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drjohn71a
Joined: 15 Jul 2004
Posts: 1820
City/Region: Wichita
State or Province: KS
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Tom-a-Hawk
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Warren... Alot of those big fishing boats around Massachusetts load and unload using ONLY spring lines!! And those are the real pros...
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Sea Wolf
Joined: 01 Nov 2003
Posts: 8650
City/Region: Redding
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1987
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Wolf
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Whimps' bottom line method:
Just get in close and use a long boathook or two!
Old axiom: "Never approach a dock faster than you're willing to hit it!"
Joe.
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Kerry and Lisa
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
Posts: 46
City/Region: Galveston
State or Province: TX
C-Dory Year: 1999
C-Dory Model: 24 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Kid 'n' me
Photos: Kid 'n' me
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Warren,
It's always special to hear from a fellow Cat lover. The 255 is a beauty; we saw a new one at Bulldog Boatwerks when we went to sea test what is now our 24 TC. Nothing wrong with salivating and dreaming!
It's always something! On reading your post, my wife Lisa had only one comment: "I'm sure glad that I don't have to learn to parallel park"!!!! (Lisa still panics when she has to parallel park her truck.) At present, the only parallel parking I plan to try is when we go in for fueling, and I'll make sure that there are no other boats around when we do.
Anyone else having trouble with SpellCheck. I just get a blank screen.
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 7445
City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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A spring line to maneuver certainly isn't whimpy or amateurish... especially when compared to whacking other boats or the dock!  Joan and I discuss each arrival as we come in; I have no problem making a pass or two to see what the wind/current is doing to my maneuvering. Then I'll tell her where to cleat off first, knowing that once there is a line on, I have much better low speed control. (Learned this on the tri with an 8hp motor that had very little turning room) Toss a line on, maneuver in easy, and look like you know what you're doing.
Check Chapman's to see the various ways they recommend a spring line for maneuvering around the dock.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
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CD-25 "Wild Blue" (sold August 2014)
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Sea Wolf
Joined: 01 Nov 2003
Posts: 8650
City/Region: Redding
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1987
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Wolf
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| Kerry and Lisa wrote: | Warren,
Anyone else having trouble with SpellCheck. I just get a blank screen.
Kerry |
Doesn't work with a Mac computer, usually, depending on your browser.
Of course, you can export the message to a word processing program for a spell check, then bring it back if you have considerable spelling problems.
Joe. |
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Doryman
Joined: 03 Oct 2006
Posts: 3807
City/Region: Anacortes
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Lori Ann
Photos: Lori Ann
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Kerry and Lisa wrote: | | Anyone else having trouble with SpellCheck. I just get a blank screen. |
I asked Bill about this at the SBS and I thought he said he was going to fix it but maybe I misunderstood. It works OK for me in Safari but not in Camino (Firefox).
Warren
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M/V Lori Ann
TomCat 255, Hull #55, 150 Yamahas
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 20812
City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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The professional tug boat captains and large ships use Spring lines regularly. Not a bit whimpy! You do what you have do do--also fender boards and large round fenders are good for springing the former for around a piling, the latter for walking the stern off, when holding the bow in place.
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Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
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