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Old 28-01-2021, 08:57   #31
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Re: Outboards and docking

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About the only thing that gives control of a vessel is the rudder being moved through the water.
Actually docking (or undocking) with an outboard can be done with the rudder locked in place.

Also, when I broke my tiller in half last year I sailed in the last few miles steering with the sails then when I was in close enough so that the waves were smaller, I lowered/furled the sails and came in with the outboard alone.

The rudder position just followed along with the boat.
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About the only thing that gives control of a vessel is the rudder being moved through the water.
Actually docking (or undocking) with an outboard can be done with the rudder locked in place.
It's not exclusive to OB's. I think many people understimate how propwalk can be used to your advantage. I dock, stern in, with the rudder locked in place with an inboard. At very slow speeds there is very little steerage without propwash. Steerage is better a higher speeds without propwash, but those are far faster than I would be going while docking. My prop walks me to Stbd in reverse, which is the same side that I dock on whenever possible. I lock the rudder all the way to port. In reverse the stern walks to STBD despite the rudder beeing all the way to port. When I bump it into FWD, the stern continues to walk to STBD and slows my speed in reverse. I rarely touch the wheel when docking. Admittedly, having a bow thruster helps with this process.
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Re: Outboards and docking

Talked to my instructor and we worked out what I was doing wrong. Last exercise of the day was bringing the boat to a full stop in the slip. No problems with going into reverse this time and we didn't crash into anything.

Go me!!!
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