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Old 10-13-2015, 09:52 PM   #15
AusCan
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City: Adelaide
Vessel Name: Kokanee
Vessel Model: Cuddles 30 Pilot House Motor Sailer
Join Date: Jul 2012
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I don't back into my slip, even though the vision is better than docking bow in due to a relatively high bow.
I was always concerned about hitting the corner of the finger when making the turn into the slip while singlehanded. What I've done to alleviate this issue is installed a 6 foot flexible flag on the corner of the finger. This makes it very easy to see, and also will show me what the wind is doing.
Perhaps something like this may work for backing in, if your vision is obscured rather than totally blocked. Low tech & cheap.
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