sail445 said:
I cleat a 15' dock line on the bow and motor up to the mooring until I'm almost at a stop, pop it in neutral and run up with the boat hook grab the pennant and slide the dock line through the eye of the pennant.
Works perfect 99% of the time even in high winds.
Regarding this technique; so in the end, you have your line cleated on one end, passed through the eye of the mooring line, and then cleated on the same or another cleat? I was told not to do that as it can create a sawing motion and abrade the mooring loop (both I'm sure but they were worried more about the mooring loop).
This would make for easy drops since you just uncleat one end and drop the loop. Is the sawing risk only if you run from one cleat to another side (making a V/bridle)? Is it better to run back to the same cleat so that you have more of a straight run on your line?
Thanks,
Tom
