"katy" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
Currently, I don't use snubbers (e.g., http://tinyurl.com/2bm2g3), but I
see a lot of boats using them. I'm using the standard three line braid
dock line and spring lines, so I don't really see the need, especially
since they apparently degrade rather fast. And, $35 each??

What do you think? Do you use them?


We had them but took the snubber part off since they were annoying..and
left b;lack marks on the gelcoat...would probably make more sense to use
them here where we have tides than it did in Michigan...but then, maybe
not since our boat seemed to catch the wake of the getch of the lake and
they did hjelp with that...for the most part, though, we weren't
impressed...

You aren't supposed to have them close enough to the boat to contact the
gelcoat. I'm surprised you guys could exist on the south side of A-dock
without 'em. We'd never have slept on Mystique without snubbers. And do
you recall the 100mph winds on Memorial Day weekend some years ago? I had
two dock lines on the leeward quarter that both parted during that storm.
The boat next to me had only one line and it didn't part, thanks to a
snubber. I became a believer after that night.

Max