[Public-list] how do you back this darn thing up?

[Gail DeMoss]

Our experience when we had to back into a slip was to start far enough 
from the slip, give it a whole lot of power and get the water & boat 
moving.  Go out in open water and practice to see how much power, how 
much distance and where to hold the rudder to make the Alberg back 
straight down.  Of course this only works well when there is no wind and 
no one is watching.  Installing lots of bumpers/fenders on the pier also 
works! :-)

James Schueler wrote:

> Hello all.
>  
> Having sailed my Alberg last year I am fairly familiar with the problems
> that seem to exist when attempting to steer a short course in reverse.
> It doesn't appear that it responds well to the rudder, at best; at
> worst, there have been times when I've had the boat headed in the
> opposite direction to that which I was steering (in reverse). My problem
> is this: I am not at a mooring this year as I was last year. I now have
> to back the boat into a rather narrow slot between two pilings which
> puts the stern to the dock and enables us to get off. However, it's
> tough to say the least. I tried 6 times yesterday before I was able to
> get it into the slip. I'd put it in reverse and the boat would just back
> up in any direction it wanted, no matter that I was guiding it with the
> rudder. A whole season of this is going to be a pain in the neck. Any
> advice?
>  
> James Schueler
> 'Oddyseus' #170
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