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Old 09-02-2012, 07:09 AM   #32
JohnP
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I go solo, sometimes just to get my boat fix and relax. I geuss one advantage of a small trawler is it is easy to handle. At our home slip I back in using a short springline from the aft corner. Just slip the line on and ease into reverse the boat swings stern into the slip regardless of the conditions. Then I go in nuetral, take off the spring and back the rest of the way in.

In any other slips I go in bow first.

Be careful but using the boat alone once in a while can be relaxing.

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