mjkinch1
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No matter how many times I drive my boat, there comes a point when the wind is blowing the wrong way, the marina guy is waiting, the boat starts to twist, and for a second I forget which way to best correct it, get my left and right muddled and have even been known to nudge the wrong throttle the wrong way. Then of course once you start to get it wrong, it can go downhill from there...
I had this happen coming off the fuel berth - there was a queue of boats and the wind was blowing me onto the pontoon, they had cast the ropes off, and whilst in my mind I had the idea of dropping back a little then swinging away, it all seemed to go wrong, the boat pivoted and only thanks to the marina guys, the bathing platform missed the concrete.
I sat down and started to draw up a schematic of the various ways the boat can move, given the use of controls, but then it occured to me that someone may have already done this - unless I am the only person this happens to?
So has anyone drawn a schematic that shows all the various options of boat control for a twin shaft setup, with bowthruster, and possible use of rudders? It would be nice to keep it on the helm just in case.. I suspect the same may be true of Z drives and single engines as well.
Just a thought.......
Martyn
I had this happen coming off the fuel berth - there was a queue of boats and the wind was blowing me onto the pontoon, they had cast the ropes off, and whilst in my mind I had the idea of dropping back a little then swinging away, it all seemed to go wrong, the boat pivoted and only thanks to the marina guys, the bathing platform missed the concrete.
I sat down and started to draw up a schematic of the various ways the boat can move, given the use of controls, but then it occured to me that someone may have already done this - unless I am the only person this happens to?
So has anyone drawn a schematic that shows all the various options of boat control for a twin shaft setup, with bowthruster, and possible use of rudders? It would be nice to keep it on the helm just in case.. I suspect the same may be true of Z drives and single engines as well.
Just a thought.......
Martyn