Physics of Docking Backing Your Boat

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For additional details pertinent to this video please read the description below. • An important skill for close quarter maneuvering is learning how to back your boat. Boat handling in reverse requires a different touch. The feel of how you go through the water and how you visually keep oriented is not as intuitive. • We live in a world that is primarily forward focused and don’t consider as much to take a look behind us. The same is true even on a slow trawler; our attention is on what is in front of us, not what we have left in the wake. • Running for a few boat lengths in reverse and keeping your course straight is not as easy as going forward but is easy to learn and this video was created to give you some pointers. • While driving backwards on a full displacement single engine trawler with a deep keel you may find that your heading starts to turn into a slight curve due to prop walk. What can you do to stop curving and get back in alignment? • There are two easy methods you can practice to re-align and straighten your position: • • Shift into forward and correct your movement by steering with your rudder to get back on course • • If you have a bow thruster, you can remain in reverse and “steer” with your thruster to guide where your stern is heading • Another technique that you can work on as a skill is “crabbing”. Being able to keep your boat moving side to side is easy to learn and fun to practice once you get a feel for how your prop wash and thrusters need to work together to get you moving sideways. • We suggest going out into open water, away from the constraints of a marina, where you have plenty of room to maneuver and practice backing up. It’s a smart move to post someone on the stern who can help keep you clear of any obstructions. • Knowing that you can guide your boat in reverse and correct your course to straighten will make it easier for you to learn how to back into your slip which is the subject of our next video. • Thanks for watching, we welcome your comments and are working on a couple more episodes to share in our Physics of Docking series. • Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffmerrilly... • Follow us on Twitter: / merrillyachts • Follow us on Instagram: / jmystrawlers • Contact: Jeff Merrill Yacht Sales, Inc. • Jeff Merrill • Email: [email protected] • Cell: +1 949.355.4950 • Music: Beach Party - Islandesque by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) • Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... • Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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