JetBoatPilot Boaters Knot Tutorial

[Bruce]

This video was produced to illustrate some basic boaters knots that you can use when mooring your jet boat. For more information about Jet Boats in general visit www.JetBoatPilot.com or call 850-960-3236.

 

[jdonalds]

Hi Will. Glad you're here on the new site.

I actually do the same in reverse. I already have the dock lines attached to the boat cleats, before I approach the dock, with the loop end of the line on the cleat. I then take both the bow and stern lines in hand and step onto the dock after shutting the engines off. This allows me to have full control over the boat because I have a line to both the bow and stern. I then go to the bow or stern depending on the wind direction, and apply the cleat technique you've shown but on the dock cleat.

If there is someone on the dock willing to help, which often happens, I can just toss them one or both lines. Rarely do they know how to tie off to the dock cleat so I have to re-do them.

If the wind is strong from the stern as I dock I only need the stern line. Tying it off to a cleat the boat will settle at the side of the dock all by itself and I can casually tie off the bow then.

The other reason I like it this way is I always use the cleats on the boat for my fenders. That doesn't leave the whole cleat to tie the dock lines to the same cleat. With just using the loop end of the dock line I pass it through the center hole of the cleat and over the ears on both ends.