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From: Dan Stone (no email)
Date: Fri Jul 04 2003 - 12:01:40 EDT
We have a charter in the San Juans scheduled for mid August, on a Krogen
42, and would prefer as few embarressing moments as possible. This a
deeper, heavier vessel than our previous single screw, a Mainship 34. My
question regards getting underway from alongside a face dock, particularly
when pinned by wind or current. It may just be poor planning or execution
on my part, but I've several times had difficulty with the usual method of
pulling forward against a midcleat aft spring to swing the stern out.
Either pilings get in the way of the bow pulpit or the crew has difficulty
keeping a fender in between a low dock and a curved bow.
With our current twim screw, we often simply back against a bow line run
forward further than usual, a combination bow line/forward spring. Backing
with the dock side engine only results in the prop wash against the keel (I
guess) moving the stern out quite well. Sometimes requires a fair bit of
throttle.
My question is: does doing the same thing with the single screw, oriented
such that the prop walk tends to move you away from the dock do the same
thing satisfactorily? Of course, that would require making the initial
docking reversed from the usual direction, with prop walk helping get the
stern in to the dock.
Any Krogenites or other single screw users tried this method?
Thanks.
Dan Stone
M/V Slow Dance
Albin 43
St. Petersburg, FL
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