Some of the toughest conditions in which to dock a powerboat with no keel to speak of and only one screw. We had similar difficulty docking our Columbia 50 at the ABYC boat basin, because we would back in and the hull had a fairly high profile toward the bow and the wind would want to grab the boat and turn it around toward the entrance. Even with the keel we'd have to back toward the slip at an angle and catch the transom between the fingers just right, quick bump in reverse and 🤞it would glide in the rest of the way. Putting it in bow first would cause problems backing out, and the ABYC basin isn't all that big so not much room to maneuver a big boat when the wind is up.
Some of the toughest conditions in which to dock a powerboat with no keel to speak of and only one screw. We had similar difficulty docking our Columbia 50 at the ABYC boat basin, because we would back in and the hull had a fairly high profile toward the bow and the wind would want to grab the boat and turn it around toward the entrance. Even with the keel we'd have to back toward the slip at an angle and catch the transom between the fingers just right, quick bump in reverse and 🤞it would glide in the rest of the way. Putting it in bow first would cause problems backing out, and the ABYC basin isn't all that big so not much room to maneuver a big boat when the wind is up.
Good job !
what kind of boat?
1981 CHB 34’ tri cabin. (Aft cabin)
It says "Livingston" on the dinghy... that is my last name