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Old 05-26-2018, 07:25 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by sdowney717 View Post
I was just thinking of this idea for my slip. I have lots or rope I can use to do that, but have never done it, not in 20 years of boating. I was thinking maybe it helps to get the boat back into the slip? Since I have twins, its not been much trouble, but if one engine has quit could make it easier.

But also if your dock line came loose, I was thinking such a line might help keep the boat from accidently touching a slipmates boat in normal wind not storm conditions.

Any negatives to doing this?

We installed lines like that to "help" our slip neighbor quit hitting our boat when he docked.

Then the marina re-did our side of the dock a few years ago, dredging, new piles, etc. and as an outcome of that we ended up with an additional pile in the sequence... which makes it more difficult for him to hit us now. I didn't re-install the end-to-end line, but we still keep an eye on him... he mostly just bounces his boat off the piles, now...

-Chris
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