Docking a boat | How to berth a pilothouse boat | Motor Boat & Yachting

With their enclosed wheelhouses, safe walkaround decks and facilities for overnighting, pilothouse boats have become extremely popular with everyone from solo skippers to first-time family buyers and amateur anglers in search of year round adventures. The only downside of this design is that it creates a lot of windage close to the bow relative to the size and weight of the boat, making the early single-engine shaft-drive boats notoriously tricky to berth. Boating instructor Jon Mendez shares his top tips...
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[@billyslide7645]

My favorite videos from MB&Y

[@ironichumorist]

john, youre always great. when i buy my boat im going to hire you as my training captain. cheers.

[@jaipersico7940]

Great video as always - love how you talk all the way through your plan, actions, and logic - thanks for putting out there!

[@davidweston8758]

As always very informative, have gained lots of info and advice, can adapt many of the techniques to most types of boats , thanks for taking the time to show us less experienced mariners

[@keithoram3548]

Just bought one of these, very useful little vid!

[@dtutssel]

Anyone get the impression he's done this before?

[@simonwarbey2390]

I had a wheelhouse Merry Fisher 795 and this is exactly how I was taught to do it, very informative. However the main problem in the UK marinas is you will almost never be given a berth that long and wide in a boat of this size, which makes it "exciting" when it's windy and more challenging!

[@Rogcljon]

Great video, thanks for the lesson.

[@tomdrummy4984]

Great video 👍. Thanks !

[@mrmrmackerel9017]

Can you do a tutorial on a similar boat to this but on a shaft drive....could do with some tips please

[@Nick_G7IZR]

What about a single shaft driven version of a pilothouse? They are notoriously tricky in any wind, but any tips?

[@bryand1958]

Great ideas - but my problem with my 755, is berthing Port side to - I cant see the Dock!! It vanishes under the high gunnel since the helm is starboard side - Any ideas? I've considered a camera or even a mirror

[@lavernejones1973]

Jesus is Alive he love us all you have a loud voice that you couldn't see get why you look up to having God bless

[@morri03]

Yep I’ll try that next time I’m out on the water 🙄