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08-25-2011, 11:03 AM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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The boat that does not back up
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dwhatty wrote:SeaHorse II wrote:Having a blue hull, however, necessitates backing in for a year, every other year, to even out the sun fading on the hull. (It just dawned on me by not flipping the boat, I only have to deal with painting one side of the boat when faded.) :imslow:
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* Another good reason to have a white hull.
*What is the other one?
Walt, no problem.* Just request the kind of slip I always do.* One that faces East and West* with a huge boat on the South side for shade.* Works great.
-- Edited by Moonstruck on Thursday 25th of August 2011 03:40:45 PM
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08-25-2011, 01:50 PM
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#42
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Found a picture of Moonstruck that I thinks demonstrates why backing in can be a good thing.* This was made at St. Augustine Municipal Marina with a northeast wind.* Notice the sag of the trough of the waves.* Also notice the dock is wet from waves washing over.* It would have been much more uncomfortable with a bow in situation.* Of course it also made it tricky backing in.* Getting a spring line ashore was the key.
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08-25-2011, 02:05 PM
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#43
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Dark hulls look good, coming or going.
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08-25-2011, 02:43 PM
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#44
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,846
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Flat a*sed, like most of us (except Nomadwilly of course).
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08-25-2011, 02:55 PM
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#45
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Guru
City: Toms River
Vessel Name: V E N T U R E
Vessel Model: 1996 36' Island Gypsy Classic
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,361
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Bow in works best for me and my slip.
3' wide finger pier whole lenght of 40+ slip.
Bow in faces morning Sun and Nor East Winds.
Afternoon sun sets early behind condos accross from my slip.
Little wind and no wave action on stern with bow in.
That about covers it.*** JohnP
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08-26-2011, 03:33 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Bow in gives privacy , stern too opens most boats to Dock Zoo.
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08-26-2011, 03:45 AM
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#47
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Guru
City: Toms River
Vessel Name: V E N T U R E
Vessel Model: 1996 36' Island Gypsy Classic
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,361
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Quote:
FF wrote:
Bow in gives privacy , stern too opens most boats to Dock Zoo.
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******** Exactly,* Who wants the*aft deck and house doors open to every passing eye!
******** JohnP
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08-26-2011, 07:49 AM
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#48
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Guru
City: Everett Wa
Vessel Name: Eagle
Vessel Model: Roughwater 58 pilot house
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,919
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RE: The boat that does not back up
I am surprised that Portuguese asked as he is presently building a*single screw boat?* *
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If the condtions are not right then bow first, and later when the conditions are better/improved the turn it around.*
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08-27-2011, 03:15 PM
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#49
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Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,869
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RE: The boat that does not back up
Everybody at my marina docks stern in except for some of the dry stack boaters who take a slip for a day or two and don't know how to back it.
You would think it's harder, but because the fairway is so narrow, it's easier to back in. Bow in would take a couple stops and turns. Leaving, from a stern in position, you have to clear the finger pier and other boats, then back and turn or you'll end up against the boats on the other side.
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