Saintly Fish Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 @Andy135 can you please expand on your comment about traditional shaped tenders not being "nosed" in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: @Andy135 can you please expand on your comment about traditional shaped tenders not being "nosed" in? Traditional tenders can do that too if they have a squared off bow profile, but then you already knew that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 45 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Traditional tenders can do that too if they have a squared off bow profile, but then you already knew that... Now I'm confused.com 🤯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Now I'm confused.com 🤯 What are you confused by? I'm talking about parking a tender at 90 degrees to a pontoon instead of coming alongside parallel, then embarking/disembarking passengers across the bow instead of over the gunnels/side tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, Andy135 said: What are you confused by? I'm talking about parking a tender at 90 degrees to a pontoon instead of coming alongside parallel, then embarking/disembarking passengers across the bow instead of over the gunnels/side tubes. I'm confused because one moment they can't then they can, what's going on....🤗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I'm confused because one moment they can't then they can, what's going on....🤗 You tell me. You're the one with the tender. I'd have thought you'd be the expert on these boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: What are you confused by? I'm talking about parking a tender at 90 degrees to a pontoon instead of coming alongside parallel, then embarking/disembarking passengers across the bow instead of over the gunnels/side tubes. Why would you go over the bow? Far more likely to go wrong. The boat will want to move backwards as you step off and the tide will swing it around. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, JonC said: Why would you go over the bow? Far more likely to go wrong. The boat will want to move backwards as you step off and the tide will swing it around. To fit in a gap between other boats that's too small to come alongside into. Keep the motor in gear to press the bow to the pontoon and allow a passenger to step on/off, then leave again. We're talking about bump & go landings here, not permanent mooring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Andy135 said: It's a design I'm considering buying myself For what you need, I would have thought an F-Rib would be a better option, or the ever popular Honwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, GPSguru said: For what you need, I would have thought an F-Rib would be a better option, or the ever popular Honwave. Or a unicorn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, Andy135 said: To fit in a gap between other boats that's too small to come alongside into. Keep the motor in gear to press the bow to the pontoon and allow a passenger to step on/off, then leave again. We're talking about bump & go landings here, not permanent mooring. A boat that size would go under most pontoons as you step out. Also who would choose a boat on the off chance that they could drop someone off in a narrow gap between two boats? Strangely specific requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 29 minutes ago, JonC said: A boat that size would go under most pontoons as you step out. Also who would choose a boat on the off chance that they could drop someone off in a narrow gap between two boats? Strangely specific requirement. The issue I can see with the design of that boat is that if you did go up the front it looks like it would tip up at the back, because there is no support under the front for a couple of feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 36 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: The issue I can see with the design of that boat is that if you did go up the front it looks like it would tip up at the back, because there is no support under the front for a couple of feet. Here's the part of the same vid I posted earlier, where an adult steps down onto the open bow from a pontoon. Seems to work ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Here's the part of the same vid I posted earlier, where an adult steps down onto the open bow from a pontoon. Seems to work ok. That’s a promo video, full of shit. If someone is there waiting to jump in it works, but it would do on any boat. Boats have been ‘boat shaped’ for a few years now and probably for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, JonC said: That’s a promo video, full of shit. If someone is there waiting to jump in it works, but it would do on any boat. Boats have been ‘boat shaped’ for a few years now and probably for a reason. And catamarans have been 'cat shaped' for... no... wait... 🐱🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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