last first.

my Velocity spun in(to) that slip for seven years and never had an issue...
but the key is slow, close enough to the wall that your own transom wave and prop-wash will push you to the high side as your backing in if your moving too fast. much more control over this effect with outboard rotation though.

first mates. I remember the good one(s) like it was yesterday.

with that said, none of you may have noticed but, I have taken a couple, errr... a few total novices and turned them into pretty damn good beer, line, and ____ handlers in no time flat.

I guess I couldn't always take all the credit for the last one!
but I taught those willing to learn!

It's true, some will never move about and get things done, when you need it, like an olympic gymnast...
Though I will say I needed 5' nothin' Stacey out on the deck pronto in a heavy cross-wind last week and she blew me away with the rapidity and aplomb with which she got out there to do my bidding
I think she gets the full meaning of the continued lack of cosmetic flaws on the Imager...by association
Thats a good sign- if it's important to me, it's important to her without having said much at all ...

As far as the slips, well...I remember when everybody thought I was rediculously anal and pretentious for guarding my boat's finish that way, to that extent, to that extreme...
but your right, cheap, easy, effective, work saving, limited, if any pressure on the fairer sexed first mates,
and everyone soon caught on...

clotheslines? how many years did I have that Einsteinian idea in practice before others broke down, saw the light, and admitted you not only needed one, but wanted one?
Two, Three years?
Took you guys long enough!

Though I understand some of your attempts to build a better, more custom, more complicated mousetrap has caused some difficulties.
TRUST me, I used ONLY a length of soft clothesline and twice around with the lines for more than one reason!

[QUOTE=Rippem;3161084I understand the perceived value of the junior high networking thing, but I, as often as I wanted, went boating practically any time, any day of the week even if nobody else could...and enjoyed it- 20 mins from the water has always been nice![/QUOTE]


Boating alone is a cool thing. I don't often do it but when I do it's very relaxing I dig it.

Get'em Rip ..... get'em !!!!




Jeff

Well since it only takes me 1/2 the time to cover the same distance! I gave you a head start this year, I'm just that kinda' guy.

My mousetrap is pretty simple, in keeping with the basic principal of the whole deal. I did opt for the bright yellow poly line. Only to save the would be slip poacher his VHF antenna should he fail to notice the line across the slip. Some have suffered from that in the past and the rope won.

The whole deal works like a dream. Saturday in the evil winds, as others talked of docking horrors, I put the Biotch down the chute straight as an arrow. Gotta love it when a plan comes together! Of course a little savy and talent thrown into the mix never hurts either.

Anyone in the bay this weekend? We're planning on getting up there Sat AMish.

Not this weekend but the next two hope to see everyone there for the "King of the River Run"

From what I hear it's more like your chits AMish.

Lucky you know our guy Cooter!

Better bring your "A" game your Royal Kingness!

The Biotch was cracking the 90's this afternoon on the way back from Kingston. Little lazy in the heat, but still gettin' with the program!

If all goes well, we should be pulling in to a slip sometime Friday evening. Hope to see everyone out and about. And looking foward to a good run or two or three.