TonyMS
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Well, here's a different way of doing things...
We have a light catamaran with plumb bows and transom-hung rudders. We usually anchor off. But if we do go on the wall, we hang shaped fenders on the bows, drop the bower anchor a suitable distance off, and go bows-in until we can gently nudge the quay. Then we take lines from each bow to rings opposite the other, and from the sterns straight to the quay. We attach a bridle from the sterns to the anchor chain and winch well off the quay. Then motor in hard to ensure the anchor is biting and the chain stretched.
Bit of a hassle, but it works.
We have a light catamaran with plumb bows and transom-hung rudders. We usually anchor off. But if we do go on the wall, we hang shaped fenders on the bows, drop the bower anchor a suitable distance off, and go bows-in until we can gently nudge the quay. Then we take lines from each bow to rings opposite the other, and from the sterns straight to the quay. We attach a bridle from the sterns to the anchor chain and winch well off the quay. Then motor in hard to ensure the anchor is biting and the chain stretched.
Bit of a hassle, but it works.