cd25d..reverse problem

[jack snyder]

thank you to all who responded with great info..and especially to ken coit..IT WORKED PERFECTLY..and have ordered the book.



thalia@bestnetpc.com

[Mark]

I read all the responses to Jack's problem and was hoping someone could offer some advice for my situation (serious tides). I keep my 25D at a marina in Charleston, SC harbor. We have 5 foot tidal swings and the tides run parallel to the floating dock. I am docked with my bow in. When I attempt to leave on outgoing tide, the current is against my stern making it just about impossible to get away from the dock. Despite the motor and a strong dock hand, I am still unable to get enough reverse momentum to swing away from the dock without getting pinned against the dock. People have mentioned the use of lines to assist in turning the boat but how do you get the boat far enough away from the dock before the current pushes you back into the dock or the boat right next to you.

Mark
TIVA
25D #142



mowind@home.com

[Boyd]

Hi Mark...

I faced exactly the same condition in the Altama river in GA. Finally concluded the only way I could maneuver was to wait for slack tide. If anyone has figured this out I would love to know the answer. I have gotten pinned a couple of times and its not pleasant.

Boyd

I read all the responses to Jack's problem and was hoping someone could offer some advice for my situation (serious tides). I keep my 25D at a marina in Charleston, SC harbor. We have 5 foot tidal swings and the tides run parallel to the floating dock. I am docked with my bow in. When I attempt to leave on outgoing tide, the current is against my stern making it just about impossible to get away from the dock. Despite the motor and a strong dock hand, I am still unable to get enough reverse momentum to swing away from the dock without getting pinned against the dock. People have mentioned the use of lines to assist in turning the boat but how do you get the boat far enough away from the dock before the current pushes you back into the dock or the boat right next to you.

Mark
TIVA
25D #142

Tern30@aol.com

[Bruce Bett]

I'm a lake sailor so I don't do tides. Here's a trick I've used when the wind pushed me on my dock. This method requires a piling off the stern quarter on the windward (tideward?!?) side.

1. Run a line from the above-mentioned piling to a point amidships, perhaps the winch though if you have a good point to attach forward of that it would be better.

2. Cast off all lines except the one mentioned above. Let the motor idle in reverse.

3. Send someone forward to walk the bow back. You may assist with the engine as appropriate. Note that as you walk the bow back the boat pivots around the piling, forcing the stern into the wind (tide).

4. When the bow clears the dock cast off and go.

I have done this single handed with my CD25 in quite a bit of wind.
I don't know if this can be applied to your situation or not but Hey...

Best of Luck

Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD 25 #496

I read all the responses to Jack's problem and was hoping someone could offer some advice for my situation (serious tides). I keep my 25D at a marina in Charleston, SC harbor. We have 5 foot tidal swings and the tides run parallel to the floating dock. I am docked with my bow in. When I attempt to leave on outgoing tide, the current is against my stern making it just about impossible to get away from the dock. Despite the motor and a strong dock hand, I am still unable to get enough reverse momentum to swing away from the dock without getting pinned against the dock. People have mentioned the use of lines to assist in turning the boat but how do you get the boat far enough away from the dock before the current pushes you back into the dock or the boat right next to you.

Mark
TIVA
25D #142

bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us