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R C Smith Jr wrote:
> After you get your stern in, come ahead on an aft spring line with dockside
> engine in fwd. Then leave it in gear as you get all the other lines on.
>
> The MARY KATHRYN has a bow thruster, but I almost always hold her in
> position with a spring line as we tie up.
Has it ever occured to any of you that in close quarters, NEUTRAL is
your most valuable gear position? Approach the dock with rudders
aligned, mostly in neutral, applying power only as needed to nudge the
boat along. Use the shifters to align...use power sparingly only to
help...but mostly only to aim the boat where you want her to go, then
back to neutral to LET her go there till you need to correct...sparing
power again...back to neutral...and then, once you're in, put the most
convenient line (in most cases the spring line) on and shut down all
power. After that, you put the rest of lines on.
If I could learn to do this, anyone can!
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Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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