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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-09-2016, 10:19
Replies: 27
Views: 9,892
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Docking with a spring line

In the Baltic, there are few cleats, and mostly RINGS. Ack! :banghead:

I have a special Swedish boothook with a clever rotating hook, which lets your thread a rope through such a ring, but it's...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-09-2016, 03:33
Replies: 27
Views: 9,892
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Docking with a spring line

That's the way I normally do it. But can be difficult in a tight berth, and also when you are being strongly blown off and the spring line is not very short.


I am lucky to have big electric...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-09-2016, 03:26
Replies: 27
Views: 9,892
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Docking with a spring line

Wow!! :thumb:
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 16-09-2016, 12:47
Replies: 27
Views: 9,892
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Docking with a spring line

That's an excellent technique! :thumb:

I'll file that away in my database of tricks, thanks.

Just don't get that rope in your prop :eek:

You could haul it in with a winch, and just haul...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 16-09-2016, 11:50
Replies: 27
Views: 9,892
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Docking with a spring line

I do this all the time. And it's complicated by the relatively high freeboard of my boat. The cleats on low pontoons are a LONG way down.


I loop one end of the midship spring on a midship deck...
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