Craft movement whilst tied up - A Question?

[flaming]

What would you do in this situation?

I would feel sheepish that I'd moored so badly that they'd had to move my boat to get another one in when quite clearly the pontoon was more than big enough.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Embarrassing having a tri in the first place
Although on a long pontoon I suppose one benefit is one can poke a short float( if so designed) in the gap whilst the longer central hull overlaps the other 2 boats outside them. But what one does with the lump now in the fairway is another matter. In such a circumstance a proa might be more sociably acceptable ? ? ?

We fight this sort of crap on a daily basis. Our strategy for overcoming your blind prejudice is to fold, which takes about 2 mins, often in the fairway leading to the mooring. Good enough for you?

 

[harvey38]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

If there is plenty of space, those already moored may ask why you are mooring so close, on the other hand, you risk your boat being moved by others and being labled inconsiderate for other boats arriving after you. Personally I would secure my boat according to conditions, leaving as much room for others as possible.

 

[Sandy]

Don’t get me started on cleats with 20ft of excess rope wrapped around them with about 50 locking turns to boot

I bet they are all locking turns.

 

[PetiteFleur]

I always moor to the end of the pontoon so other boats can get on as well. I think it's selfish to position your boat so it leaves little room for other craft. In the past I have moored precariously on the end, moved the other boat and then moored properly - obviously only if the other boat is vacant. Most owners will move their boat if asked - unless you get an owner who won't let you get within 10 metres, especially if you ask to raft alongside...

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

That’s our strategy, being a rather flighty boat. We don’t do close encounters unless unavoidable, so land somewhere comfortable, lead the boat into position. Into position means considerate parking for later arrivals. Otherwise it's exactly like taking up 2 spaces at Tesco, instead of parking between the lines. Having your mistakes/rudeness corrected by strangers is so embarrassing.

Straddling two spaces at the supermarket is called "defensive parking" and contributes to the eventual resale value of your car, or alternatively cuts out the cost of constantly having 'dings' repaired.
My strategy is to find a space at the end of a row, or beside a wheelchair space. We sometimes also park in the " mother and child" spaces using our grandsons' car seats as camouflage.?

 

[Stemar]

unless you get an owner who won't let you get within 10 metres, especially if you ask to raft alongside...

Then they'll wonder why no one comes to grab a line when they need it...

 

[sailingmartin]

And don’t forget to put a couple of fenders on the outside just in case someone else turns up and wants to raft up alongside!

 

[Stemar]

And don’t forget to put a couple of fenders on the outside just in case someone else turns up and wants to raft up alongside!

They're welcome to raft up to me, as long as they aren't much bigger than I am. Obviously, in an emergency, if they can't use their own for any reason, I'll put mine out, but generally, I'll let them use their own fenders. Fenders on both boats tend to get tangled.

 

[Daydream believer]

TBH it’s easier for most to pick up a club buoy, and get the boatmen to collect you, or use your tender. We use the pontoon to drop off passengers, I wouldn’t hang about there.

Tender? what is that?

 

[mjcoon]

Tender? what is that?

It's to put coal in.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Tender? what is that?

It's to put coal in.

Or drunken crew members if you have no scuppers.

 

[Daydream believer]

It's to put coal in.

Ahh! corrected my train of thought. I am chuffed now. Thanks. ?

 

[dunedin]

Tender? what is that?

Item, along with anchor, used by serious cruising sailors

 

[Daydream believer]

Item, along with anchor, used by serious cruising sailors

I have one of those, but I do not do any fishing with it, as the worms do not seem to fit.

 

[davidej]

Sounds like the average Range Rover driver. Park so that you take up the space three ordinary cars could get in!

Unfortunately you can’t move them like you can a boat.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Sounds like the average Range Rover driver. Park so that you take up the space three ordinary cars could get in!

Unfortunately you can’t move them like you can a boat.

Hire a JCB.

 

[Daydream believer]

Sounds like the average Range Rover driver. Park so that you take up the space three ordinary cars could get in!

Unfortunately you can’t move them like you can a boat.

I take it that you drive something like a fiat 500 ?

 

[Bathdave]

A situation we experienced a few years ago lead to a difference in opinion to what was the correct thing to do. I am sure this has happened to everyone else and I am curious to hear how you would react to the situation.

You moor your boat alongside the only pontoon in the harbour. This pontoon is approximately 100 feet in length with a boat (36ft) at one end and you dock your boat (33ft) at the other end to allow fore and aft lines and springs to be set up. Approx 6ft ahead to the end of pontoon and approx 20ft between both boats on the pontoon.

You leave the boat unattended for a short while after being satisfied you have made it secure alongside. Upon returning, you notice that it has been moved forward to be bow parallel with the end of the pontoon and a third boat now resides between your boat and the original on the pontoon. How do you react? Are you ok with someone moving it to allow another boat onto the pontoon or are you annoyed they moved it without your permission?

What would you do in this situation?

I wouldn’t have parked my boat in such a position that it used up 2 spaces, and had I done so I would have been accepting that someone had moved it a bit . I would check the mooring lines

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I take it that you drive something like a fiat 500 ?

To be fair, Range Rover owners sometimes do own the road.