How to berth a single-engined boat | Stern-to method explained

How to berth a single-engined boat | Stern-to method explained | Motor Boat & Yachting

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4 жыл бұрын

The first choice to make when arriving at a berth in a single-engine boat is whether to go in bow or stern first. Bow-in is usually simpler, however, best practice is to leave the boat as you found it, which in this case was stern-in. Boat training instructor Jon Mendez shows us how it's done...
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@FinnishPanther 4 жыл бұрын

That's how a pro does it. One of the things I've learned when watching this series is that if you are in a hurry, you are doing something wrong -> Slowly does it. Thanks for a great video, once again! 👍

@johantyllstrom1986 3 жыл бұрын

I love seeing people who is realy good in what they do, do their thing. This is so satisfying to look at.

@nomiau 4 жыл бұрын

Jon explains everything so simply that even someone with little or no experience can understand!

@TheStevieu 4 жыл бұрын

As someone new to boat life, this is really valuable. Thanks, Jon for the great videos, your calmness is reassuring.

@qno-oj3py 7 ай бұрын

Very good. Video in the upper corner really helps. If you ever do this again I really appreciate it if a rudder indicator would also be in the picture somewhere.

@jjrdias 4 жыл бұрын

Always awesome to see the ol' skipper, Jon Mendez. What a legend.

@jbss7382 4 жыл бұрын

+Motor Boat & Yachting, I think the humour in this video; is irreplaceable. Totally humbling; Nice One Mr Mendes. Fantastic series.

@arizonagolfer2537 3 жыл бұрын

Wish my steering and throttle controls were that smooth! Amazing talent on display here. Lovely boat too!

@SuperYachtCaptain 4 ай бұрын

Beautifully executed.

@markjennings2315 4 жыл бұрын

Great, We all asked for that and you delivered. I might be brave and give it a go. Never stern-to berthed before.

@DavidMebs Жыл бұрын

Things I have learned from this series. SLOW. Stay calm. SLOW. Neutral, Steer THEN power. SLOW. This has been amazingly helpful in learning to captain a 31' craft.

@chunkychinn 4 жыл бұрын

Jon makes it look so easy. First time I did this I walked the back of my boat at the back and hit something or other at the front, no damage caused but taught me to leave well alone and to someone who knew what they were doing!

@superyachtchef 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation and effectively delivered 🎖🎖🎖

@matthewlea4073 22 күн бұрын

Brilliant base principles to get the job done follow this can't go far wrong wind and tide are all you gotta get and it goes well from there

@WreckedRectum 4 жыл бұрын

You know the guy is good when he makes it look so easy and undramatic. This stuff takes practice, but with this video people know which maneuvers to practice on. Also, the boat looks slick - Love Marex!

@reybenedict5898 2 жыл бұрын

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@axtonheath8170 2 жыл бұрын

@Rey Benedict instablaster ;)

@Nordmore68 3 жыл бұрын

Best teacher on the net! :)

@alaninglis1924 2 жыл бұрын

Having been sailing for over 40 years, and 25 years skippering charter yachts in the Greek Islands almost every marina is a stern to mooring with the added practice of dropping the anchor or picking up a buoy, a bow thruster is definitely a plus especially in windy conditions and in some very busy marina’s you may have to moor up 3 or 4 boats out,added to this is the drama of anchor chains been crossed with other vessels again can be an added drama when leaving, my little tricky devise is an anchor trip which lifts other chains up retrieve your anchor and drop the others back into the water and exit, most happens in busy and congested marina’s, but all good fun and most other skippers are usually very helpful.

@RusstafaB 4 жыл бұрын

Really good explanation thank you

@looneyirish007 4 жыл бұрын

love your uploads.

@millsi1978 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely nailed that!

@rifke 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful boat. Great skills.

@ozdavey1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! There are a plethora of videos showing how to dock twin engine boats and boats with bow thrusters but this is the best one I've seen for single engine docking. I'd love to see some more with the wind blowing from different directions.

@EZ8E 3 жыл бұрын

An example in docking in optimal conditions. Just an FYI to new captains. All this will go out the window when adding current and a decent wind.

