How much (if ever) do you jump on other boats/adjust their lines

I agree but I think you're being a bit harsh in one respect. If the WNS scenario had been "You haven't really been paying attention and as a result you've stuffed yourself up in a corner. It's blowing a hooligan and you want to avoid bashing your boat and everyone else's" then the IRT-as-a-last-resort could have been a good answer.

The preliminaries to that WNS were more of an issue because never did a question beg the answer "If you're trying to do that, I wouldn't start from there" so much as that one did.

On the separate question of how much would the average owner of a classic yacht like the idea of some numptie attaching 960hp to the classic's cleats and letting rip with the throttles, I think the answer is an unequivocal "not very much".
 
As a berthing master I reguly ajust lines and fenders on the marina and always have to protect the boats and pontoons.
Its not a problem and most ppl will say thanks.
 
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But I thought (and tell me if I'm worng) you were asking about boarding another boat somply cos it's convenient to you, and not cos there is no danger to the other boat. Eg, using the classic yacht as a bollard in the IRT, or adjusting the dory lines in the current WNS to give you more space twixt piles. It's in these situations that i think interfering with another boat is last resprt and should rarely be done. Nothing to do with helping/rescuing the other boat if it's in danger of damage etc

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Oh thats right, you just go read the question properly and make a considered response while the rest us go off half cocked.

Pff.
 
Boats are very welcome to raft alongside Lazy Days, use her cleats to spring in/off, just do it with care.
Should you see anything amiss please adjust, tie off, clip down whatever!!!! and don't forget to leave a note.

later hopefully we'll share a beer or threee.
 
One of a series of magazine articles under the heading "What Now Skipper" had a suggested solution involving warping a boat out of a difficult situation using a line secured to a nearby yacht as a pivot and a longer line to guide the errant craft into the desired destination. This was dubbed the Indian Rope Trick by either jfm or tcm and the term has now been shortened to IRT.
 
Hi TCM

I think this depends on where you do your boating and the local protocol. Shouldn't be necessary very often in a marina but on rivers and - I think - when rafted up outside pubs, it's generally accepted. I used to keep my boat in a boatyard at the top of the Thames tideway and we were always rafted up 3 deep. So going on and off other boats was routine. However, the person who actually cast the outer two adrift in the process of extracting themselves from the innermost berth wasn't very popular. As the replies here show its a No-No for some and a No Problem for others.

Best wishes
Tony
 
Thanks for explaining what IRT means. Could you also explain what is wrong with doing it? [Assuming you have carried out the seamanlike precaution of checking that the vessel you are running a line to is properly secured, with adequately sized lines, and has decent sized cleats].
 
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