Jeff another good one. I have docked a 38’ sail boat in high wind coming from the side and no thrusters, no fun. We used to sit in the cockpit on windy days just to watch some of the power boaters attempt to dock and was nearly always crash and burn.
Chuck: if you can dock a sailboat with no thrusters you can dock anything. People forget that the "set up" on approach is so important - if it isn't going right you bail and retry.
Yes, if you can string two good landings together then you will know exactly what is needed for those conditions. Every other landing will be an iteration if those adjusted for conditions. With a twin screw I got good at rotating at the bow, amid ships or stern while moving forward with throttles alone.
I was anxious just watching it. I can’t imagine how much practice I would need before I felt super confident I could dock a large boat in any situation.
Twsinc - You said the magic word, "practice". Docking is tricky and it is imperative that you know how your boat handles in tight spots at slow speeds. Thanks for watching!
Great video and presentation. I believe I watched all the videos an found an important thing which is missing. I refer to the adverse docking conditions: wind and current. Docking in such conditions is extremely difficult in particularly in case of the slip. Any comments or video on this topic in particularly bow in scenario will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
Boris: Thank you for your nice note and for watching. Learning the basic skills and having some different "tools" to rely on and practice was our goal. As you saw, we had very calm and favorable conditions. Maybe a future time will allow me to film adverse docking, kind of hard to dock and film when it gets exciting!
Anybody can do it!!!!! You dont know me. I'm dreaming of having a trawler but it was the docking that got me wondering. That was a great vidoe. Got a little scared there for a sec...lol
Hello Merak! Funny comment. Don't worry, docking is not intuitive, but it does become easier with practice and the fact that you are learning online will make it easier when you are doing it on your own boat. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@JeffMerrillYachts The aerial view you had was great. Such a big heavy ship in such a small slip. You got the fingers of a surgeon.....Well, the seed is planted now. Lets see it to fruition. Humm I wonder if you wouldnt mind lending me your ship so I can practice before I get mine....lol
Great job guys. I would love you to show how to do it without thrusters as not everyone has them and it would appeal to a wider audience. Are you going to show the adverse conditions as that is the tricky part for most especially with strong current side on and strong wind same direction. Need to use speed to get into the dock and bow in if too difficult stern in.. I really do like it when you leave in the abort and show how to adjust like a real world example (another video). André
Andre - thanks for the suggestion. We have already filmed all of the segments we planned for this series and are very pleased with the responses from people like you, thank you. There are a lot of different docking situations, we have tried to show how you can use prop wash on the rudder and prop walk to help with positing in some of the other videos in this series. We had to film the techniques in the conditions we had - strong wind, strong current, moving targets, there are a lot more extreme examples that would be good to film - maybe some day?
Andrew - backing in is my preference - easier to depart. We have a video on backing in. There are so many choices, we have tried to break down the different options. Sometimes, if it is windy or tricky, arriving bow in is just easier. Thanks for watching!
@@djmccormack I used to drive an 18 wheeler so the purpose of the backing move was to get the trailer in...which did move or "drift" like a boat in the water. Still there were no tides or "blow" to worry about in the parking part of that job.
Thank you Frank, we will, but be careful what you ask for //:0) - we love doing them and there are still a few more to complete for this series, so please stay tuned!
This would be my worst nightmare docking. Boats are expensive think I might just throw the anchor over the side a mile from the dock and take the rib to shore.or Better still I get a pilot to come out and park me up. Anyway I got to get a boat first 😭⛴️
Really appreciate what you are doing Jeff and friends. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Billy Jay, always love the positive feed back!
Love docking videos with no wind, double finger slip. Can't wait for that to happen!
Andy: Sure is easier when you have conditions like we did!
Jeff another good one. I have docked a 38’ sail boat in high wind coming from the side and no thrusters, no fun. We used to sit in the cockpit on windy days just to watch some of the power boaters attempt to dock and was nearly always crash and burn.
Chuck: if you can dock a sailboat with no thrusters you can dock anything. People forget that the "set up" on approach is so important - if it isn't going right you bail and retry.
Great job guys, docking like a boss there. Thanks for the video.