@happycze 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, exactly 😃

@axscdvfb 10 ай бұрын

In my slip, by the time he finished tying up the stern, the wind and current would have pushed the bow into the neighbors boat.

@blairrayner240 27 күн бұрын

Great video for new boatie 🎉🎉

@Juuythljgrrdwq Жыл бұрын

one thing is that your are good at controlling the boat.. but you are also VERY good at explaining what you are doing ! good video and very good video editing also !

@eddu4361 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Useful as always

@rpm6085 3 жыл бұрын

That was amazing.

@craigbrown9574 4 жыл бұрын

Great teacher

@fishbuscharters Жыл бұрын

Well done!!

@celticbedou 4 ай бұрын

great boat handling. wish I had this control and confidence. Practice practice practice

@MSwain-yz4gl 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Docking!

@fishbuscharters Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@Landstedts 3 жыл бұрын

It looks so easy. ☺️

@alrangele9915 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy it to see how you people do it. I sail for 4o years now stolt nielsen and chell😉 first at sea and now rivers rein and danube all kind off ships. Nex year new passenger ship 135 m 15b at 220 t nice to see. Gr and enjoy

@patrickmolloy6994 3 жыл бұрын

you make it look ridiculously easy !

@farouqomaro598 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect lesson

@rpm6085 3 жыл бұрын

I’m good at parking cars but he did that more smoothly than I can park my van at the local shops!

@transitTrucker 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Need one for my inboard shaft config. No outdrive to help direction.

@bongoslide 4 жыл бұрын

In kayaking its called ferry gliding and this is how I birthed my 62 narrowboats in heavy winds, nicely done :) to me knowing where your pivot point is in anything give you the know-how to turn.

@mrscottlaurie 4 жыл бұрын

excelletn, always something to learn or refresh what you are supposed to do, berthing in wind is my least favourite thing,

@alrangele9915 3 жыл бұрын

Good nice done.👌

@brickisland6353 2 жыл бұрын

He did a better job without the bow thrusters in the first run. nicely done.

@cocoaudet71 2 жыл бұрын

“I just happen to be on my own” he says while looking into the wobbly cameraman’s eyes haha. Sorry, amazing tips, I just had to get it off my chest

@smitferdi5660 2 жыл бұрын

It looks so easy.

@deeday3187 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I can’t wait to get my captains license and get back on the water

@alanw2005 3 жыл бұрын

Like a boss!!!

@JulieWallis1963 2 жыл бұрын

You’re good!

@satishshankhwar251 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for this vedio

@jimnorris4600 4 жыл бұрын

Of course you realize that you are spoiling the great fun of watching nitwit boat owners crashing their boats into the slip. Anyway nice job, I’m a sailor boy and these maneuvers are the trickiest things you have to do all day.

@tomdrummy4984 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of neutral.....wheel before throttle.....great advice !! 👍

@940DK2800 2 жыл бұрын

As an owner of a “single sterndrive no bowthruster boat” I would love to learn some tricks and for a crosswind situration. Maybe with the use of springs and Lines.

@Motorboaterman 2 жыл бұрын

A great Marex 310 !

@mikethong9928 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@user-sv2ij5jo8x 11 ай бұрын

Hi V helpful thank you ... out of interest what sort of wind speed was it... I am out this weekend in 20kts for the first time - single screw prop shaft any advice thanks..

@brianunderwood3109 2 жыл бұрын

I like re-watching the how to series occasionally. I always seem to pick up something new. Many thanks Jon.

@theodorwalaker8904 3 жыл бұрын

more of this please!!!

@MotorBoatYachting 3 жыл бұрын

We've got a huge playlist here for you to get stuck into: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mM6HhNyC3K3Wg3U.html

@theodorwalaker8904 3 жыл бұрын

@@MotorBoatYachting omg thats heaven

@ragnargranum7374 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Nice videos, very helpful . I see a lot of them , thanks! I should Dock Stern in, at a riverside marina , there is 2 poles 35 fot from land that i have to pass between backwards…even with bowthurster i struggle so i go bow in, do you have any tricks or tips on how to do it.. The river is slow moving, 2-3 kt or so, brackish waters. Thanks.

