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Crossed docklines
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. |
Crossed docklines
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:21:11 -0700 (PDT), 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. Not really. Crossed lines improve the geometry in either case because they lengthen the lines which allows for more vertical rise and fall for any given line tension (the spring line concept). This effect is more pronounced on powerboats with wide transoms but it still applies to sailboats also. |
Crossed docklines
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. |
Crossed docklines
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:39:50 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote: 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. Wouldn't you be better off with actual spring lines? -- Nom=de=Plume |
Crossed docklines
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:39:50 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote: 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. Paul, do you get your EMAIL via Branford YC ? |
Crossed docklines
On 10/27/2010 6:04 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:39:50 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: 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. Paul, do you get your EMAIL via Branford YC ? No, I get my professional email via the university and my messin' about email at gmail. |
Crossed docklines
"Paul@BYC" wrote in message
... 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. |
Crossed docklines
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:17:13 -0700, wrote:
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. Wouldn't you be better off with actual spring lines? Did you ever buy that copy of Chapman's that I recommended? http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Piloti.../dp/1588167445 |
Crossed docklines
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:05:06 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:17:13 -0700, wrote: 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. Wouldn't you be better off with actual spring lines? Did you ever buy that copy of Chapman's that I recommended? http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Piloti.../dp/1588167445 I got Chapmans, the Annapolis Book of Seamanship, and Cruising Fundamentals. So, wouldn't the spring lines be the right way to go? -- Nom=de=Plume |
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