Using Shifters to Steer A Boat

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6 жыл бұрын

A quick look at steering our boat in close quarters by using only the shifters and throttles. Works perfect for docking or heading to the gas dock and I have found it much easier to control our Sea Ray Sundancer with this method, than when we had our inboard/outboard powered previous boats.
Filmed June + September, 2017.
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@gonzaloviglino2305 2 жыл бұрын

This same yacht was the first one I ever driven, 19 years old with 0 experience just seeing vids like this I take the boat super smoothly, I got 2 hours of night navigation from Key Biscayne to North Miami everything went great. Just trust yourselves

@blewyd 2 жыл бұрын

Confidence and watching others is key to maneuvering a boat.

@dickcour 5 жыл бұрын

I am new to our v-drive Sundancer 310 and am still practicing the concept of steering with the throttles. My mentor pointed out that the throttle and shift lever are bent on the end with ball which indicates which direction the bow or stern will travel if the lever is pulled back or pushed forward. It was helpful to me. I also learned to leave the steering centered while traveling in reverse whenever possible. Also to use the throttle in short bursts and use the shifters in and out of neutral rather than leaving them in gear, either forward or reverse as applicable. Thanks for your directions in all areas. I am now working on the duck bills with your help. Thank god I was a father and grandfather as I changed diapers and learned to duck as well as get used to the smells, sort of.

@susansutton8537 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That makes sense. We haven’t started our training yet…

@sb75ification 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making a video for people that already understand the theory of twin screw docking, but need to see it in action to close the loop.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын

Umm, I think I've shown that in numerous videos. . .

@ABsSea 6 жыл бұрын

You are so right, I went from inboard/outboard to v drives in my current boat, and I couldn't believe how much better the v drives handle.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

And that's a nice looking 'Dancer you got there. Would love to see more of your videos from up on The Bay - but when you film with your phone, remember to hold it sideways so we get the whole picture ;-) Cheers, Paul.

@ABsSea 6 жыл бұрын

BoatsBeachesAndBars Thank you, you too. Thanks for the advice, will do. Just got a new drone, so plan on doing more this summer. I really enjoy your videos and tweets and learn a lot from them, thank you. -Anthony

@jameslynn2357 5 жыл бұрын

Inboards are much better if you know what to do. My first inboard was a Nimitz class carrier (#70) Now it's just a Correct Craft and a 28' twin screw 1980 Topaz. Nice work! BM3 Lynn, Master helmsman USN.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would have been a great ship to practice docking with ;-) We had an opportunity to visit the USS Intrepid back in 1989, an Essex Class carrier (CV-11) that was/is berthed in New York City. Quite the impressive bit of technology, despite it's (now) 75 years age and I could only imagine the improvements moving forward to the Nimitz class vessel you served on.

@oneforjb 6 жыл бұрын

You have surgeons skills on that boat. Learning a lot from your videos. Hoping to upgrade from a 23 ft grady to a cruiser soon.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Well, I don't know about surgeon skills, more like an orderly ;-) Happy you're enjoying the vids. We are looking forward to doing much more cruising this upcoming season, so I'll have lots more to share from our beautiful waterways. Cheers, Paul.

@joesmith3162 6 жыл бұрын

Just came across your channel and Subscribed. Love the videos. Ive only been on a boat once about 40 years ago. I’m from the Oakville area. Stay safe.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. I currently have over 800 vids on my channel, so lots of #boating to see. I'll look forward to more of your comments :-) Cheers, Paul.

@simpsonyachts 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job on this video and the scenery looks awesome.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If you have some time, check out my channel for nearly 800 more #boating, #cruising and DIY projects. We sure are lucky to be situated in a beautiful boating area and I love to share our adventures 👍 Cheers, Paul.

@bruceheindl 6 жыл бұрын

awesome job, every captain should know this method of landing a boat before the now popular joystick controls.

@markjennings2315 4 жыл бұрын

Quite hard to do this with only 1 engine.....

@lori8820 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын

I owe it all to the easy running of that #boat. She's a dream to drive :-)

@user-be8mb7pu1b 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks!!!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 9 ай бұрын

You're most welcome! Happy it helped 😁

@joediaz4301 3 жыл бұрын

Great docking but you didn’t describe what you were doing with the controls.

