The April edition of the Boat US publication "Seaworthy" has a safety
alert on page 5 that may be applicable to some of us. They recommend
that boats with low transoms always be docked stern first, i.e., with
the bow facing outwards. Apparently there have been a number of
incidents where boats sank in their slips as a result of waves
breaking over the transom in wind storms.

Wayne.B wrote:
The April edition of the Boat US publication "Seaworthy" has a safety
alert on page 5 that may be applicable to some of us. They recommend
that boats with low transoms always be docked stern first, i.e., with
the bow facing outwards. Apparently there have been a number of
incidents where boats sank in their slips as a result of waves
breaking over the transom in wind storms.


Virtually every "slipped" boat at the marina I use the most is docked
stern first. And that's true pretty much everywhere.

Nice try at a troll, though, f.n.

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Wayne.B wrote:
The April edition of the Boat US publication "Seaworthy" has a safety
alert on page 5 that may be applicable to some of us. They recommend
that boats with low transoms always be docked stern first, i.e., with
the bow facing outwards. Apparently there have been a number of
incidents where boats sank in their slips as a result of waves
breaking over the transom in wind storms.


Virtually every "slipped" boat at the marina I use the most is docked
stern first. And that's true pretty much everywhere.

Nice try at a troll, though, f.n.

I see very few boats docked stern first around here. The sunk boat was a
bow first boat in SF Bay.

Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Wayne.B wrote:
The April edition of the Boat US publication "Seaworthy" has a safety
alert on page 5 that may be applicable to some of us. They recommend
that boats with low transoms always be docked stern first, i.e., with
the bow facing outwards. Apparently there have been a number of
incidents where boats sank in their slips as a result of waves
breaking over the transom in wind storms.

Virtually every "slipped" boat at the marina I use the most is docked
stern first. And that's true pretty much everywhere.

Nice try at a troll, though, f.n.

I see very few boats docked stern first around here. The sunk boat was a
bow first boat in SF Bay.




There must be some explanation for you left coast guys, but I don't know
what it is! :)

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:51:16 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Nice try at a troll, though, f.n.

I see very few boats docked stern first around here. The sunk boat was a
bow first boat in SF Bay.

You must be a "f.n." also, whatever that is.

:-)

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:51:16 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Nice try at a troll, though, f.n.

I see very few boats docked stern first around here. The sunk boat was a
bow first boat in SF Bay.

You must be a "f.n." also, whatever that is.

:-)


= fine knowledge.