RedactedNarrative: V1 ENTERED PELICAN YACHT CLUB MARINA, FROM THE FORT PIERCE INLET CHANNEL, TO BEGIN DOCKING PROCEDURES. 
  
  V1 WHILE IN TRANSITION, CHANGING SPEED AND DIRECTION, MADE CONTACT WITH V2, STARBOARD BOW RAIL, CAUSING DAMAGE.
  
  V1 BOW SUSTAINED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE  
  
   I asked Operator1 what had happened and he explained the following:
  -	He was approaching his slip, traveling west south west entering the marina
  -	He motored beyond his assigned slip in preparation to turn and line up his approach for a starboard docking.
  -	An attempt to turn back east, adjust speed and compensate for forward motion and an easterly wind was unsuccessful. 
  -	Difficulty was encountered engaging electrical throttle controls into reverse to regain control of the vessel.
  -	V1 then impacted the starboard bow rail of V2, which was docked and unoccupied.
  -	Once reverse was engaged, Operator1 was able to pull away, maneuver and dock safely.
  -	V1 appeared to have sustained no damage to its bow area. 
  
  The electrical Glenn Denning throttles were visually inspected.  Operator1 advised that the vessel had three steering / control stations and that the system was new.  When he attempted to engage the throttles into reverse from the main deck station, it appeared to have a response delay and a fault light began to blink.  Operator1 was unsure as to why this was occurring.