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Introductory comments about what will be covered in the
program 02:50
Proper Line Usage: Types of Lines - materials,
disadvantages and advantages of different types of line
material (3-strand, braided, nylon). Proper storage, line
maintenance. Proper thicknesses for different usages.
Rules of thumb for line thickness requirements for
different size boats
05:10 Common Knots
- how to tie them and their common usages: clove hitch,
bitter end (defined), half hitch, cleat hitch, bowline.
The FIVE basic lines securing a boat to the dock: Bow
Line, Bow Spring Line, Aft Spring Line, Stern Line,
Breast Line.
07:45 Line
Handling - the FIVE basic lines securing a boat to the
dock: Bow Line, Bow Spring Line, Aft Spring Line, Stern
Line, Breast Line. How each is used
08:30 Wind/Current
Effects: how they can help and hinder
09:00 Crew
Placement/Positioning: during docking, safe exiting to
secure lines, placing dock lines prior to docking, length
of dockline necessary, stopping forward motion; stern
line handler, bow line handler; reversal of roles when
backing into slip; responsibilities during undocking
12:50 Single
Engine Maneuvering: engine rotation direction; propeller
swing when in reverse; walking the boat; Normal
Maneuvers: stopping in a straight line, stopping straight
on original line, turning in a tight circle, docking,
undocking
15:15 Maneuvering
under way: Engine Rotation - effect of right-turning
and left-turning engine on single-screw operation in both
forward and reverse gears; compensating for the
"walking" effect. The tight turn. Locking the
rudder and using throttle, clutch and rudder to spin in
your own length.
21:05 Docking at
an end-tie ("T" dock). Maneuvering and
lineman responsibilities during the operation. Checking
you transmission and the wind direction before beginning
maneuvers
25:35 Leaving the
End Tie: responsibilities of line handlers and skipper
during this maneuver
26.53 Entering a
slip (forward)
28:15 Backing in
to the Slip: Position the Crew; Have Lines Ready; Rudder
Amidship: Aiming Point; responsibilities of line handler
and skipper during the backing in operation.
29:55 Leaving the
Slip (pulling out in forward)
30:25 Backing out
of the Slip: effect of prop walking in reverse gear.
31:25 Effects of
Wind and Current during docking maneuvers. When wind is
behind you; When wind is blowing you away from the dock
34:20 Backing into
a slip with the wind Abeam. Counteracting the prop-walk
effect.
35:20 Practice,
practice, practice
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Single engine inboard boats have often been
thought of as difficult to maneuver, especially in strong
winds and currents. With the price of boat insurance
these days, nobody needs to make a mistake. 
