Sicktght311
Active Member
- Sep 21, 2021
- 108
- Boat Info
- Sundancer 270
- Engines
- 7.4L MPI/Bravo3
EDIT - See post #15, made it!
Bout to have my first experience docking my 270 in 10-15knot winds with gusts to 20. The slip is in a marina where i will be backing in stern to, with the stern facing north, bow facing south, and i have very limited space to my port side since im towards the corner of the marina. Winds will be blowing Due south or slightly SSW so in all practicality its blowing my stern right towards the dock.
My approach...pull in the marina, bring the boat facing bow into the wind around 2-3 boats away to the right from my target slip, let the winds slowly push me towards the slip and adjust position at the very end to get me into the slip. Help from the adjacent boats if i can, by throwing them stern lines to help walk the boat in.
Thoughts? Mostly concerned with the wind catching the bow, and having minimal room/time to correct before its pushing me sideways into the boats facing east/west on the side of the marina.
Pic attached
Bout to have my first experience docking my 270 in 10-15knot winds with gusts to 20. The slip is in a marina where i will be backing in stern to, with the stern facing north, bow facing south, and i have very limited space to my port side since im towards the corner of the marina. Winds will be blowing Due south or slightly SSW so in all practicality its blowing my stern right towards the dock.
My approach...pull in the marina, bring the boat facing bow into the wind around 2-3 boats away to the right from my target slip, let the winds slowly push me towards the slip and adjust position at the very end to get me into the slip. Help from the adjacent boats if i can, by throwing them stern lines to help walk the boat in.
Thoughts? Mostly concerned with the wind catching the bow, and having minimal room/time to correct before its pushing me sideways into the boats facing east/west on the side of the marina.
Pic attached
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