Roger Long
Senior Member
The rudders on our boat are very far back from the props. It makes for a smooth running boat but means little or no prop wash effect on the rudder. This makes single engine maneuvering interesting. We were anchored in a very small hole in the wall and I wasn't confident about getting the anchor up and the boat pointed towards the opening. Getting her into a slip was out of the question. (One engine down if you saw my recent post.)
I was pleased to find out that our TowboatUS Gold towing insurance would pay for a boat to stand by and assist if necessary. I called the marina for out slip assignment and was told that we could not dock there if we were receiving any assistance from TowboatUS. Huh!
I pushed back a bit and asked why, if I wanted the tow boat there just for insurance in case thing got out of hand, they had a problem. "That's just the way it is. TowboatUS can't come to the slips with you even if you are under your own power.
We finally worked it out that, if I docked the boat on the outside without assistance, the TowboatUS boat could stand by and they would take our money.
For the record, it was one of the best landings I ever made, probably because I was really paying attention. A little wind on the dock helped but that same wind is now bouncing us against the fenders. It would have been nice to have been inside but I couldn't have had the tow boat come in with us to protect us and the other boats.
Anybody heard of anything like this?
I was pleased to find out that our TowboatUS Gold towing insurance would pay for a boat to stand by and assist if necessary. I called the marina for out slip assignment and was told that we could not dock there if we were receiving any assistance from TowboatUS. Huh!
I pushed back a bit and asked why, if I wanted the tow boat there just for insurance in case thing got out of hand, they had a problem. "That's just the way it is. TowboatUS can't come to the slips with you even if you are under your own power.
We finally worked it out that, if I docked the boat on the outside without assistance, the TowboatUS boat could stand by and they would take our money.
For the record, it was one of the best landings I ever made, probably because I was really paying attention. A little wind on the dock helped but that same wind is now bouncing us against the fenders. It would have been nice to have been inside but I couldn't have had the tow boat come in with us to protect us and the other boats.
Anybody heard of anything like this?