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DOCKING
Follow these guidelines when docking:
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Come to a stop a short distance from the dock, then proceed slowly.
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Have your fenders, mooring lines and the crew ready.
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Observe how the wind and current are moving your boat. Approach the dock with
the boat pointed into the wind, if possible. If the wind or current is pushing you
away from the dock, use a sharper angle of approach. If you must approach the dock
downwind or down current, use a slow speed and shallow angle. Be ready to reverse
to stop and maintain position.
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If there is no wind or current, approach the dock at a 10° to 20° angle.
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If possible, throw a line to a person on the dock and have that person secure a bow
line. If no one is on the dock, maneuver as close as you can, then secure any line to
a piling or dock cleat.
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With the bow secure, swing the stern in using engine thrust, or pull it in with a boat
hook.
APPROACHING A SLIP
This maneuver is similar to backing an automobile
into a garage or parking space. When approaching a
slip:
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Have fenders, mooring lines and the crew ready.
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Turn the boat’s stern toward the slip.
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Shift to REVERSE.
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Maneuver slowly into the slip then shift to
FORWARD. Use your steering wheel and
throttles to align the boat with the slip.
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Once aligned, shift to REVERSE and continue
to back in slowly. Shift to FORWARD when
completely in to stop the movement of the boat.
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Shift to NEUTRAL, secure the mooring lines
and stop the engines.
APPROACHING A MOORING
1. Mooring
Buoy
The only buoys you are permitted to moor to
are mooring buoys. Mooring to a navigation
buoy or other navigational aids or regulatory
marker is illegal.
Approach a mooring buoy by heading into the wind or current. Observe the direction of
other boats that already lie at mooring buoys. Since they are heading into the wind or
current, approach your buoy at the same heading.
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