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Confessions of a Total Doofus
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 499258" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>First, set your low speed screw on the side of your motor (if your engine has one) so that it doesn't go so slow that it stalls.</p><p></p><p>Then, approach the dock slowly, and pop it in reverse for a second or two to use as brakes.</p><p></p><p>Then, it either takes practice, or have a friend who is very experienced with a boat like yours to show you how they do it, and THEN practice.</p><p></p><p>I have taught many of my friends my way of docking, and now they are confident. But it took me quite a bit of practice to get it down pat, and even then, sometimes in a strange boat or with a funny wind or tide, I still have to back off and try several times. It happens to the best of us!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 499258, member: 4972"] First, set your low speed screw on the side of your motor (if your engine has one) so that it doesn't go so slow that it stalls. Then, approach the dock slowly, and pop it in reverse for a second or two to use as brakes. Then, it either takes practice, or have a friend who is very experienced with a boat like yours to show you how they do it, and THEN practice. I have taught many of my friends my way of docking, and now they are confident. But it took me quite a bit of practice to get it down pat, and even then, sometimes in a strange boat or with a funny wind or tide, I still have to back off and try several times. It happens to the best of us! [/QUOTE]
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