On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 16:10:37 -0500, "Charles T. Low"
wrote:

SWS,

Thanks. Bow in with that short finger-dock would be difficult in terms of
getting on/off, esp. with gear. Doable. All the sailboaters do it! I do
advocate abandoning a stern-to docking in heavy weather, but 95% of the
time, stern-to is much more pleasant, and it's hard to predict the winds
several days hence, which may be when I want to or am able to go out again.

So, that's a no. Good idea, though.

Sorry about the no diagram - that would take me an hour or something which I
do not have just now. Or do I? I could just draw it and scan it - we'll see.

~~ snippage ~~

Don't bother - I think I understand it.

I back my Contender in and I'm on an end slip next to a 40 foot sail
boat which can be interesting sometimes - the marina is protected by
old barges which create all sort of interesting cross currents and
wind shifts. Nothing like your dealing with though.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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