On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:42:40 -0500, "Joe Grassi" wrote:

Ya tie it right up against the dock and see how that goes, just make sure
you have some rubber fenders out so it doesnt damage the rubbing rail of
your boat. But it should be alot better than what you were having before.
Lemme know how it works out for ya.

Joe

It seems to be working pretty well, but the ropes are already starting to
loosen up. What about a couple of pieces of steel, bolting it to the dock
like the dock sections are bolted together? I might have to allow it to pivot
up and down, but could eliminate shifts in distance from the dock. It's a
43' houseboat btw.

Oh hehe, why didnt u say so in that case ya like what you said would work
with like pivots but also what you could do is why not just some good ol
wire rope, measure what u need to make it nice and tight and get some loops
of wire rope made put them on crank it down and ur set it wont come loose
and there is nothing to worry about... Or the other thing u could do is get
two cheap winches from Harbor Freight install them on the deck of your house
boat and have a loop in the end of the wire rope and put them over the
cleats at the pier and winch your self nice and tight to the pier and u
could do the same for where ever your house boat travels take u.

Joe
dh@. wrote in message ...
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:42:40 -0500, "Joe Grassi"
wrote:

Ya tie it right up against the dock and see how that goes, just make sure
you have some rubber fenders out so it doesnt damage the rubbing rail of
your boat. But it should be alot better than what you were having before.
Lemme know how it works out for ya.

Joe

It seems to be working pretty well, but the ropes are already starting
to
loosen up. What about a couple of pieces of steel, bolting it to the dock
like the dock sections are bolted together? I might have to allow it to
pivot
up and down, but could eliminate shifts in distance from the dock. It's a
43' houseboat btw.

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:40:01 -0500, "Joe Grassi" wrote:

Oh hehe, why didnt u say so in that case ya like what you said would work
with like pivots

I keep off the beach that way, by staking down a gang plank. The boat floats
in about a foot of water, saving the bottom from rubbing against the sand and
rocks for days at a time. But that's hitting the rear end of the boat, and these
waves are hitting the starboard side. Then again, the gang plank is staked in
sand but this would be steel to steel.

but also what you could do is why not just some good ol
wire rope, measure what u need to make it nice and tight and get some loops
of wire rope made put them on crank it down and ur set it wont come loose
and there is nothing to worry about...

Maybe wire rope and springs. That's what I'm thinking about right now, but
haven't found the right ones yet. Maybe 150 pound springs about 6" long
on the wave side, and maybe on both sides, with wire rope to attach it.

Or the other thing u could do is get
two cheap winches from Harbor Freight install them on the deck of your house
boat and have a loop in the end of the wire rope and put them over the
cleats at the pier and winch your self nice and tight to the pier and u
could do the same for where ever your house boat travels take u.

Joe

It seems like that might cause something(s) to break.