"Paul@BYC" wrote in message
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On 10/27/2010 10:21 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
Harry remarked about making sure your dock lines are crossed in my
prev post about "tideminders" and this struck me and I thought about
it a bit. Without "Tideminders", I would agree because this allows
more stretch of the lines but with Tideminders, you do not want
stretch.
Yes, Crossed lines look more professional but in this case I think
they defeat the purpose fo the Tideminders.
I am still envious of the person who thought of the Tideminders.

My bow and stern lines are crossed, too. They're not that way because they
allow more stretch; they're there to position the boat in the center of
the slip.


Do you have a cat or a pontoon? I'm trying to understand your statement.