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Originally Posted by ndutton
A technique I learned with my previous full keel boat was to give her a burst of power in reverse to get her moving, then take her out of gear and let her coast. Steering is much more responsive without the prop turning.
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Exactly what I have to do, and turn to starboard to get facing the right way in the marina channel. brief bursts with the tiller hard to port. The key for my situation is brief busts - say 3-5 sec.... coast... burst....coast...
now, add some wind coming from starboard...