sbw1
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- Oct 10, 2006
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This works very well with twin inboards as well. Sterning into a tight slip with say a 15-20 mph cross wind and narrow fairway, is best done backing with the stern into the wind, and then laying the downwind rub rail up against a downwind spring piling and then backing down while pulling the bow around to line up with the slip opening. Done slowly, nothing gets broken and there is little drama. This becomes second nature with experience. Until you learn to perform this maneuver, docking is an adventure.twin i/o's should be backed into the wind almost always, use the outside engine and the steering wheel to bring the boat around. the pivot point on i/o's is too far astern to use just the throttles like us inboard people. my first boat was a 27 rinker with single bravo 3. always set up to back into the wind even if there is a cross wind. back into and then turn the wheel the drive will pull the boat around.