Sunday Brunch

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Originally posted by Radiowaves

Molly's in Bay Shore always has be good to us....

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2nd Molly's, plus they usually have live music.

Billy K.
 
Jeff,

Saw you heading out today. It was pretty windy. How did she handle the wind when docking?

Jeff
 
"It was pretty windy."

Ummm...yes!

"How did she handle the wind when docking?"

Let me put it this way...I have a lot to learn. I have a lot of power at my disposal and I need learn to use it better. I also need to get used to the controls on this boat. It's way to easy to over compensate.

Hopefully I wont have to do a lot of docking under yesterday's* conditions in a marina full of boats.

Jeff

* This was from Islip and it was much worse out at FI:
12 15:56 SW 22 G 30
12 14:56 W 14 G 28
 
Jeff,
The shifter delay only adds to the learning curve ... Practice, practice , practice....

Rob
 
I guess you can consider what I've done the last two Sundays as practicing in extreme conditions. I must say that if there were more boats in the Kismet Inn Marina I would have been in big trouble instead of just embarrassed.
 
Jeff,
You will get use to the delay, took me a bit time, but really not a biggie.
 
I'm not sure if it's the delay that's impacting me. It really has a lot more to do with the fact that the throttle and the shifters are one and the same. I was very comfortable with the Formula because I would just leave the throttles at idle and just shift the IOs back and forth from forward to reverse as needed (with an occasional blast from the thruster to speed up the swing of the bow). Now I have to work really hard to make sure that I return to neutral and that I only shift to idle. A few times I have just simply slipped and over revved a engine for the situation. So in hindsight...it is partially the delay and it is partially not being comfortable with the hardware.

30MPH gusts on my broadside while getting used to this configuration will either get me in shape fast or f'up my boat...or both...but I've never held back before because of marginal weather and I won't now.

Jeff
 
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Originally posted by jeff_c

I'm not sure if it's the delay that's impacting me. It really has a lot more to do with the fact that the throttle and the shifters are one and the same.
Jeff

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Yup,
got that feeling and learning curve. I went from man handling the shifters to this dainty configuration, definitely a huge curve!!. At first I did no like this, but talking to others and what was told to me was you will love it. At the time I was like "really", cant see that. I get it now as you will soon. My biggest problem, and still a bit of a challenge, is feeling the indent and thinking I am in neutral when I am not.
 
Wow, that is a big adjustment to use one shifter/throttle. I wouldn't leave the dock unless the winds were down and I could practice in good conditions until it becomes second nature with little to no throught process. Like a pro once told me when I was playing golf - if you think, you stink! Good lick with the education.. Boat looked great leaving the Anchorage!
 
I have the same shifters but have yet to even put them in reverse.
I just use the joystick for all that, but plan to practice with the shifters in case I ever lose the joystick control.
When I engage the joystick the steering wheel locks.
If I touch the shifters the joystick locks.
A tad different from my seperate shift/throttle controls on the hold boat!
 
Jeff ,
Trial by fire I love it .... We have all been sideways with an audience.. Some of us to often ... ITs just the way it is ...

Even after u get it down **** will still happen. Just learn as much as u can from ur mistakes and move on.....

Every season I have at least one brain fart.... Just have to hope it doesn't get costly !!! : )

Rob
 
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