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Old 10-12-2015, 05:37 PM   #8
Magnawake
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City: NC-Fl
Vessel Name: Blue Bayou
Vessel Model: Hatteras 43 MY
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Its a feel thing for me getting close. I will sometimes use the outter pile to pivot around on if the wind is blowing. That (backing) part is the most hairyst thing about operating the boat. A camera would just distract me and take my attention away. My wife and I have a system that works pretty well. She says, back, back, back, then if I need to turn one way or another, she says, clockwise or counter clockwise. That way I know which way to turn the boat as I am backing up. The clockwise, counter clockwise method is the same regardless of how you are standing or looking. Then she says , your in the slip, slow down, slowdown, stop. Works everytime unless people are on the dock shouting and I cant hear her giving me instructions. I have thought about a camera running through me I pad. Woudnt be a bad idea.
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