I've posted about this dockline arrangement before but, after spending
the night on my boat in 25 gusting to 40 at our outermost slip with a
several mile fetch to windward, I've got to say it is worth repeating.
I could hear other boats snubbing and banging and saw several frayed
lines in the morning but I slept soundly without ever feeling a jerk
or a snub.

Http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Sailing0606.htm#Docklines

The arrangement doesn't interfere with the a boat on the opposite side
of the slip and one could use the same arrangement attaching to the
cleat on my side.

--

Roger Long

Roger Long wrote:
I've posted about this dockline arrangement before but, after spending
the night on my boat in 25 gusting to 40 at our outermost slip with a
several mile fetch to windward, I've got to say it is worth repeating.
I could hear other boats snubbing and banging and saw several frayed
lines in the morning but I slept soundly without ever feeling a jerk
or a snub.

Http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Sailing0606.htm#Docklines

The arrangement doesn't interfere with the a boat on the opposite side
of the slip and one could use the same arrangement attaching to the
cleat on my side.


Thanks, that looks like a good system. I've been using a
shock cord on our springs but not arranged the way you have
this shown.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"Larry" wrote

Talk to your neighbors, Roger, and ask 'em about rafting the boats
together
for these storms. It's to everyone's advantage to safely get them
away
from the docks.

That would be nice but this seems to be the marina where the nimrods
berth. You hardly see anyone there checking their boats during the
storms. I see frayed lines, tell the operators, they call the owners.
Several boat sunk last year simply by chafing holes in their hulls.
The owners, most of whom never heard of spring lines, couldn't figure
out how this could happen.

I haven't had a slip neighbor yet but I tired to work out a system
that wouldn't depend or infringe on him in case he turned out to be
the difficult type.

Guy across the finger from me had all his lines tied on my cleats. He
also has two shore power cords plugged in. Why a 28 foot plastic
fantastic need all that juice is beyond me. It's a pain because
there's only one outlet left now and I need to leave my cord plugged
in all the time to be sure I'll have power when I need it. A couple
people have taken the outside berths which don't have their own outlet
box. This leaves six boats using four outlets (seven if you count the
twofer twice). One of the guys on the outside has screwed his
shorepower cord down to the dock so I guess he is serious about using
it

--

Roger Long

Roger Long wrote:
"Larry" wrote

Talk to your neighbors, Roger, and ask 'em about rafting the boats
together
for these storms. It's to everyone's advantage to safely get them
away
from the docks.

That would be nice but this seems to be the marina where the nimrods
berth. You hardly see anyone there checking their boats during the
storms. I see frayed lines, tell the operators, they call the owners.
Several boat sunk last year simply by chafing holes in their hulls.
The owners, most of whom never heard of spring lines, couldn't figure
out how this could happen.

I haven't had a slip neighbor yet but I tired to work out a system
that wouldn't depend or infringe on him in case he turned out to be
the difficult type.

Guy across the finger from me had all his lines tied on my cleats. He
also has two shore power cords plugged in. Why a 28 foot plastic
fantastic need all that juice is beyond me. It's a pain because
there's only one outlet left now and I need to leave my cord plugged
in all the time to be sure I'll have power when I need it. A couple
people have taken the outside berths which don't have their own outlet
box. This leaves six boats using four outlets (seven if you count the
twofer twice). One of the guys on the outside has screwed his
shorepower cord down to the dock so I guess he is serious about using
it

It's these new plasma-screen 42-inch HDTV's Roger, they need an awful lot of
power!

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in
:

It's these new plasma-screen 42-inch HDTV's Roger, they need an awful
lot of power!



I wasn't going to tell Roger our docks all have cable TV....(c;

In article ,
"Roger Long" wrote:

there's only one outlet left now and I need to leave my cord plugged
in all the time to be sure I'll have power when I need it.

Why? We have a part-time shore power cord for power tools at the dock,
but a 12 watt solar cell laid in the cockpit brings us to 99% the few
days we're away. At anchor, it can bring a dead battery up enough start
the engine by 11 (possibly earlier). [Yeah, we usually switch to to the
lazy bank, but it was a good test.] We haven't started the engine to
charge for a couple of years.

'Course, our needs are slight, mostly lights, the VHF (almost always on)
and autopilot.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

"Jere Lull" wrote

there's only one outlet left now and I need to leave my cord
plugged
in all the time to be sure I'll have power when I need it.

Why?

Because, as a male, I have to defend my turf even if I have no use for
it

As the slips fill up, everyone can do the math and the other boats are
leaving their cords in. I think the real purpose of the screwed down
cord was to say, "THIS IS MY OUTLET!". He clearly wasn't worried
about a hot cord going in the water.

I do only need power occasionally but I don't like unplugging other
boats. Besides, I pay for the use of an outlet. I don't need a solar
charger so why should I pay for one so someone else can have an outlet
he doesn't need?

I spoke to two people at the marina who said they would do something
but it hasn't happened yet. I saw the guy with the double cord
yesterday and got the clear impression that there isn't much load on
the cords (if you know what I mean) but he just likes to know that he
has the power.

My primary power use is to heat up the hot water tank just before
departure. The engine won't heat it but AC brings it up in five
minutes and the engine will then keep it warm. That gives us the
luxury of hot water for dishwashing on our typical late Friday
departure. We can also heat it up for a good dishwash and even a
shower on return.

--

Roger Long

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:31:01 -0400, Larry wrote:

If someone will contact the code enforcement bureaucrats and city/county
electrical inspector bureaucrats and get them to do a cursory inspection of
why there are 5 boats hooked to one outlet

Probably not a good idea if you intend to stay in the marina. If it
is a shoestring operation you might open up a whole Pandora's box of
trouble.

Wayne.B wrote in
:

Probably not a good idea if you intend to stay in the marina. If it
is a shoestring operation you might open up a whole Pandora's box of
trouble.



This attitude is precisely how a marina operator taking in tens of
thousands of dollars a month in rent fees gets to pocket it all as the
docks rot, the electrical system fails and the boaters live in fear of
being tossed out on their ears.

Add up his total income from all the rents in your marina. He's not a poor
boy with no money in any marina in Charleston.

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:50:10 -0400, Larry wrote:

the boaters live in fear of
being tossed out on their ears.

And why do you suppose that is?

Because the reasonably priced choices are rapidly disappearing of
course. It's a lot more money in their pocket, and a lot less hassel,
to sell out to the condo developers.