Yes, there’s gonna be more training videos to come. I’ve been meaning to do these things for like ever seeing since that’s literally really what I do for an actual living lol but I will also continue to do the engineering. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great new year.
I am a 100T captain. And US Sailing and US Powerboat instructor. I completly agree with you. First 3 questions you ask yourself is: where’s the wind? Where’s the current? And where’s the traffic. We taught single screw on main ship 30, then 37 fly bridge. And twin on 46’ main ship aft cabin. Also 38-60’ catamarans. All of the mono’s had bow thrusters but we taught to use the thrusters only as “paint savers”. If you absolutely HAVE to. Even single screw. Wind, current, prop wash and prop walk. Final test on twins was to dock using only one engine. A challange for sure. And you are so right. You can’t depend on thrusters. Keep preaching brother!
@@roadboat9216 I have been teaching this for over 25 years. I do a 3 and 5 day course as well as 2 hr lessons for my regular clients. I created the course that long ago as well. No one told me how to do it. But I drove my boat till I understood inside and out how a boat handled. I am also save boater and NASBLA cert. that’s means nothing unless you can translate what you know to teaching other people. Two totally different things. Such as observed in the first segments of this vid! Thanks for responding and watching. Also helping keep our waterways safe!!
Very good point about sniffing out wind and current. I have spent most of my seagoing career on oceangoing tugs and offshore supply vessels. In both cases you do a lot of work stern first in tight quarters. In the early days even very large ocean going were single screw with no bow thruster. Also a good point about speed-granted you get better directional stability with speed, but I think it creates more problems than it solves. The point was made about mechanical failure with respect to bow thrusters-the same can be said of your main propulsion, steering , and almost anything mechanical on a boat. I think it is a good idea to practice maneuvering without all systems functioning 100%. I am pretty old school, (retired my masters' license in 2013) but I applaud a lot of the improvements and "fancy gadgets" on boats nowadays and if they help make boating safer that's great but you should still have a good handle on the basic skills. @roadboat9216 has the right idea!
@ thank you a lot of great points. And in my course that I would teach to my clients once they get acclimated using the engines, we start throwing in things like OK let’s pretend like you have a motor that’s down now. Let’s figure out how to use wind and current with only one motor or Rutters cocked over like you saw on the first part of the video where I didn’t realize the rotors were cocked over. But if you notice didn’t bother me at all because I’m so used to it. But these are some of the things that we do teach and our great exercise exercises to hammer in on so when these things arise, we know how to deal with them. Thanks for commenting and watching and I’ve got more coming up.
Always enjoy watching your training videos, as well as your repair videos. Looking to utilize some of your training soon on my own boat as I continue to practice.
@@CarolinaMarineGroupCharleston I’v got a 98 Cruisers Yachts 3650. Currently up at CRBY getting both inboards replaced. Hope to be back on the water mid January.
What you showed was awesome, that was a great example of what not to do followed by what to do properly. I watched the whole video! lol, I also think training Matt would be great content.
@@scottfuller6063 wow! Thats awesome! So glad you learned something. Now go out and try it! You will find it’s a lot of fun once you get the hang of it! Thank you for watching. I have a few more coming up
@@lightning9279 🤣😂well they didn’t see me and and I waited till they did it a few times so I was not conspicuous. And in my defense, I saw no video equipment on board that Fleming.👀🤣😂😂😂
Some of the worst advice I see is to not use the wheel when docking and this is a very condescending borderline angry video. Especially if you don't have a thruster you can maneuver much easier using the rudder in close quarters in forward. I spent many years operating large commercial vessels without thrusters and I would have wrecked a lot of stuff over the years if I followed this really bad advice. Be careful following this channel's advice. Also Fleming yachts use heavy duty hydraulic bow thrusters no need to comment on batteries but certainly true with the majority of small boats.
Great docking strategies! As always excellent real world content! Thank you!
@@AD-bt3wv thank you. Going to do a deeper dive when I get back from my trip!
Would love to see more like this and please keep up the engineering videos!
Yes, there’s gonna be more training videos to come. I’ve been meaning to do these things for like ever seeing since that’s literally really what I do for an actual living lol but I will also continue to do the engineering. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great new year.