@derrickcouts 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video i definitely needed this because I’m a beginner boat and looking for my dream boat

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын

Inboard powered boats are so much easier than I/O's! Good luck with your search 😁

@seanmcc45 6 жыл бұрын

During our training (masters designation from Transport Canada) this is the primary way for all slow speed/close quarters handling. Works just as well on our 32' I/O diesels. Keep up the great work Paul!!!!!

@tprdfh51 6 жыл бұрын

Because rudders require a flow of water over their surface that provides enough force to counteract the tendency of the vessel to track straight ahead (or backwards)...at slow speeds or running with a current the water flowing over the rudder surface may not develop enough force to control the vessel.

@seanmcc45 6 жыл бұрын

tprdfh51 thanks. Was already aware of that. Just sharing my experience.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Works well - and much preferred to cranking the wheel on our older I/O powered vessels ;-)

@tprdfh51 6 жыл бұрын

Just like running a tank or bulldozer with tiller controls. :-)

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Or a skid steer/Bobcat ;-)

@HeliFly1987 3 жыл бұрын

hahahah that is insane! I do a search to learn about boat controls and I decide to watch your video.. As I'm watching I see the Ramara fire boat in the background. I was just there with my seadoo today to see if that restaurant was open!! What are the ODDS

@searay7277 6 жыл бұрын

A good way to remember how to use your shift the controls is to place your right hand on the Starbord shifter on your left hand on the port shifter with your thumbs pointing at each other . For example when you place your Starbord shifter in forward and your port shifter in reverse the bow will swing to the left and the stern will swing to the right the exact directions that your thumbs appointing in. Putting your port shifter in forward and the Starbord shifter in reverse the bow swings to the right and the stern swings the left. You can actually walk your boat to the dock using just your shift the controls .

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

That's a great tip for newbies. I do have a serious comment for you though. How come, with a great channel name such as you are using, that you don't have one video of your #SeaRay? I'm gussying you do have a Sea Ray, correct?

@searay7277 6 жыл бұрын

Yes I did have a Sea ray, unfortunately I had to take a break from boating , but now I'm in the market for a 45 footer 2000 2004 with diesels.

@happy_days3820 5 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@williamdodson2115 6 жыл бұрын

Great video

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks William. Glad you found it entertaining - and hopefully insightful. Cheers, Paul.

@jeffmcgovern1295 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video ! What is the difference though between the shifters and the throttles? Do they both not do the same thing ?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 5 жыл бұрын

No. The shifters shift the transmissions between neutral, forward and reverse. The throttles increase or decrease engine speed.

@mrzif0013 6 жыл бұрын

happy new year! what is the gph on that boat? i enjoy your video's, keep them up!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Although I don't track fuel consumption, I'd guess it's around 1 mile per gallon. My general rule of thumb is when the #boat needs gas, I fill it up. The day I start worrying about what it costs to run/maintain our boat is the day I gotta get out of it ;-) Cheers and Happy New Year, Paul.

@Quartz331 6 жыл бұрын

good work man , happy new year , wacthing u from kuwait 😀

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

+Quartz331 Thanks, and the best for 2018 all the way from a very KoLd and snow covered Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

@Quartz331 6 жыл бұрын

BoatsBeachesAndBars 😃 keep legs warm man loooool

@msuee96 5 жыл бұрын

You may want to remake/correct the video. Your port and starboard are right but your right and left need a bit of work in the beginning. I like the video though. We lost our rudder on a yacht trip a while back on the inter coastal waterway in Florida and the captain used the engines to steer. I'm looking to buy and am weighing options between yacht types. Thanks for the video.

@sv2296 6 жыл бұрын

Happy New year

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year! It's gonna be another great one :-)

@bobkrumm5360 6 жыл бұрын

From time-to-time I notice a buoy indicator at your helm. Great reminder of which side to keep on your starboard when going out or returning from sea, especially when traveling to or from the TSW. Did you design this; if not, where can we purchase one?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

+Bob Krumm That nifty little device is called a 'Marker Minder' and was a gift from a friend a number of years back. And guess what? I happen to have a video about it 😉 Check it out here; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLmVY6qStbrPZIU.html

@bobkrumm5360 6 жыл бұрын

Much thanks! Safe travels south!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob. We are looking forward to it!

