[C38] performance

[Kerry Grimes]

Ken

My fairway is narrow and I'm in a double slip with my boat to the port. 
    When I leave I have to back to the starboard and go forward to the 
port.  In order to do this I take a 60 foot line and loop it to the rear 
most dock cleat on the finger dock to my starboard.  I tie one end to my 
starboard rear cleat on the boat and the other end also returns to the 
boat where it is loosely tied to a stantion near the helm.  The line is 
kept loose at the beginning.  When we are about half way out of the slip 
the line becomes taunt and it begins to pull the stern to the starboard. 
  The back of the boat continues to circle to the starboard at the 
radius set by the line.  Too big, we pull the line in a little.  Too 
short and we let the line out a little.  But the back of the boat is 
always in your control because of the line.  Even with the prop walk 
pulling the back of the boat to the port the line pulls it to the 
starboard.  Then when you are finished backing out and want to go 
forward you untie the line on the stantion and throw it towards the dock 
then grab the other end of the line and pull it aboard.

But when there is very little wind we just walk the boat out of the slip.

Kerry Grimes
Little Breeze
139

Ken wrote:
> I recently bought a '83 Catalina and I am in the process of getting to 
> know the boat. It has the standard 21 hp Universal and two blade prop. 
> My big problem is when I am trying to back out of my slip the stern 
> moves hard to the port no mater which way I turn the wheel. My slip is 
> pretty tight length and width wise.
> Is there some way I can get more power and control without getting a 
> bigger engine? What's the best way to turn the helm when I back up in a 
> tight area to keep the stern swinging to the left?
>  Ken
> Catalina 38 hull #251
> 
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