Backing into your slips

ITD · 05-02-2017, 10:36 AM

Make sure it is deep enough and account for wave action at rest. A friend had an ocean boat and lost a very expensive propeller when a shaft broke. It is thought one of the slips he backed into wasn't deep enough and the prop was hitting the bottom at low tide causing damage.

persistence · 05-02-2017, 11:08 AM

I also count how many turns on the wheel lock to lock. I have 5 turns, so I know about 2.5, the rudders are amidship. Can be a pain to keep track of, but helps me. I center them before I start maneuvering.

05-02-2017, 10:36 AM	#1
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,939 Thanks: 481 Thanked 695 Times in 390 Posts	Make sure it is deep enough and account for wave action at rest. A friend had an ocean boat and lost a very expensive propeller when a shaft broke. It is thought one of the slips he backed into wasn't deep enough and the prop was hitting the bottom at low tide causing damage.

05-02-2017, 11:08 AM	#2
persistence Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 109 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	I also count how many turns on the wheel lock to lock. I have 5 turns, so I know about 2.5, the rudders are amidship. Can be a pain to keep track of, but helps me. I center them before I start maneuvering.