Launched...finally

[reelapeelin]

Looks good, Skunk...so is there enough slack to pull the boat back to the dock to board it?...I guess no finger docks is why they can keep their rates low...

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Looks good, Skunk...so is there enough slack to pull the boat back to the dock to board it?...I guess no finger docks is why they can keep their rates low...

Had to use a spring line, which I never used before(except on a 550 ft destroyer). I like to back in so the thing they suggest is use a 2x6 plank to the swim platform to board. (hence i finally mounted a swim platform)

Its actually ALOT easier to board than at my old dock, which had a 4-5ft tide (and ripping current) and no finger dock. I used weights on pulleys for the bow lines so I could pull it close. I backed stern to dock and motor up, At low tide the motor went under the dock and I literally jumped down into the boat. The worst was mid tide where the motor hit the dock...that's a long stretch!

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

Had to use a spring line, which I never used before(except on a 550 ft destroyer). I like to back in so the thing they suggest is use a 2x6 plank to the swim platform to board. (hence i finally mounted a swim platform)

2 x 6?...I'd be more of a 2 x 10 or 12 kinda guy...and definately backed in as you say...amazes me when folks leave their boats w/stern exposed...

...and thanks for puttin' in the time aboard that 550 footer...

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

Had to use a spring line, which I never used before(except on a 550 ft destroyer). I like to back in so the thing they suggest is use a 2x6 plank to the swim platform to board. (hence i finally mounted a swim platform)

Its actually ALOT easier to board than at my old dock, which had a 4-5ft tide (and ripping current) and no finger dock. I used weights on pulleys for the bow lines so I could pull it close. I backed stern to dock and motor up, At low tide the motor went under the dock and I literally jumped down into the boat. The worst was mid tide where the motor hit the dock...that's a long stretch!

I was gonna comment on the spring line.. I know exactly what you mean, and for the same reasons. Thank you for your service.
It's amazing to me that people actually pay 4 grand for a small slip like that. It's why my girl sits on her trailer....it's cheaper, I don't have to worry about people stealing things off her when I'm not around, or storms driving her into a dock and damaging her. Grats on the splashdown.

[SkunkBoat]

Changed the line setup. Had the stern lines crossed over the motor but I HATE that! So I added breast lines that can slide, then shortened the stern lines and uncrossed them. Lengthened the spring lines to reach the stern cleats instead of tying them to the aluminium hardtop. I like it a lot better.