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Old 09-28-2017, 06:57 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by dhays View Post
I did that today with my sailboat. I had to move it from my slip to the guest dock because I can't get out of the slip at low tide. The broker is taking it for a sea trial and survey tomorrow morning. So I started it up, idled in an out of gear for about 20 minutes. Had to back the boat into a tricky spot to tie up. Fortunately, there were some YC members there who were able to take a bow line as the wind was blowing the bow away from the dock.

The engine never really made it to temp and I was going in and out of gear a LOT to get the boat to back in the right direction. It has been too long since I have done that with the sailboat. At this point, it would have been easier with my NP43 with its bow and stern thrusters.
Wifey B: After coming over to our side, you just can't go back.

It does bring up an interesting question. We know lots of powerboaters had sailboats first. I wonder how many the other way around. I would think far smaller percentage who have gone from power to sail.
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