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Old 05-17-2015, 04:25 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
Wide or narrow...no matter.


Especially when bow in.....lots of room to pivot before fully leaving the slip.
Keep in mind that you have decades more experience than the OP, with every type boat and situation imaginable. Pivoting is patience and angle and, yes, can be done in this slip. In fact, for that reason, I'd find bow in the preferred docking. Not a bad idea to have a horizontal fender of some type either, such as a fender board, for the port side.

I've docked and undocked power boats since I was ten years old, so 35 years. But I do try to recognize that it's much different for someone on his 4th time.
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