capnsensible
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I use boat on the left side of the picture. If I stand on the far end, I sink to my ankles, so I delegate. 
Finger pontoons.
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capnsensible
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The guy who owns the rib fancies spanish naval knitting.
dunedin
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Luxury ! Many in Norway and the Baltic are simply narrow and shiny metal poles!
PS. I suspect you are not supposed to walk on them, just hook ropes on.
PS. I suspect you are not supposed to walk on them, just hook ropes on.
Snowgoose-1
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I like it. Bit of a challenge.
capnsensible
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Need to retrieve the spring line quite often. Also it's a big help for someone to be on the finger when putting the cockpit cover on which covers the boat from the windscreen to the engine. I'm cool with all that having taken the boat out shedloads and only got my feet wet twice.
I remember well the ones in St Vasst and one or two other French marinas. Quite sporting on windy days.
I remember well the ones in St Vasst and one or two other French marinas. Quite sporting on windy days.
dunedin
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Well if everybody used spliced loops on the ends of their mooring ropes ………………….. no I won’t go there
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capnsensible
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Good one.Well if everybody used splice loops on the ends of their mooring ropes ………………….. no I won’t go there
You can't quite see but our bow docklines are secured to the upright of one leg of the cleat with a round turn and two half hitches. Like wot I was taught. I was taught how to do eyesplices too......
capnsensible
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Yeah, those end fenders are tied to the finger, very helpful. The further south you go the more the uv knackers fenders....
SaltyC
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If you can't tie knots tie lots.
johnalison
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Those fingers are quite common in the Baltic and they make the best use of the space. Since everyone there boards and deboards from the bow nobody gets wet in the process and it is left to English visitors and Jesus to attempt to walk on them. Another version is alternating skinny and normal fingers for single occupancy, which also works fine.
Snowgoose-1
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I think marinas should quote their finger "bouncyness" values. Zero being none with 10 being completely submerged and likely to be catapulted back on the boat.
Always interesting when jumping off your boat in a newly visited marina.
Always interesting when jumping off your boat in a newly visited marina.
capnsensible
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Boathook
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I used to many years ago. Not accross a gap but down ! Was always wary of the French marinas though !Jump????
Snowgoose-1
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Wansworth
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Chiara’s slave
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Your home life sounds a lot more interesting than you’ve been letting on.S
ounds like my wife
Wansworth
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mjcoon
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Just as well these fingers can take a bit of weight...
Snowgoose-1
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I wonder if he booked in advance.
Daydream believer
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Probably sizing up whether it is worth biting the ends of pontoons off for a laugh, instead of little rudders
