How To Dock a Single Engine Boat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2024
- A while ago I made a video about how to dock a big center console with our Bahama 41 and it did quite well. Many of yall seemed to find it really useful. The video was obviously specialized for large multi-engine center console so I thought it was time that I make one for single engine center consoles. I got our Albury Brothers 23 out and did my best to teach all of you the proper way to dock a boat.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if I can be a resource for anything boating or Bahamas related. Contact information below.
Email: nickolinde@me.com
Instagram: @nickolinde
You do a good job explaining concepts that are difficult to put into words. The aerial views help a lot.
I try my best to keep it simple and easy to understand!
Hey Nick, very nice and complete explanation of the docking process, thanks for taking the time and sharing!
Absolutely! I am here to be a resource.
Great job explaining everything. Easy to understand. Love the drone and go pro at the same time. Thank you.
Thank you! I try to keep it simple and easy to understand.
New boater, very informative, Thanks Nick!!
Absolutely! Let me know if there is anything else that you want to see!
Very very VERY helpful. Thank you!
Of course! I am here to be a resource. Let me know if there are any other boating how to's that you would like to see.
Thanks Nick. Even though I have a single engine, I still use your Bahama 41 video on docking as a review and to remind me on technique.
New video on the single engine is great too. The Albury looks great.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
I love the videos on how to do things for boats.
There is more to come!
Totally appreciate it! Not many videos on single engine docking, let alone my cabin cruiser single engine docking. Would love to see more boating FYI’s.
I am going to try to pump out some more boating how to's.
Very similar boat to mine. Thank you. I'm trying to get every advantage I can before I have to go try this. I've spent a lot of time getting my hull looking good. I'm going to be bummed out if I damage it. Great video 👍
Right rotation prop effects the response
Yes. Prop walk is definitely a thing
Liked the last part where showed drone footage and helm synced to voice description.
Also liked how you showed a combination of two basic approaches where you swing the stern toward the dock and combine with pointing the bow towards the dock at different times as needed.you could see what you were doing with wheel and throttle in each case to control momentum and rotation.some just teach a single method but like reverse parking a car, you need to learn how it responds to various inputs and adjust accordingly
I recall many years ago having a boat docking lesson having studied up on my preferred method.the instructor made me approach at 90 deg which totally threw me but forced me to think about how the boat responded to different inputs necessary to put it where i wanted.it was a learning exercise with instructor onboard and agree not recommended for newbies just trying to get boat in safely
Thanks Nick from Ireland, your video is very good explaining how to dock a boat, it's been very helpful...I've got a Quicksilver 505 with centre console, not a very big boat but I get a bit stressed when docking.
I am glad that you found it useful! All you need is to spend a little bit of time out there practicing and it will start to come naturally
Learned something today. Thanks!👍🏽
Happy to help!
Come in at 45* angle into the wind and then turn outboard prop towards the dock and hit reverse to pull the stern in. Never dock a boat with the wind at your stern if you can it’s easier to use the wind as a break if it’s blowing towards the bow. Wind is very important to consider when operating a vessel. Good job
That is a good base but that doesn’t always work. Every situation is different and each requires a different approach to controlling the boat. When possible it is always good to go into the wind but that is not always possible sadly. And I agree, winds throw another variable into the mix. I chose to keep this one simple and do just basic docking technique. Maybe in the future I’ll do a video of how to dock with wind
Thanks for the video. The drone helped a lot.
Absolutely! I am glad you liked it.
Great video. I have to do a lot of things like that on my own. Great info.
I appreciate it!
Great video, thank you!
Thank you for the kind words!
Nice video. I think the reason you clear the dock when you reverse out is because the curve of the bow gives you more space. Whatever the reason, I think it’s definitely the best way to pull away from a dock.
That makes a lot of sense! Completely agree.
@@NickOlindealso,as you mentioned, the pivot point is closer to the bow.As the boat rotates around that vertical axis the bow has much less lateral movement compared to stern.the bow still kicks out in the opposite direction to stern, just less so. Easy way to demonstrate it is to stick a pin through a ruler or stick at different points and twirl it round noting how respective ends move sideways as they draw different size circles, unless of course the pin (pivot point) is in centre
Great video thanks for making this. Could you do one about docking single engine boat with current
I can! I need to find somewhere with good reliable current to make it but I’ll figure it out. Current can actually make things pretty easy
Wind can be your best friend or worst enemy depending how it's affecting you, your experiance to conditions & how use & adjust !
I agree! The wind (and current) throws a whole other variable in the mix
Capt to Capt, great video!
I appreciate the kind words!
Content on a Bahamas crossing in a single engine. Preparations, ideal weather conditions, etc.
