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I have found on my boats.....two errors in backing consistently made.
In Response To: Taking a lesson on backing a full keeler into a dock. 
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() One is to throw the helm hard over for any reason. Just brakes the whole thing in my experience. The other is to use too much throttle. It takes a delicate balance of gaining way in backing and over coming cross winds or currents.
Boats on either side will, of course, cause panic, at least for me. 
The only time I'd give full throttle or full helm is when using the prop wash to suck a stern into the dock in parallel parking.
Messages In This Thread
- Taking a lesson on backing a full keeler into a dock.
- Bow thruster, I don't want one but It's really needed.
- I have found on my boats.....two errors in backing consistently made.
- I learned a lot from this article
- It probably is impossible in any event, not just your keel.
- USE LINES
