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Re: Berthing -- BGatto - S23 -- 3/21/09 8:52a.m.

Nylon 3 strand dock lines -- Bud -- 3/21/09 9:47a.m.

BTW most folks have dock lines too big -- Bud -- 3/21/09 9:51a.m.

Line Tension -- BGatto - S23 -- 3/21/09 4:54p.m.

 I now have no dock lines   -- Jeff Johnson Seaward 22 Lake Norman -- 3/21/09 6:29p.m.

Gatto, you may find these useful -- dave, 2002 S-23. "Bonnie Alice" -- 3/21/09 7:45p.m.

It just kills me how the "%" sign breaks up the link -- Jay H, Sea Pearl 21, Seaward 24, Yankton SD -- 3/23/09 9:30a.m.

Berthing -- Robin, 98 S25, Lovely Lady -- 3/22/09 10:27a.m.

Single handing....... -- Robin, 98 S25, Lovely Lady -- 3/23/09 11:43a.m.

Which line first when singlehanding -- JAT -- 3/23/09 11:34a.m.

See above post I couldn't remember what picture I had attached. -- Robin, 98 S25, Lovely Lady -- 3/23/09 11:43a.m.

Docking -- Robin, 98 S25, Lovely Lady -- 3/23/09 11:54a.m.

Spring line on first. YMMV -- Bud -- 3/23/09 12:21p.m.

solo docking -- Anne Westlund, Raggedy Annie, Slipper 17 -- 3/26/09 6:16a.m.

Anne, I agree that single line docking is easy and safe, a good skill to learn. -- Robin, 98 S25, Lovely Lady -- 3/27/09 8:12a.m.

Depends on the wind direction -- Jeff Johnson Seaward 22 Lake Norman -- 3/23/09 5:21p.m.