That is coming when I cross the Albury next month! I have two videos where I have done it, once in this Albury and once in a 2150 Bluewater but those were not designed to be instructional. I’ll get one done!
Please add the information on how to clear customs when you get to bimini!
I noticed how smooth your control is. My control is stiff. I think it's the shifting rod bushing being gummed up or the rod might be bent. It's going to make docking a little more tricky no doubt.
Very nice vid, thank you.
Of course!
Very very well done to help a beginner like me
Thank you! I try to keep it as easy and simple to understand as possible.
By far the best video I've seen on single engine docking. I ran into the same situation with my boat pinned against the dock from the wind and river current. The next time I'll know how to correct that problem when departing the dock.
I am glad that you found it useful! I try to make these videos as simple to understand as possible
nice job。thankyou
Happy to be a resource.
Great video, thanks. How about backing into a narrow slip with a single outboard? My outboard is on a bracket and I seem to have far less throttle authority in reverse. Trimming up a little helps some.
Absolutely! Backing down a single engine boat can be a little hard to make a video on because there is so much variation in how different boats will perform going in reverse. Even identical boats with different props can back down completely differently. But I will absolutely do that!
I love your videos, but any possibility of a video on exactly how you plot your course from FL to anywhere in the Bahamas, every single thought you have for us complete amateurs that have never done this trip?? I heard very, very easy to run aground and what again is your thought process and how to plot course so have the least chance of running aground? I did an auto on Navionics and it took me across bad areas even with all my proper settings? Thanks again!
Absolutely! I am crossing our Bahama in the next week or two and will showing y’all exactly how I do it and what you do
It would be helpful to see the docking in reverse as that is what most of the time I have to do
I am going to make a video on backing boats into slips!
Hi Nick, I am currently teaching my daughter (she already has the FL safety license) how to dock our boat. Can you recommend any captain or maybe you, that i could hire for a few hours to giver a lesson on our boat, we are in the Jupiter area...
Good morning! I am definitely open to helping out! I am in Palm Beach Gardens so very close to yall. Shoot me an email if still interested. My email is nickolinde@me.com.
I've got an xpress h18 with a 94 inch beam. In reverse, especially in wind and current the boat does not turn the bow around. It goes straight back which can put you into a panic. I thought seat time would give me more confidence but not the case. I love the boat but this issue sucks. At first I thought there was something wrong with the boat but from what I've come to realize is that it's normal with this boat. Docking is difficult with this boat. Any ideas?
That’s a sweet boat! I would guess that you have a 4-blade prop on the boat right now. Shallow draft skiffs are already pretty lousy in reverse but with certain 4-blades they can be borderline uncontrollable haha we have a 16 Egret that just will not do what you want it to do in reverse. We just learnt to deal with it so that we keep that performance we like out of the prop
By the way very good video.
Thank you! I appreciate that!
I have a 25 cobia single engine and I like to make Bimini . I will like to get more info.
Feel free to reach out to me anytime for any help. My number email is nickolinde@me.com
Is there a way I can DM you? I’m in the market for a 23 Albury.
Send me an email nickolinde@me.com
On a real boat, it'll only turn one way in reverse. I have a 24 deep v and it only goes one way in reverse. Yours is more flat bottomed so yours will comply with you, but not if you have 24 degrees of dead rise and a heavier type of boat.
That is not true whatsoever. I am on different boats all the time for my work and that statement is simply false. The greatest reason for sub par reverse performance is because of prop choice. Props drastically change not only performance in forward, but also in reverse. I have a 16 Egret with an extremely shallow dead rise and I have a pretty low pitched 4-blade on her and I borderline can not even control her in reverse. I keep that prop though because I love the stern lift and the ability to hop up on plane in no time if I need to to get off a flat. We also have a 23 Reef Runner which has a full 24 degrees of dead rise and I can back that boat up like a dream. If I changed the prop that could change in an instant. Prop walk is a real thing and is the biggest factor when it comes to performance in reverse.
@NickOlinde "On a real boat" as opposed to the spaceship you're on.
@@ElCatrinMuerto correct
I think you slapped your audience.
Why do you say that?
To much talking lost me just dock the boat already
It wouldn’t be helpful if I just visually showed y’all how to dock a boat. To be truly good at it and confident in a variety of docking situations you have to know the theory behind why you do certain things in certain situations. Understanding how the boat reacts is paramount to truly understanding boat handling.
More do…less talk
I appreciate the constructive criticism. I was just trying to thoroughly go over the topics and theory behind it so everyone knows what is happening. I always try to make each video better than the last so I appreciate the crtiticism
Thanx
Absolutely!