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By Gene and Katie
Hamilton

Boating Basics

At the Dock

A lot of boat handling happens at the dock and wind, tide and current can play a big part of a successful approach. Here's the basics of what to know along with how to tie to a mooring buoy and lock wall.
Picking Up a Mooring

Docking in a Slip

Mooring to a Dock

Line Handling while Docking

Knowing Knots

Line Coiling

At the Dock and Departing

Using Spring Lines

Lock Signals and Locking Through

At the Fuel Dock

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