Mooring Advice Please??

[ianat182]

Avoid problems when reversing from a raft into a tide by not being too greedy with rudder angle,else the rudder and flow over it will stall. I suggest that no more than about 15 degrees angle of rudder and moderate power will help in the ferry gliding manoeuvre ,even on a long keeler.My Tiger has a spade rudder and fin keel,not always a good combination for going astern ,but she reverses very well to port or starboard,keeping angle of rudder and power low. Probably have a problem now ,next time!

 

[Ludd]

Turn your boat around.

Dead easy to do, tho' more difficult to describe.

Rig lines (a long one for the stern) as bow and stern lines on the wrong side of the boat. Lead both these lines around the forestay and back onto your neighbour's boat. Fender the other side of your boat.

Let go all springs and existing stern line. Pull in your bow, take the 'new bow line and stern line in hand, then let go the old bow line. Push out your stern, working from the alongside boat. The tide will take your stern out and downstream.

Once your boat is at about 45 degs to the neighbour, start walking your bow upstream (I do this by holding the pulpit - avoids boat to boat contact). Your boat will revolve 180 degs around the bow, so the bow ends up upstream, and the stern downstream. You have new bow and stern lines rigged to make her fast temporarily, while you hop aboard and tidy up before departing.

(written by someone who avoids going astern for fear of the unknown)

My solution with a long keel nine ton boat---BUT I don't fancy it with 2kts of tide up the chuff! I try to do it at slack water.