Tips & Tricks to Docking a Single Engine Boat
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You should do powerboat training in the states aswell! Would love to have you teach me how to handle the club boats better
@@TheThegreenpi would love to, will need to get some more channel members & Patrons first.
Thanks Tristan for the best advice I have ever received on my boat. You certainly left me in a better citation on handling my boat 👏👏👏
My Pleasure Lee, thank you for taking part. See you next month for a beer 🍻 👍
Thank you for the tips! I live in Minnesota and boat a lot. Up until 3 years ago we had a 16ft. Fishing boat with a single outboard and it was easy to maneuver. Now we have a 22ft pontoon boat with a single 90 hp. Outboard engine. The first thing I noticed was it is much harder to maneuver as it sits in the water differently and the wind affects it much more. In addition there is much more mass involved. I know this is small compared to what you are used to but the same techniques are needed.
Thanks again!
Thanks Tristan.. Good point about the shore power lead. I didn't think of that (and I did my apprenticeship in electrics. 😮). I guess for me I have a Trader 47 (twin engines and Bow Thruster) I fitted a remote control for the Bow Thruster which is jolly handy when I'm on my own but the challenging one for me is when mooring into a berth (in the UK) when the wind is on the beam and blowing off the berth. The Trader has a lot of windage and it can be tricky getting her close to the berth long enough to get a line on the dock. Maybe the answer is ask for help with the lines. 😬 but I like to be able to do things without assistance. But always appreciate the voice of experience..
Thank you so much for the most instructive videos. I would like to see more on docking an outboard twin engine 30-foot boats. Also on anchoring such boats.
as always love your work, shame your not in Australia, I hand make curved solid timber stairs and handrails and some custom bespoke furniture, we could collaborate , your a good man, love your work
I'm at Superyacht Rozelle Bay Sydney- do you have a website?
I look forward to seeing more videos like this in different engine and propulsion applications. Every advice given in this video was spot on.
Thank you!
SYC, after watching your channel for a couple of years, I have started my won journey to be a Captain. I have just received my USCG OUPV Captains license and planning to go up to 500 tons. Thank you inspiring and teaching me.
That is fantastic news, huge congratulation on your new adventure, I wish you all the best 😎💪
@@SuperYachtCaptain Thank you.
Really really enjoy these training videos. So glad you are making more 👍
More to come! thanks for the feedback
These instructional videos are really interesting. I used to fly Piper Archers and Cessna 172"s. When taking off or landing I had both feet on the rudders, one hand on the control column and the other hand on the throttle. When I got into boating and was learning how to leave and enter the dock. I used the same principle as flying, minus the rudder pedals, I always has one hand on the helm and the other on the throttle.
Tristan, as I said on the last video, these are very informative. I do have one question though, you had said the tension on the drive belt should be one half turn. I was always taught that it was 1/4 turn, in other words from a flat position you should be able to turn it 90 degrees and no further. Can't wait for the next one.
Hey John, you are correct. As you see in the video it’s a quarter turn, I made a mistake in the voice over. Great spotting.
Great refresher!
As always, informative and helpful. 😃
Capt! If you could get a jet drive tender instructional video out, that would be fantastic! 🙏🏽 ❤
I’ll see what I can do, at the moment none of the applicants for the training have jet drives.
Nice video, again! And spot on! One hand on helm, other on throttle.
🇦🇺 Awesome job Tristan. Thank you for your advice. Hope to see you round someday. 🙏
Excellent video! 👍💯
love these videos Tris, will come back to these when i get my boat.
Or send me a message and I’ll come and teach you. 👍
I really like these training videos . I hope you are making more. What about on the use of Garmin ?
Good video. I would love to see one without a bow thruster...
Still love your skills on AWOL, I miss that yacht so much.
Not in the Mediterranean, but if you ever come to the Netherlands let me know, I'd love to take a class haha
Great episode! thanks for sharing! Keep the cameras rolling! 👍👍
Thanks, lots more to come.
@@SuperYachtCaptain looking forward to it! Thank you sir! 👍👍
I wish I lived over there I like learning :)
I have a mint shape 1988 Bayliner 2556 and I’m terrified about docking. A LOT of expensive boats out there
Lovely video
great job.
as im planing soon to convert from my 33 footer outboards to a 55 footer fly bridge inboards straight shafts, i would appreciate a video showing the difference that i might experience in the manuevers!
Thanks
looking forward for more docking videos.
Cheers
Glad you enjoyed the video. I think you might find your new boat easier to manoeuvre than your current boat with outboards. This video will help you as it demonstrate how to dock with twin screws:
czcams.com/video/17qiYwBHHF4/video.html
My parents recently bought single engine boat no bow thrusters. I recommended one though
Need more😊
Followed!
Great video and really helpful as a new owner of a boat with a single inboard engine without a bow thruster here in uk. I’ve found going astern much easier as you say. Towards the end though you mentioned that it in a strong tide it would be different. What would you do in that situation?
These are super helpful👍 I’ve got an older single inboard 26’ flybridge which can be an absolute nightmare.
Great to hear that you found value in this video. What boat do have that is 26' with a flybridge? I'm intrigued. Thanks and all the best
@@SuperYachtCaptain 1975 Trojan 26FB. Trojans are very popular on the Great Lakes. Love the dual helms but my lord is it top heavy. Only good for very fair weather boating. A stern thruster was installed below the swim platform but it doesn’t do much except kill the fuel burn/handling. Needs a real gentle hand when planing with two ppl up top or it can get ugly lol.