@anthonyroby296 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! What brand is your PFD?

@markomarten 2 жыл бұрын

Practice is something that takes time. A single screw boat with wind and tide working against each other is a challenge but can be done. You can always try a second time if you need to, patience does pay off.

@Thomas-sv6jr 2 жыл бұрын

So do you always want to back in with a single prop? I am going to be involved with a 32' single engine built in the 70s with no thrusters, so I am nervous about docking. I definitely would appreciate more scenarios.

@chrismorris9396 3 жыл бұрын

Can we have a video on how to setup the lines when stern to berthing using the rear winches

@garryhall9660 3 жыл бұрын

main learning point use the wind as your friend if you can.

@cbrooks2767 3 ай бұрын

Is there such a thing as a bow thruster that you can leave running a tiny bit while you leave the boat to tie up in order to keep crosswind from pushing you into a neighboring boat?

@gonzalo7604 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jon thank you for this, it was very clear and instructive. A question from someone who's only experienced sailboats ; I'm guessing when you're in neutral the boat almost don't respond to the steering, and you need to get the propeller to turn a little bit for the boat to start turning, is that right? Thank you!

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Stern drives don't have rudder, but instead require the whole leg on a stern drive to turn and at the same time the prop has to be operating to be able to turn the boat.

@quantum_entangled_tardigrade 4 жыл бұрын

How to: Birf like a BOSS. :)

@patrislemair1754 3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂

@MrFlyingguy 4 жыл бұрын

i havent got a boat but loved every minute for informative value alone, when a pilot sets a plane down nicely, people say 'Nice Landing' whats the appropriate term for parking a boat and do some models have parking sensors and auto park?

@nahnope8581 4 жыл бұрын

People often will say "nice poop" as ships were traditionally docked and piloted from the poop deck

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Omg.

@genuismensa 3 жыл бұрын

LOL you might want to just park without the bow thruster, you made it look easy. The second time seemed like it took you even more time.

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

He was overdramatising for the video on purpose.

@gregorfirbas8284 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial, tnx! And a nice boat 🙌🏻 which one is it?

@MotorBoatYachting 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gregor - we used a Marex 310 Sun Cruiser for this video

@CheersWarren 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done but you had an outdrive . It’s completely different with a fixed shaft drive . All that wheel spinning does nothing . I’ll watch for the next video about a true single engine shaft drive , no thruster! ( that’s what I have!) cheers warren

@PhilbyFavourites 4 жыл бұрын

warp21drive: with yours it’s more about initial set up. Where you place the boat at the start of the process, it all flows from there. Knowing the prop wash and the way the stern kicks when astern. If you use these components to your advantage rather than fight them you are 75% of the way there.

@dawnfrappollo 2 ай бұрын

Is that a bow thruster too?

@willieboy8798 2 жыл бұрын

watch this about ten thousand more times to get it right!!!lol

@user-nt9nd7xm5f 7 ай бұрын

Always approach a dock at the speed your prepared to hit it at ⛵💨

@thomasintressen 4 жыл бұрын

What type of boat are you using and what model? Marex? 31 feet I think I heard but it looks far bigger?

@MotorBoatYachting 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's a Marex 310 Sun Cruiser, we did a full test drive review a few years back: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcl6a5ycssDXnHU.html

@lostpharaoh6057 2 жыл бұрын

What boat is that? Such a beauty!

@MotorBoatYachting 2 жыл бұрын

It's a Marex 310SC - here's our review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcl6a5ycssDXnHU.html

@johnperreault116 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad my boat has 2 engines and a bow thruster. My favorite passtime is practicing parallel parking at the fuel dock

@grahamhunter9565 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any propwalk? Do you have any rudder or is it just a prop on a leg? This type of boat handles far differently than a traditional single propped boat that has a fixed proppler ahead of a large rudder

@muratisteinkeks 4 жыл бұрын

Graham Hunter The boat probably has two counter rotating props on the outdrive. So there is no prop walk as they cancel each other out. With an outdrive you have very sharp controls even at low speed and in reverse.

