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Old 09-17-2021, 06:00 PM   #1
Timicrinn
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City: Bellingham
Vessel Name: Hale Moku
Vessel Model: 4788 Bayliner
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 44
Mooring slip bow out vs stern out

My 4788 is moored in an outside slip...exposed to all the weather, wind waves and current. Some say we are the breakwater for the rest of the marina. Here’s the question...should you tie up bow out or stern out. Harbormaster says bow out into the oncoming elements...” ever see a boat back into a storm?” Others say stern out so the heaviest part of the boat takes the brunt of the elements...also preventing the bow, the lightest part of the boat, from tugging heavily on the finger pier and bouncing up and down. What are your experiences and how would you moor to the finger pier?
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