rail. As the wind blows my bow to port against the piling, I let the substantial rub rail do its thing. The piling is smooth and the rub rail is, like I said, substantial so it makes a great fulcrum. I can't understand the logic behind those fancy-schmancy chrome or teak rub rails. They sure are pretty as long as you don't rub 'em on a piling or dock.
... and it suddenly dawned on me - so what? Lemme explain. My 26.5 has a big ol' rubber rub rail. As the wind blows my bow to port against the piling, I let the substantial rub rail do its thing. The piling is smooth and the rub rail is, like I said, substantial so it makes a great fulcrum. I can't understand the logic behind those fancy-schmancy chrome or teak rub rails. They sure are pretty as long as you don't rub 'em on a piling or dock.
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thanks for responses.. im gonna try the stern line with engine in gear idea, and if not successful ill go directly to captn ellis technique. thats what rub rails are for..... alan
thanks for responses.. im gonna try the stern line with engine in gear idea, and if not successful ill go directly to captn ellis technique. thats what rub rails are for..... alan
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hi beniteau 373, me and my friend tried your idea yesterday and it worked flawlessly. simple and effortless. who would of thought..... just goes to show you can always learn something to improve your sailing skills... thanks alan
hi beniteau 373, me and my friend tried your idea yesterday and it worked flawlessly. simple and effortless. who would of thought..... just goes to show you can always learn something to improve your sailing skills... thanks alan
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