On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 21:28:27 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

Thanks for your comments Tom...

Is this the Bay of Fundy by any chance? Damn....

Nope, San Juan Islands, WA. The 40 ft tidal range in parts of Fundy is a
challenge I'd rather leave to others!

As to shock absorbtion, you might want to consider rubber truck tire
chocks. Believe it or not, they have a big time compression
coefficient and would be perfect for something this big.

Great idea, thanks. I'll do some research on those.

Just out of curiosity, what are you tying up to this monster?

It's a shared dock. Worst case load is a 32' sailboat plus a 20' I/O
powerboat.

Cheers,

Pete