Thread: Bad docking day
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Old 05-18-2015, 08:56 AM   #55
frgeorgeh
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City: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Vessel Name: Ten Knots
Vessel Model: 42' Californian LRC
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Bad docking day

Wow. So many posts. How cool! Let me answer couple of main questions or topics:

1) how I currently get out: I back straight out along walkway. There are no cleats out there in the middle to tie a spring line so, once my bow clears last wood post I give her port rev. Eng only and use the walkway as a spring. My swim platform is plastic and it hits walkway on the foam. Once my bow swings out enough I and a little fwd starboard eng to get boat straight. Then it is a little this and a little that to try and get straight down the fairway.

2) no, no cleats to spring off of. I asked dock master to add one. He said if I took boat out he would think about it.
3) we board from side. This is Antenna is 23' long. Station is in main salon.only reason we have not moved before now. We like having the walkway
4) I think we have decided to try and get an end dock. Just might be enough room to still use side boarding.
5) the fairway is too narrow to turn around in. I'd say it's not more than 50' across it of open water. Less where those long boats stick out.
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