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Old 07-21-2008, 12:24 PM   #27
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RE: Docking "aha!" moments

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Marin wrote:
There is another method of "capturing" a boat against a dock that I've seen used by the little harbor ferries in Vancouver, BC.* They constantly make quick stops along their routes to pick up and let off passengers.* They use a single, short line from amidships to a cleat right next to the boat.* While the boat can pivot the bow or stern out, they can't pivot very far because the side of the boat is being held tightly against the dock.* And it can't move*forward or backward very much because the line*is*short and tight.* If one has a relatively low freeboard boat (as we do) this could work really well and be an even faster way of securing the boat to a dock in wind or current than the spring line method.* We have yet to try this but I see no reason why*it wouldn't work as effectively on our boat as the little*Vancouver ferries.

This is the method we use at the fuel dock.* They have lines right there so we just take it straight to the midshiip cleat and make it as short as possible....the boat won't move and it perfectly secure for a 15 minute stop while the boat is being attended.
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