I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? Has anybody used it?

On 10/25/10 11:02 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? Has anybody used it?


http://www.tideminders.com/

(For those who need a lot of balls)

On Oct 25, 11:10*am, I am Tosk
wrote:
In article 7c007c07-6517-4df6-ad16-5eec702f6a90
@y23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...



I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat *centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. *Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. *THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. *It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. *They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. *I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? *Has anybody used it?

Can't answer your question, but we do see a lot of them up here.

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing - Pain is temporary, Glory is forever!

I kept googling "tidemaster" and could not find it. I am in awe of
something so simple.

On Oct 25, 1:11*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:02:14 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat *centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. *Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. *THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. *It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. *They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. *I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? *Has anybody used it?

The tide minders work OK if you have clean pilings but they don't help
much on the dock side or if they ever drop below the barnacle line.

They will not roll over barnacles?

On 10/25/10 3:17 PM, Frogwatch wrote:
On Oct 25, 1:11 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:02:14 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? Has anybody used it?

The tide minders work OK if you have clean pilings but they don't help
much on the dock side or if they ever drop below the barnacle line.

They will not roll over barnacles?


Add two more pilings: two off the bow, two off the stern. Cross the lines.

On Oct 25, 11:02*am, Frogwatch wrote:
I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat *centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. *Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. *THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. *It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. *They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. *I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? *Has anybody used it?

Mooring Whips

On Oct 25, 10:10*am, Secular Humouresque wrote:
On 10/25/10 11:02 AM, Frogwatch wrote:

I spent a huge amount of time trying to come up with some way to keep
a boat *centered between two pilings as the tide went up or down even
for storm surges. *Thought about all kinds of mechanisms that kept
constant tension on the lines while allowing it to lengthen and then
shorten. *THEN, somebody else thought of something really simple, an
idea I admire. *It is simply balls with holes thru them threaded onto
the line that goes around your pilings. *They roll up and down the
piling as the water rises and falls. *I cannot remember the product
name, does anybody know it? *Has anybody used it?

http://www.tideminders.com/

(For those who need a lot of balls)

Weird! As I read the propaganda, I caught myself breathing in sync
with the rise and fall of the rollers on the post!

LOL!