@enzotrain 2 жыл бұрын

First time watcher and subscriber. We have a similar boat I’m learning to drive. What rpm are the motors at during the docking?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 2 жыл бұрын

Idle speed. Remember the old saying to approach something only as fast as you're willing to hit it 😉

@gilb5710 4 жыл бұрын

Side view mirrors??

@nicderkez3544 6 жыл бұрын

Do you think this method would work similar for the sterndrives if you centered them?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

You'd think it should, but it doesn't. Boogaboo III was powered by twin I/O's and I was hoping that would be the case, but no luck. The difference is that the thrust from an inboard vessel is directed from farther forward and beneath the #boat, whereas the I/O setup is behind the boat. Inboards have a better pivot point for making turns. An I/O still requires input from the steering wheel. Make sense?

@nicderkez3544 6 жыл бұрын

Yep, that’s what I was worried about as well. At least I’m reading this from the helm of my friends boat. Hey, it couldn’t get much better!! Thanks!

@JohnsTechBlog 6 жыл бұрын

We have twin sterndrives on our boat and often manoeuvre it with just the engines, keeping the helm centred. It depends on the conditions, and on how close your engines are to the centre;one.

@nicderkez3544 6 жыл бұрын

John Landells I tried it the other day. Worked well. Got hard when I had to turn the wheel, because I lost the center!

@skammer0274 5 жыл бұрын

I have twin I/O and i don't touch the wheel once in the fairway to the slip. Just no need if you take your time.

@KyleKhaosPowell 5 жыл бұрын

I know im going to get some funny comments... Where did you get the gold knobs?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 5 жыл бұрын

No worries. The gold knobs on the shifters and throttles are factory installed by Sea Ray and all similar #boats of theirs were equipped the same way.

@KyleKhaosPowell 5 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! I found some for sale. im replacing my shifters and would like that look! its smooth. Hopefully I can fund some bezels that match! I like the gold accents!

@michaeldemaio3601 3 жыл бұрын

What model year is boogaboo?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын

That's really funny!!

@fredpearson5204 4 жыл бұрын

Just curious, but is using the shifters this way hard on the transmission?

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын

22 years and nearly 1,400 hours and still good. . .

@fredpearson5204 4 жыл бұрын

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo, thanks for the info, and the instruction--very useful.

@Zarih67 4 жыл бұрын

What are shifters? We don't have that on our boat. Twin engines though.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you do have shifters. They are the levers that the captain uses to put the engines in and out of gear, so that the #boat can move, stop or back up. Shifters.

@BlownC52000 5 жыл бұрын

Great job just wish there was an outside camera

@johndeneau7667 4 жыл бұрын

"This isnt just another boring video where I just drive a boat" :processes to drive boat. Just kidding man. Good video.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@1bigleague 3 жыл бұрын

The hub on that wheel is not centered.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 3 жыл бұрын

Huh, I never noticed. Thanks for pointing that out 🤣

@vern600r 6 жыл бұрын

@beauxjours9877 4 жыл бұрын

Bow thruster engagement not required

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 4 жыл бұрын

Don't need it on this boat 👍

@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM 6 жыл бұрын

Why dont you fly your drone? Can you go out tomorrow and show us backing into a slip......

@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM 6 жыл бұрын

LOL.......He is iced in......Just busting his chops

@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM 6 жыл бұрын

80 where I am.........lol

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, but first, you gotta fly up here with your chainsaw and cut out some of the ice and snow that's under the boat right now. Maybe you can bring Marc with you - I hear you guys are good at backing it in ;-) Happy New Year, Big Guy!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo 6 жыл бұрын

Cold?? Currently feels like minus 29 Celsius to start the New Year! No #boating for us for awhile :-/

@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM 6 жыл бұрын

You to buddy

@melvynjerrim8279 6 жыл бұрын

All very well showing the use of controls, not much use if you can't see what happens to the boat, don't need to look at operator for the whole video.

@fredpearson5204 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. The only thing I actually learned from this video is that you can use the shifters to steer the boat--how you do it is not clear. Would have been instructional to show the directional effect each shifter position achieves when docking. Great comment.