Buck Turgidson
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Nah! It’s haunted. Get rid sharpish if I were you!
I'd had a monohull for 18 years, and pretty much knew how to get her to do what I wanted, and when it was best not to even try. Even then cockups, while rarer and less spectacular as the years went by, never went away completely. Then I got a cat with twin engines and was utterly clueless until I got some useful advice and a bit of practice.
The own boat tuition recommended above is an excellent advice. Get your sailing partner trained at the same time. I don't know your situation, but far too many couples have a big strong hubby at the wheel while a physically much weaker wife is heaving on ropes, a task made even harder because she's inadequately trained as well.
Have a word with yourself and get some practice in on calm days , possibly with an instructor....how do I sell it quickly bearing in mind the last thing I want to do is show a potential buyer around the boat or even try it when I know so little about it.
I wonder what the story is with these incidents. I'm guessing some sort of mechanical failure rather than human errorOr this
May be electronic failure rather than mechanical??I wonder what the story is with these incidents. I'm guessing some sort of mechanical failure rather than human error
Haven’t we all. If the lovely chap on the Quest 33 Prout in Ryde Marina in 1998 is reading, I am still sorry, and grateful.Been there, got the tee shirt - my first trip on my current boat after being launched was to go to the fuel pontoon, but managed to hit the stern of a very nice wooden boat as I berthed. The owner was going to have some work done on the stern that autumn so was not too expensive for me.
I agree with that in no wind conditions but one reason to avoid berthing and unberthing in a wind is that it requires the experience to know how to use extra bursts of speed to safely turn and dock.As every tuition advice, never go faster than your comfortable hitting something in close quarters, slow is steady when berthing or leaving
How to you avoid berthing in a wind?I agree with that in no wind conditions but one reason to avoid berthing and unberthing in a wind is that it requires the experience to know how to use extra bursts of speed to safely turn and dock.
By avoiding days when it’s likely to be windy in that harbour - can’t always be done of course but sometimes we change our destination or choose to anchor outside instead. Where that can’t be done then getting a marinaro in a rib to stand by to nudge is sometimes the answer if the space is tucked in very tight somewhere.How to you avoid berthing in a wind?
The boat might have been sold by now and the OP has done one, never to be heard of again?Would be nice for OP to comment on replies once in a while