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Originally Posted by ndutton

I knew a guy 45 years ago who had a downwind slip in Newport Harbor and no engine, a real handful coming and going. On his way in he would drop a stern hook and use it as a brake, left it there when he was done. Leaving next time he would warp out using the hook and retrieve it when he was clear.

And we complain about prop walk!!

This fellow could spend months in the summer, trying to get out of the Chesapeake.

Bill