Dock & Go

[Bransher]

Interesting video demonstrating Beneteau's new Dock & Go system. It shows a 50' Beneteau turning on a dime and parallel parking.

See it HERE.

I want to be able to do that with my 26M.

[SkiDeep2001]

Side Thrusters are a nice little MOD to any boat, I want them and some Jimmy B, to go with the flow. Rob

[Catigale]

You can't quite parallel park but the technique known as back and fill is good to know

[kmclemore]

Indeed, as Steph says, "back and fill" is the only way to go in tight spaces, and you don't really need a thruster.

Here's a movie of how it's done:

http://www.videos.sailingcourse.com/cru ... ivot-0.wmv

[Pacamac-uk]

Interesting video demonstrating Beneteau's new Dock & Go system. It shows a 50' Beneteau turning on a dime and parallel parking.

See it HERE.

I want to be able to do that with my 26M.

And on a windy day??????

[K9Kampers]

And on a windy day??????

Fenders & pray!!!

[Russ]

Interesting video demonstrating Beneteau's new Dock & Go system. It shows a 50' Beneteau turning on a dime and parallel parking.

See it HERE.

I want to be able to do that with my 26M.

For an extra $400,000, you can.

[Bransher]

Back and Fill, very nice. Never saw that before.
Learn something new every day.
Have to practice that the next time out.
Thanks for enlightening me.

[John McDonough]

I want to be able to do that with my 26M.

For an extra $400,000, you can.

I can furnish & install thrusters on you Mac 26 for less than $10,000.

If you want to spend $400.000 we can furnish and install a helicopter system and you can sell your trailor.

[Bransher]

John, if I had $400,000.00 to spend, I doubt that I would be spending it on accessories for a Mac.
Not that there is anything wrong with a Mac. (reminds me of a Jerry Seinfeld episode)

[Rick Westlake]

I've got a great idea for a million-dollar mod for a MacGregor 19 - dinghy davits!

They'd go on a Gunboat catamaran, so I could use it to carry the Mac across the oceans....

[John McDonough]

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If I had $400,000 to spend,
I would have an exotic Sailing yacht with a Mac 26 hanging in the davits.

[Québec 1]

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If I had $400,000 to spend,
I would have an exotic Sailing yacht with a Mac 26 hanging in the davits.

If I had $400,000 to spend,
I would not have posted this!

[kmclemore]

if I had $400,000.00 to spend, [/i])[/size]

If I had $400,000 to spend,
I would have an exotic Sailing yacht with a Mac 26 hanging in the davits.

If I had $400,000 to spend,
I would not have posted this!

If I had $400,000 to spend,
you'd all be smoking a Romeo Y Julieta.

[DaveB]

All we need is a bow thruster, we already have the outboard to act as a sail drive.
I come into the Dock ramp that is exposed for a mile in 2-3 ft. following seas often, sometimes I have to anchor and sober up to plan the tactical maneuver in advance.

Dave