- Oct 3, 2006
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- 280 Sundancer, Westerbeke MPV generator
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- twin 5.0's w/BIII drives
Boat handling basics “The Pivot” part I of II
This is a demonstration video I made to show how to pivot away from a dock with a boat that has twin sterndrives. This video shows the pivot point to be very close to the stern or back of the boat. This means you should swing the bow, not the stern, to make a pivot with a boat that has twin sterndrives. This is done single handed meaning one person with no assistance.
Of course you can also simply back away from the dock by turning the wheel however this topic is to focus on doing a ‘pivot’
Video 1 off 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GbDqzRmZqc
This is a demonstration video I made to show how to pivot away from a dock with a boat that has twin sterndrives. This video shows the pivot point to be very close to the stern or back of the boat. This means you should swing the bow, not the stern, to make a pivot with a boat that has twin sterndrives. This is done single handed meaning one person with no assistance.
Of course you can also simply back away from the dock by turning the wheel however this topic is to focus on doing a ‘pivot’
Video 1 off 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GbDqzRmZqc