Second trip today - it’s a learning curve

[rusty69]

Just now, LadyG said:

I had a big fight with a Senior Member when I explained to  him about prop walk. 

Isn't that what happens when your boat is out of the water and someone nicks your bronze prop?

[Ray T]

8 hours ago, Victor Vectis said:

Joshing can be provided, if you feel you feel it necessary!

 

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Here's a couple of "Joshers".
 

[Chris Williams]

Put the boat in astern gear on little more than tick-over and lash the helm straight.  Walk down to the bows with your long shaft and steer from there with the shaft.

Swear at the idiot who gets in your way.

[Boater Sam]

Long distance reversing?

Drop a large tyre on a 12 foot rope off the bow before you start, it will keep the bow in the center of the cut.

The old guys used a metal bucket but modern ones won't stand the impacts with the rubbish in the cut now.

 

Every hull has an optimum speed and power setting for best control in reverse. Find it and it magically steers quite well.

[Chris Williams]

2 hours ago, Boater Sam said:

Long distance reversing?

Drop a large tyre on a 12 foot rope off the bow before you start, it will keep the bow in the center of the cut.

The old guys used a metal bucket but modern ones won't stand the impacts with the rubbish in the cut now.

 

Every hull has an optimum speed and power setting for best control in reverse. Find it and it magically steers quite well.

That's the other way of doing it.  Probably easier than using the shaft.

'Jaguar' had quite a large prop, which tended to wind her to one side. Not helpful when trying to stop on a fast river.  Yes, I know, turn into the current.  But the river is only 60 ft wide.

[TheBiscuits]

1 minute ago, Chris Williams said:

That's the other way of doing it.  Probably easier than using the shaft.

'Jaguar' had quite a large prop, which tended to wind her to one side. Not helpful when trying to stop on a fast river.  Yes, I know, turn into the current.  But the river is only 60 ft wide.

Wedging into the bank at both sides would stop most boats

 

[Chris Williams]

28 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

Wedging into the bank at both sides would stop most boats

Don't joke, I did that once coming down from Lechlade in a flood.  Messed up on one of those bends and hit both sides.  Went over to a frightening angle before a bit of the bank gave way.  Took us a long while to stop rolling.