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Ultimate docking.

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DCatSea
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Ultimate docking.

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I would say they've done this before.

And here's me moaning about reversing into a slip with one fixed engine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTZ59j7hIlk

And not a lifeline or safety inspector in sight.

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Re: Ultimate docking.

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OH, my! I'll never complain about the Bremerton/Seattle ferry again.
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They should of dipped the eye of the mooring line, but I must make a note of never buying a used car from Grease, all that salt water would not do them any good...
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"Used car..."

Or motorcycle, scooter, bicycle, 18 wheeler or ferry for that matter.
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Re: Ultimate docking.

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Not my idea of fun! I wouldn't even want to try to land a dinghy in those conditions.

Not sure how the 27FC handles, but the A25 will back more or less straight with minimal prop walk. Won't turn worth a darn in reverse, but you can do short rudder kicks in forward to get the stern to point where you want it, and with a little sternway on it will respond to rudder input some, but not much.
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Re: Ultimate docking.

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denchen wrote: Sat May 06, 2017 3:06 am They should of dipped the eye of the mooring line, but I must make a note of never buying a used car from Grease, all that salt water would not do them any good...
Did you intentionally misspell Greece as "Grease" - quite appropriate :wink:
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Re: Ultimate docking.

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DesertAlbin
Enjoy reading your tomes; always useful. Regarding A27 handling; pretty much as you say - point the stern sort of where you want it to go, then make adjustments with short forward bursts. And have a boat hook handy. If the wind is blowing all bets are off for me, but I'm sure there are Albineers who have this mastered.
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