Thank you very much for watching, this should be the easiest way to dock, but there are some things to think about.
Yes, if you can string two good landings together then you will know exactly what is needed for those conditions. Every other landing will be an iteration if those adjusted for conditions. With a twin screw I got good at rotating at the bow, amid ships or stern while moving forward with throttles alone.
A1: Good summary, thank you!
I was anxious just watching it. I can’t imagine how much practice I would need before I felt super confident I could dock a large boat in any situation.
Twsinc - You said the magic word, "practice". Docking is tricky and it is imperative that you know how your boat handles in tight spots at slow speeds. Thanks for watching!
Me too
Great video and presentation. I believe I watched all the videos an found an important thing which is missing. I refer to the adverse docking conditions: wind and current. Docking in such conditions is extremely difficult in particularly in case of the slip. Any comments or video on this topic in particularly bow in scenario will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
Boris: Thank you for your nice note and for watching. Learning the basic skills and having some different "tools" to rely on and practice was our goal. As you saw, we had very calm and favorable conditions. Maybe a future time will allow me to film adverse docking, kind of hard to dock and film when it gets exciting!
Love these videos.... Well done! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Captain Rick!
Great job and great advice!
Thank you very much
Thank you for watching and commenting Peter!
Anybody can do it!!!!! You dont know me. I'm dreaming of having a trawler but it was the docking that got me wondering. That was a great vidoe. Got a little scared there for a sec...lol
Hello Merak! Funny comment. Don't worry, docking is not intuitive, but it does become easier with practice and the fact that you are learning online will make it easier when you are doing it on your own boat. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@JeffMerrillYachts The aerial view you had was great. Such a big heavy ship in such a small slip. You got the fingers of a surgeon.....Well, the seed is planted now. Lets see it to fruition. Humm I wonder if you wouldnt mind lending me your ship so I can practice before I get mine....lol
Great job guys. I would love you to show how to do it without thrusters as not everyone has them and it would appeal to a wider audience. Are you going to show the adverse conditions as that is the tricky part for most especially with strong current side on and strong wind same direction. Need to use speed to get into the dock and bow in if too difficult stern in.. I really do like it when you leave in the abort and show how to adjust like a real world example (another video). André
Andre - thanks for the suggestion. We have already filmed all of the segments we planned for this series and are very pleased with the responses from people like you, thank you. There are a lot of different docking situations, we have tried to show how you can use prop wash on the rudder and prop walk to help with positing in some of the other videos in this series. We had to film the techniques in the conditions we had - strong wind, strong current, moving targets, there are a lot more extreme examples that would be good to film - maybe some day?
Thanks for sharing.
C Q: You’re welcome!
Is this a southern thing? Because in New England virtually everyone docks stern first.
David: It's universal, our point with the series was to show options.
Nice and easy...
Great !
Thank you and slow is pro!
I always back in with my truck. Why not with a boat?
Andrew - backing in is my preference - easier to depart. We have a video on backing in. There are so many choices, we have tried to break down the different options. Sometimes, if it is windy or tricky, arriving bow in is just easier. Thanks for watching!
thanks! new to boating!
Andrew Doolittle another way to think about is is your truck steers from the front, a boats rudder is in the rear so like a truck in reverse.
@@djmccormack I used to drive an 18 wheeler so the purpose of the backing move was to get the trailer in...which did move or "drift" like a boat in the water. Still there were no tides or "blow" to worry about in the parking part of that job.
Like these kind of vedios make more
Thank you Frank, we will, but be careful what you ask for //:0) - we love doing them and there are still a few more to complete for this series, so please stay tuned!
This would be my worst nightmare docking. Boats are expensive think I might just throw the anchor over the side a mile from the dock and take the rib to shore.or Better still I get a pilot to come out and park me up. Anyway I got to get a boat first 😭⛴️
Darren: This is why you practice learning the handling characteristics away from the dock. it's tricky, but can be mastered over time.
Slow an under control
Dave: Slow is the best.
These geriatrics showing people how to hit the boat off the side of the dock 😂😂
Thank you Rusty, noted!