I am a 100T captain. And US Sailing and US Powerboat instructor. I completly agree with you. First 3 questions you ask yourself is: where’s the wind? Where’s the current? And where’s the traffic. We taught single screw on main ship 30, then 37 fly bridge. And twin on 46’ main ship aft cabin. Also 38-60’ catamarans. All of the mono’s had bow thrusters but we taught to use the thrusters only as “paint savers”. If you absolutely HAVE to. Even single screw. Wind, current, prop wash and prop walk. Final test on twins was to dock using only one engine. A challange for sure. And you are so right. You can’t depend on thrusters. Keep preaching brother!
@@roadboat9216 I have been teaching this for over 25 years. I do a 3 and 5 day course as well as 2 hr lessons for my regular clients. I created the course that long ago as well. No one told me how to do it. But I drove my boat till I understood inside and out how a boat handled. I am also save boater and NASBLA cert. that’s means nothing unless you can translate what you know to teaching other people. Two totally different things. Such as observed in the first segments of this vid! Thanks for responding and watching. Also helping keep our waterways safe!!
Very good point about sniffing out wind and current. I have spent most of my seagoing career on oceangoing tugs and offshore supply vessels. In both cases you do a lot of work stern first in tight quarters. In the early days even very large ocean going were single screw with no bow thruster. Also a good point about speed-granted you get better directional stability with speed, but I think it creates more problems than it solves. The point was made about mechanical failure with respect to bow thrusters-the same can be said of your main propulsion, steering , and almost anything mechanical on a boat. I think it is a good idea to practice maneuvering without all systems functioning 100%.
I am pretty old school, (retired my masters' license in 2013) but I applaud a lot of the improvements and "fancy gadgets" on boats nowadays and if they help make boating safer that's great but you should still have a good handle on the basic skills. @roadboat9216 has the right idea!
@ thank you a lot of great points. And in my course that I would teach to my clients once they get acclimated using the engines, we start throwing in things like OK let’s pretend like you have a motor that’s down now. Let’s figure out how to use wind and current with only one motor or Rutters cocked over like you saw on the first part of the video where I didn’t realize the rotors were cocked over. But if you notice didn’t bother me at all because I’m so used to it. But these are some of the things that we do teach and our great exercise exercises to hammer in on so when these things arise, we know how to deal with them. Thanks for commenting and watching and I’ve got more coming up.
Always enjoy watching your training videos, as well as your repair videos. Looking to utilize some of your training soon on my own boat as I continue to practice.
@@mediaman369 thank you so much! Please call me anytime for help 😃 merry Christmas!
@ I may just do that. I’m down in Bohicket. Currently getting repowered.
@ ah! So you’re down at Anthony’s place. What you putting in?
@@CarolinaMarineGroupCharleston I’v got a 98 Cruisers Yachts 3650. Currently up at CRBY getting both inboards replaced. Hope to be back on the water mid January.
What you showed was awesome, that was a great example of what not to do followed by what to do properly. I watched the whole video! lol, I also think training Matt would be great content.
@@daryllarson9615 that’s part 2. I did not want to mix the two but it’s already being put together 😃
Surprised Matt cant run a boat yet, keep teaching him... and glad I am not near the Fleaming guy as docking with speed always leads to a big crash
@@russoley8995 well he defiantly knows how to work on a boat now. Need to get him up to speed on docking.
@@CarolinaMarineGroupCharleston Looks like you will be a good teacher, have a nice holiday
Been driving big boats 50 years. Really interested to learn about ferrying. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?! :)
@@scottfuller6063 wow! Thats awesome! So glad you learned something. Now go out and try it! You will find it’s a lot of fun once you get the hang of it! Thank you for watching. I have a few more coming up
Plot twist.......The Fleming was doing a video on how not to inconspicuously shoot a video while standing on a dock.
😎🤣😂
@@lightning9279 🤣😂well they didn’t see me and and I waited till they did it a few times so I was not conspicuous. And in my defense, I saw no video equipment on board that Fleming.👀🤣😂😂😂
Some of the worst advice I see is to not use the wheel when docking and this is a very condescending borderline angry video. Especially if you don't have a thruster you can maneuver much easier using the rudder in close quarters in forward. I spent many years operating large commercial vessels without thrusters and I would have wrecked a lot of stuff over the years if I followed this really bad advice. Be careful following this channel's advice. Also Fleming yachts use heavy duty hydraulic bow thrusters no need to comment on batteries but certainly true with the majority of small boats.