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VtSteve · 07-07-2010, 01:26 PM

I've actually had occasion to use fenders on both sides as well as boat hook handy. I've been driving a boat for some 40 years, but in close quarters, with an Alpha One drive and 3-blade prop in a light to mild breeze, this boat simply does not track a straight line in reverse. The one bad part of a cuddy, is the inability to get to the bow quickly. I would try as hard as possible not to dock my boat in such a position.

But in front of TV cameras this Monday, I did perform a Perfect 10 plus docking job. Minutes later, a new Bayliner skipper performed his version for the cameras. (He should never of backed in)

The TV news crew showed his docking job at Eleven.

07-07-2010, 01:26 PM	#11
VtSteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 230 Thanked 361 Times in 169 Posts	I've actually had occasion to use fenders on both sides as well as boat hook handy. I've been driving a boat for some 40 years, but in close quarters, with an Alpha One drive and 3-blade prop in a light to mild breeze, this boat simply does not track a straight line in reverse. The one bad part of a cuddy, is the inability to get to the bow quickly. I would try as hard as possible not to dock my boat in such a position. But in front of TV cameras this Monday, I did perform a Perfect 10 plus docking job. Minutes later, a new Bayliner skipper performed his version for the cameras. (He should never of backed in) The TV news crew showed his docking job at Eleven.