MichaelB1969
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- Vessel Name
- Speedy Charlotte
- Vessel Make
- Beneteau Swift Trawler 44
So today I headed in to my slip and was coming down the fairway, very slowly. The current was stronger than usual and before I knew it, my bow was being pushed toward the right side of the fairway. I tried a little reverse on the port engine to pull the bow back to center without continuing to drift toward the right. While the bow started to point back to the left, the boat still seemed to be drifting to the right. So at that point I decided to give a pretty good jolt of the throttle (in forward gear) on the starboard engine to gain forward momentum and move the boat to the left.
Anyways, it was a bit hairy. I ended up getting down the fairway without any mishap, but it wasn't easy.
I'm wondering if anyone has any advice here on the topic. Another thought I had was, should I just go down the fairway with enough speed to have steering with the rudders, then slow down once I near the slip?
Everyone says to go super slow, so the above idea doesn't seem like a good one. Although, I'd think it would make it easier to head straight down the fairway.
Little clueless here, so any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Mike
Anyways, it was a bit hairy. I ended up getting down the fairway without any mishap, but it wasn't easy.
I'm wondering if anyone has any advice here on the topic. Another thought I had was, should I just go down the fairway with enough speed to have steering with the rudders, then slow down once I near the slip?
Everyone says to go super slow, so the above idea doesn't seem like a good one. Although, I'd think it would make it easier to head straight down the fairway.
Little clueless here, so any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Mike
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