@user-ys7gw2xc6h 11 ай бұрын

That's the easiest way to berth the boat, it will hang like a flag in the breeze. Going stern in on the opposite side, with wind (or tide) on the bow is trickier, or with a decent cross wind blowing you off your berth. As well presented as it is, this is ideal conditions.

@simonmiller5118 3 жыл бұрын

How do you dock a boat in a crowded marina when the wind is a blowin? Sloooooooowly.

@BigyetiTechnologies 4 жыл бұрын

This is different to what I've seen. The video I saw showed them going past the turn in then coming in from the other side into the wind/current.

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, strange hey, also worth noting that many different skippers do thing a few different ways, but from the dock, you only notice the vessel ,but not how the skipper controls his vessel.

@mcd930 4 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me what brand dual shifter he has on this boat?

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Single shifter for a single ENGINED BOAT this one.

@ttabbles 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of drive is on this boat??

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Stern drive, with a Volvo diesel engine.

@59patrickw 4 жыл бұрын

if you are single crew when would you put your fenders out

@MotorBoatYachting 4 жыл бұрын

Good question, we've got a whole other video on berthing single-handed: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gal2iaum2py4qIE.html

@59patrickw 4 жыл бұрын

@@MotorBoatYachting thank you

@atanngaraj5633 3 жыл бұрын

I think, this one is a stern drive. Not a shaft drive.

@cme4brain11 3 жыл бұрын

Docking that particular boat is 100% easier with digital shift and throttle. Doing with a non-linear cable connection is much harder.

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Incorrect-cable driven throttle is more linear in my experience.

@zeroqll 2 жыл бұрын

Learn to berth a single engine with no bow thrusters and you can dock anything.

@potuspeck6991 Жыл бұрын

Let me see you do this with single engine shaft instead of ips drive

@Pluckaiy 3 жыл бұрын

I have a way smaller boat and if my steering wheel was that light berthing the boat would be so easy.

@nazrimansor1112 3 жыл бұрын

Agree... my boat uses cable steering and the steering wheel is very heavy it doesn't have power steering. So big challenge to turn the wheel very quickly.

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Turning of the wheel(helm) is the least of one's problems when berthing expensive boats...

@TheStevehills 3 жыл бұрын

Can i pay Johns wages for a day and have some 1to1 training

@MotorBoatYachting 3 жыл бұрын

You're in luck - he runs a training school: www.mendezmarine.co.uk/

@happybiker1000 3 жыл бұрын

Ha. How about with no bow thrusters please!

@happybiker1000 3 жыл бұрын

@Nigel Rowe LOL Thanks - I skipped fwd too far!!

@gerrygeorgopoulos Ай бұрын

How to palace a piece of marble 0:56

@ddbhemzelf3427 3 жыл бұрын

forget this video when you have a propellershaft and a rudder.. this is a sterndrive

@joelsteinberg6054 4 жыл бұрын

Stern-in method? Best practices?? So you should park the boat the way you found it? That means that if it was done wrong you should perpetuate that? Except for bow thruster boats, forward movement provides much better control of the boat than backing in. If stern in makes more sense, how?

@kenlee-97 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh.... perpetuate that...., perpetuate what, sorry we are only boaties , we are not as smart or articulate as you sir ....

@kasunsenanayaka6840 2 жыл бұрын

Just try with wind

@harrisonhunter9433 3 жыл бұрын

This is butter.

@edx21x 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like he’s done this before

@MotorBoatYachting 4 жыл бұрын

He's a professional yacht instructor, so yep - once or twice!

@svseaeyes Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that’s a single screw.

@RomanRoman-xi3dv 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. No problem in that $$$$ boat. I dare you to try this with my 1984y boat with controls that take a power slap to move them, and strong hand to revers it. This is like teaching how to park a car with parking sensors😁 try this with rusty old boat. Yeah, yeah i know...buy a better boat👍