Roger:

I am trying to use your advice and translate it for my situation where the dock would be on my port and I would tie up on my starboard side once in the slip.

I have taken your instructions and stripped them down to the actual steps. I have  added questions in square brackets where I am unsure about your instructions. Would you please look at this and tell me if this sequence is correct?

Should I be assuming that when you refer to "yaw" you are referring to the boat rotating in place without much forward movement?

Dock on Port side as I approach

a.	Shift the motor into neutral and
b.	turn the motor’s tiller all the way the port. [as though I was turning to starboard? Do I let the rudder tiller go free?]

	When your bow is even with the end of the finger pier, do the following in quick succession.

c.	Shift into reverse, apply full throttle, and
d.	put the boat tiller hard over [as though to turn to port?] e.	At about 45 deg of yaw, throttle the motor back to idle and then f.	shift into neutral.
g.	Straighten out the outboard tiller and the boat tiller.

I will definitely practice this in open water before attempting it in my very restricted docking area.

Thanks for this and any further explanation.

Graham Stewart
Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
Kingston Ontario

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
ROGER PIHLAJA
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 10:06 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Quick turn instructions

Bob & Jeff,

The fastest way to make your Rhodes 22 turn a corner under power does not
involve the tiller-outboard connecting linkage.

Assume you want to make a hard turn to port in the minimum possible area.
You setup by motoring along  slowly, say 2-3 knots, just enough speed to
maintain rudder steering control.  Put the desired slip about 1 boat length
away to port.  Assume you are going for a port side docking against a finger
pier.  Shift the motor into neutral and turn the motor’s tiller all the way
the port.  When your bow is even with the end of the finger pier, do the
following in quick succession.  Shift into reverse, apply full throttle, and
put the boat tiller hard over.  Hang on to something!  The boat will yaw 90
deg to port in about 1 sec!  It will simultaneously slow down, side slip
about 1/3 boat length to starboard, and drift forward about ¾ boat length.
At about 45 deg of yaw, throttle the motor back to idle and then shift into
neutral.  Straighten out the outboard tiller and the boat tiller.  The
boat’s rotational inertia will complete the 90 deg of yaw.  Note, the hull
and shoal draft keel produce a lot of drag vs. yawing.  The boat will use up
it’s rotational inertia very quickly.  With a little bit of practice, you
will end up virtually stopped at the entrance to the slip, with your bow
pointed into the slip, and about 12 inches of clearance between your port
side rub rail and the pier.  Now shift into forward and idle into your slip.
For a starboard quick turn, simply turn the motor tiller to starboard before
shifting into reverse.

This technique is also very useful to force the bow to yaw into strong cross
wind &/or cross current.  It’s also very useful for a stern to docking.

It’s best to practice this maneuver in open water a few time before
attempting it in a crowded marina.  You will be impressed with how much
faster the boat will yaw when the motor is simultaneously applying sideways
and reverse thrust to the transom.  Obviously, the tiller-outboard
connecting linkage cannot be connected to execute this maneuver.

Try this technique, it will make you look like a docking genius!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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From: Bob Garrant<mailto:bgarrant at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 5:43 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tiller-Outboard Interconnect question

That’s what I’m looking for. My slip is in a corner so i only have 90° To
maneuver in rather than 180°. So every little bit helps.
I appreciate all the guidance from those way more experienced than I am
with this vessel.
Bob

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 7:10 AM Jeff Smith Photo <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com>
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> I use the connection to my Yamaha 8 only when approching the mooring or
> dock.  It enables me to make a tighter more controlled turn.
>
> Best Regards
> Jeff Smith
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