Docking Strategies

Phantom · 09-19-2013, 01:06 PM

Strategy #1 -- Find my boat and then look for docking space to experiment with in a different area

sorry ..... couldn't resist, that was a slow pitch right over the plate !

bostonjd · 09-21-2013, 01:59 PM

It is all about getting the boat into the appropriate slide that you want (i.e. so that if you stopped everything and on a frictionless surface it would slide straight into the dock) and then for a split second put it into gear in reverse with the wheel turned all the way toward the dock to kick your back into the dock, and then split second forward with the wheel turned all the way in the other direction (away from the dock), repeat. This assumes a single engine.

To get out he had me start by turning my front into the dock! (sounded counterintuitive) and then reverse for a split second turned the other way, repeat. It worked so amazingly I couldn't believe it. It was very crowded all around too...

It is also important to note that I have a single engine but I also have a dual prop with opposing directions. If you have a single prop there is a different strategy as you can't back up well in one of the directions.

Geneva Point · 09-22-2013, 07:03 PM

Thanks Bostonjd. Nice explanation for some complicated moves.

NH_boater · 09-23-2013, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bostonjd

It is all about getting the boat into the appropriate slide that you want (i.e. so that if you stopped everything and on a frictionless surface it would slide straight into the dock) and then for a split second put it into gear in reverse with the wheel turned all the way toward the dock to kick your back into the dock, and then split second forward with the wheel turned all the way in the other direction (away from the dock), repeat. This assumes a single engine.

To get out he had me start by turning my front into the dock! (sounded counterintuitive) and then reverse for a split second turned the other way, repeat. It worked so amazingly I couldn't believe it. It was very crowded all around too...

It is also important to note that I have a single engine but I also have a dual prop with opposing directions. If you have a single prop there is a different strategy as you can't back up well in one of the directions.

I am pretty sure it is not what you meant but, of course, water is not frictionless.

09-21-2013, 01:59 PM	#2
bostonjd Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Geneva Point It is all about getting the boat into the appropriate slide that you want (i.e. so that if you stopped everything and on a frictionless surface it would slide straight into the dock) and then for a split second put it into gear in reverse with the wheel turned all the way toward the dock to kick your back into the dock, and then split second forward with the wheel turned all the way in the other direction (away from the dock), repeat. This assumes a single engine. To get out he had me start by turning my front into the dock! (sounded counterintuitive) and then reverse for a split second turned the other way, repeat. It worked so amazingly I couldn't believe it. It was very crowded all around too... It is also important to note that I have a single engine but I also have a dual prop with opposing directions. If you have a single prop there is a different strategy as you can't back up well in one of the directions.

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09-19-2013, 01:06 PM	#1
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	Strategy #1 -- Find my boat and then look for docking space to experiment with in a different area sorry ..... couldn't resist, that was a slow pitch right over the plate ! __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

09-22-2013, 07:03 PM	#3
Geneva Point Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts	Thanks Bostonjd. Nice explanation for some complicated moves.