Open your windows let the wind pass through
Must be nice to have a bow thruster.
Hi Tristan
The smart use of springers in tight situations would be great. Springing off of a dock and using them also to get into tight spaces when the wind is pushing you fully beam off the dock.
The correct use of the correct knot at the correct time would make a good video, as would correct throwing techniques of lines.
Anything that John Mendez from the RYA has covered in his videos I'd like to see you cover just to see what your perspective is on the same subjects.
Info on chart work etc would be great too. Anything that helps put some meat on the bones of the Day Skipper / Yachtmaster theory given your real life experiences would make amazing viewing for me who is currently studying the theory.
Day shapes and so on.
I love these ideas, I’ll see what I can do. Thanks 😎👍
Also , previous J.m. videos had some rather amateurish/ somewhat incorrect information regarding berthing, etc...
FYI-;
I've been taught marine studies at a college in Australia for the handling of commercial vessels up to 24 metres...
Mahalo Captain Tristan! Could you please do a vid on sailing (a sailboat) into its berth? Aloha! 🏝️
We don’t do sailing yachts. Only motor yachts.
@SuperYachtCaptain true- we despise tight arse sailing boat owners!!!😂
@@kenlee-97 🤣
@@SuperYachtCaptain Thanks anyway Sir. Love the channel.
They used to film the BBC’s Eldorado around Puerto Cabopino.
The main studio for Eldorado was actually in a town called Coin. I spent a lot of time as a kid there.
@@SuperYachtCaptain Correctamundo, but they filmed all the boat scenes with Jessie Birdsall (Marcus Tandy) at Cabopino marina and restaurant scenes at Albert’s in the Port. They also filmed the beach bar scenes in the narrow pass between the marina and beach. I wouldn’t believe how boring it all was!!
You are right they did film in the marina
I often drink with the old captain they used for skippering the boat, he has many funny stories about the filming 😅
I have a 27 foot boat with a single engine and no bow thruster. Would I like to have a bow thruster? Of course. Has not having a bow thruster made me better at handling my boat? Absolutely…I have found that my boat handles great when the stern is into the current or wind. Just like you said. I avoid putting the bow into the wind or current because the boat can become almost impossible to control at slow speeds (like docking)
Hi - we were taught in marine college that - the wind on the stern fills up the cabin /after area and acts like a brake with out skewing the vessel undesirably to port or stb.😊
Any tips for single stern drive *without* a bow thruster? Thanks!
Exactly the same. As you saw, we didn’t use the bow thruster in this video. Same rules apply to your boat with no bow thruster.
Ah! Stern into the wind, hands on throttle and wheel.
@@SuperYachtCaptain thank you good Sir!
Bow thruster on a boat that size is pure luxury. Some whould call it cheating.
I hear you but I also believe that if equipment makes boating safer, then I’m all for it. We need to remember that leisure boaters aren’t Proffesional seafarers.
Ciao. Potresti aggiungere le traduzioni in italiano? Sarebbe bello! Complimenti, sei molto bravo!!
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Few notes,
- Drive belt should have no more than quarter twist as shown in your demonstration, and not half turn.
- Engine oil should never be foamy, frothy or bubbly, I would never go to sea with an engine in that condition.
- You didn't mention prop effect for a single screw vessel. In a twin screw you can use it in each engine to your advantage. In a single screw vessel you deal with the prods and cons and its limitations.
Response:
- Drive belt, yes you're correct, quarter turn as demonstrated in the video, my mistake in the voice over.
- Don't really understand, are you saying the oil was foamy on the dip stick? but yes agree, oil should be clean and not contaminated.
- Single screw??? this video is about single stern drive (Title). Completely different propulsion system to a single screw. Very different in how the 2 drive systems manoeuvre, so I don't understand your point.
@@SuperYachtCaptain Agree, effect of kick back on stern drive is less than on single screw vessels, but it's well worth mentioning, and incredibly useful to understand the differences. Perhaps an idea for upcoming videos?
Not really, as the title states stern drive. I could compare to a jet drive, pod drive etc. not worth mentioning at all, as it has zero relevance to the video.
@@SuperYachtCaptain single stern drive can also be a single or double prop (like eg. alpha1 vs bravo3), the video did not mention the number of props on the sterndrive. but I do agree that on sterndrive single prop the propwalk is not that much of an issue, as you can turn the drive opposed to a shaft drive.
@@SuperYachtCaptain what could be for future videos is the big misconception on twin sterndrives not to use helm, but only engines for slow speed manoeuvring. for bigger boats with twin inboards that makes sense as your engines are closer to the edges of the boat and have enough leverage compared to sterndrives which are closer to the center (like outboards). There are so many instructional videos on youtube (mostly from US) for twin sterndrives instructing to keep the helm centered and only use engines to steer... in higher winds it might be challenging.. :)
Thatsvablot of space
He lost me with “also has a bow thruster.” 🙈
Did you see the bow thruster get used? 😉
IF YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL SUPER YACHT CAPTAIN, BOAT INSTRUCTOR, WHY DO YOU NOT TEACH SAFETY FIRST ??? ... NOT A SINGLE PERSON WEARING A PFD ???... ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING
At least he didn’t use all caps. Gotta work on being a professional keyboard warrior.
@@Omnipotant_1 NO DISRESPECT TO NO ONE. I ONLY USE CAPITALS AS ITS EASIER FOR ME TO READ. STAY SAFE
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