C-dory help in purchasing.

Don't neglect backing around on a piling when you need to. A gentle
hand on the throttle will keep you from dragging the rub rail on
the piling, and you can pull the stern right around. I have no choice
but to pull in cross ways to a fast current and need to use the piling most of
the time. You can try to insert a fender between the piling and the boat,
but I don't think it is worth the trouble. I could also back on a line, but
the slip is too narrow to make that very effective. Anyhow, the rub rail is
meant to be rubbed...but not bashed!

Mike
 
Sea Angle and Mike along with all of the others who can dock...I think i now have the answer to my docking problems...Iam going to remove one of my 90 twins and mount it on the front like a trowling motor...Or you could call it an external bow thruster....Keep your life jacket on ! tucker
 
Hey Tucker, Great Idea. :idea :thup Isn't there a Cessna (230) or something like that that has a push prop in back and a pull prop up front? :wink . If you can back that big rig, It won't take long and you'll be doing just fine at the dock. Why, I do a bang up job myself :embarrased some days.
Harvey
Sleepy C :moon
 
Matt,

Dr. Bob has those two Suzukis with huge props, so prob more noticeable prop walk there.

Relating to the third way of side movement on a TomCat, here is some clarification:

If you put the helm hard to Port and look at the outboards, you will notice that the Port outboard is turned 5-10 degrees sharper than the Starboard outboard. You can use this discrepancy to achieve some slight to moderate side movement.

When turned sharp to Port, use the Port engine to go forward or backward and use the Starboard engine in the opposite direction to control the bow position. Depending upon wind and current, it will likely not be true, total side movement, but you can do some pretty neat maneuvering in this manner. The engine position discrepancy is small, so the possible side driving force is small.

Also, my limited experience in strong currents had the current grab those outboard legs and throw the stern around rapidly, so I am tend to try to head into the current nowadays. I don't have to work with tides and current on a regular basis here in the MidWest, but winds... that's another story.

John
 
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