Now this is the way to dock a boat !

[alexander38]

When do they have it ?

[Stripermann2]

Looks like September...

http://crisfieldnews.blogspot.com/2010/ ... st-in.html

[dollarbill]

Down south of here the single screw crab boats come in with a current running through the river and just flat out put on a show. There is a local bar over looking the river and the docks and it is worth the inflated drink prices. I would have trouble with a twin screw AND thrusters with the current going through that river at times.

[k9th]

two years ago this fall i was invited by a grand banks rep to do a sea trial on the GB 41EU with zeus drives. that is one sweet way of propelling a boat. talk about easy docking. i also loved the 'station keeping' feature that's tied into the gps. one could actually say, 'thrusters ahead, one quarter impulse then standard orbit.'

Sounds like some common and typical commands from the bridge of the E N T E R P R I S E.

But I'm with Paul - takes all the fun and may I add skill out of it. Some of the great fun of owning a boat is learning her handling quirks - hopefully not the hard way.

I know when I first bought SeaDog, I had a pretty steep learning curve as she is my first twin engine boat. It didn't take long before I discovered that the engines engaged at idle cannot overpower rudders in the wrong position - at least not on my tri-cabin. Since I don't have a rudder position indicator, I now force myself to straighten the rudders and keep my hands off of the wheel while maneuvering in close quarters. Coming from a single I/O, that took some time to learn.

[rbcool]

The boat docking contest in Crisfield is always on Labor Day weekend. My marina turns into a major 4 day carnival and the docking contest reminds me of Marti Gras, with several dozen boats rafting up to watch the action.