Boating this weekend.

[julians]

Unfortunately, it happens more frequently than you might think and usually needs a diver (or an owner willing to venture into the water) to sort the mess out.

On my home berth I try to avoid the problem by making sure the line is pulled well towards the quay before leaving (so it lies flat on the bottom) and when visiting somewhere else, I'm always wary and use the engines as little as possible when reversing into a new berth for the first time.

It seems to be a much bigger problem for those with IPS and/or joysticks. Pods seem much more prone to sucking up/catching the lines and aggressive inputs on the joystick usually result in forceful movements of the pods/propellers which can suck the lines off the bottom.

.

attaching the slime line to the quay with a decent length of chain helps to ensure that the line sinks quickly when released from the boat, and reduces the chance of being sucked up by close props. Or you can attach weights at points along the line for a similar effect.

I've caught the slime line in props twice , both times were because the line got caught on the trim tabs, so didnt sink out of the way after it was released.

 

[vas]

+1 on weights in the slime line. And get it a bit longer than you think you need
only managed it once on my home birth due to having a small buoy 150mm dia to help me catch with the hook the line when reversing in, and it had moved under the bathing platform with the line going fwd passing by the port prop. Missed it completely and messed it...

re swimming at these temps, well ambient will be 27C at the w/e, sea is still at 14-15, so nope, I'll pass

V.