NewbieFromNJ
Senior Member
Been watching videos of boat docking. This captain appears comfortable with his method but what do you think?
Been watching videos of boat docking. This captain appears comfortable with his method but what do you think?
forgive my views, but the guy would've advocated not to make this educational video, as he seems to practice only for yourself.
Practice makes perfect, but why all the need today to share on social network...
Interesting. All of the vessels are bow in - I suspect because they do not have a narrow fairway and can back out at their leisure.
Practice makes perfect, but why all the need today to share on social network...
At the end of his video he was essentially pleading ignorance and asking for any advice viewers may have.
Interesting. All of the vessels are bow in - I suspect because they do not have a narrow fairway and can back out at their leisure.
That is certainly one possibility. It may also be that because the current and prevailing wind that bow-in is easier than stern-in. Also the front of the slips have a V in the slip. Stern-in would make the effective length of the slip shorter.
I love watching other people dock.
I do as well. Whether they do it poorly or well, I always learn something.
This video did give me an idea. I want to get drone for video and photos (just have to convince my wife). I'd like to shoot a video of me arriving and leaving my slip for my own education and critique by the TF community. That perspective from above could be helpful.
He needs to learn to transition from forward momentum to sideways momentum as he parallel parks to bring the stern in.
If his bow in technique works for him fine. But I'd be more incline to come in against the tide and current using a fender or adding protection to the piling.
But he's going slow and using common sense which is great.
Just be aware that battery life on today's drones are very limited - the DJI Phantom batteries last around 17 minutes. So before that it auto returns to the starting point - not good over water. You would have to have someone on shore operate it for you.
Interesting. All of the vessels are bow in - I suspect because they do not have a narrow fairway and can back out at their leisure.
I realize that a canoe is extremely small compared to a trawler. But I have a question?
Does the technique of a "ferry glide" work with a large boat?
We've done ferry glides in sea kayaks across channels when adverse wind and/or current was trying to push us off course.
All of us have sort of ferry glided our trawlers though...sometimes when moving down a marinas fairway you'll find the rudder has to be put to one side or the other and the boat ends up crabbing at an angle straight down the middle. Pretty slam dunk indication of current.
Seems to me he comes at too sharp or too shallow an angle for the particular circumstances. I don't have the benefit of sound, but it also seems he approaches too fast, and the boat seems to behave as having twin engines.
Less sure about twins, but the slip approach seem fast. Though provided fwd momentum is controlled, once in, the worst that can happen is bouncing off the padded fingers either side.... it also seems he approaches too fast, and the boat seems to behave as having twin engines.
Less sure about twins, but the slip approach seem fast. Though provided fwd momentum is controlled, once in, the worst that can happen is bouncing off the padded fingers either side.
Something to be said for white hulls.Bouncing off or sliding on the white-rubber "padding" leaves white streaks on my hull, requiring periodic application of acetone to remove.
Something to be said for white hulls.