I usually keep backing until I hear teak cracking and snapping...
Ray, that's what I call parking by ear.
Works everytime unless people are on the dock shouting and I cant hear her giving me instructions.
We have a guy down the dock who has a pair of bluetooth headsets to alleviate exactly this issue.
BB: I know, right? I guess some people don't know what the white light on your taillights are for. Or maybe walking around with $$ jn their eyes. And plugged in to their electronics. Another thread.
Just use two cell phones on speaker
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This is the approach to my slip. There is no piling to pivot off of, just this pointy edge with a thin amount of rubber on it.
If I can get past that pointy area and get the stern to the support with the plastic cushion on it I'm fine.
I feel like putting a stick with a flag on the end of the 90 degree pointy edge sticking out. That area always worries me.
The wheels are ok, but most of the ones I see , have had too much weight placed upon them and the shafts bend and hence the wheel no longer rotates , and they then scratch the hull. Probably ok if you take it easy.
Cheers Chris D Liberty