How to: Move a boat sideways | Motor Boat & Yachting

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[DrClumber]

As someone who owned and drove cruisers quite a bit in the Netherlands I'd like to make this point: Practice makes perfect, never be ashamed to try and become familiar with your boat. I got to the point where I could reverse into a narrow boathouse without using bow-thrusters, regardless the wind, just by practising for hours. Might have driven my wife insane at the time, but man did she like the control when approaching a tricky mooring!

As an experienced skipper said - a bad skipper blames his crew.

[willdavis]

Nice video. For me, this would have been a little easier to follow had the helm shots been looking over the shoulder of the helmsman to give a POV perspective.

[frank]

Split-screen would be useful then we could see as you talk the reaction of the craft. Good show anyway.

[marktindal]

I love all of these videos but would love a few of these guides with single stern drives.

[BillBlast]

Nice video & vary informative. Where can I find videos with a overview of all the controls on a boat such as this to show what they are, what they do & how the controllers work?? If someone can help me, let me know please, Thanks.

[calumaitchison]

tip 1 and 3 were the same. if you use the wind right, can do it with a single engine boat too. done it with a rib last year

[Frogeggsu]

Unfortunately the video did not make use of a double screen one showing the helm, another a synchronized aerial view if the vessel while maneuvering.

[your.]

Nice informative and educational video... Thank you for sharing... Regards

[quintkuhl]

What boat are you using in this video? Some Sort of azimut?

[carldalmas]

Like too see him do it on the conwy river! on a full spring tide running at 8knots

[garyhaley]

I have never seen anyone work the steering wheel that much. But it worked

[olasgard]

Next time it would be cool if the camera view was over his shoulder

[michaellahrkamp]

Now do it with some wind and current. And hands off the bow thruster. That would make it impressive!

[atanngaraj]

I think it is a bit different in shaft drives, V drives and stern drives. Mine has V drive and don't respond like that too much. Maybe I need more practice 🫤

[kylephillips]

I've come to the conclusion after watching some videos my controls are the issue they are so hard to move

[alisaxni]

very nice way to learn motions of boat in port

[paterson]

Can a single engine boat be walked sideways? I have a Tahoe Q6 so that is a 20ft bow rider. Any reason I couldn't learn how to do it in mine?

[gunnersplace]

He used thrusters almost every time . Do it without any thrusters

[tstarmedia]

Also one of those Tube Bandages on the index finger helps

[marksmallman]

He said the boat has stern drives and a joystick, did he mean IPS drives?