Laying it up to a dock with boats closely situated fore and aft takes skill. I am admittedly pontoon ignorant. On all the other boats I've piloted, you first approach the dock at a 30* angle untill you almost touch it, then turn the helm hard over toward the dock and give it reverse thrust to draw the stern in. Go to some docks with no boats and set out some PFD's on the dock where the "boats" would be. Practice from both sides. Find other docks that are oriented differently to the wind. Practice some more.
When your good enough without an audience, try it for real with widely spaced boats at first. You'll get good at it eventually.
One last important point:
Don't yell at hubby while docking!
