Oh hehe, why didnt u say so in that case ya like what you said would work
with like pivots but also what you could do is why not just some good ol
wire rope, measure what u need to make it nice and tight and get some loops
of wire rope made put them on crank it down and ur set it wont come loose
and there is nothing to worry about... Or the other thing u could do is get
two cheap winches from Harbor Freight install them on the deck of your house
boat and have a loop in the end of the wire rope and put them over the
cleats at the pier and winch your self nice and tight to the pier and u
could do the same for where ever your house boat travels take u.

Joe
dh@. wrote in message ...
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:42:40 -0500, "Joe Grassi"
wrote:

Ya tie it right up against the dock and see how that goes, just make sure
you have some rubber fenders out so it doesnt damage the rubbing rail of
your boat. But it should be alot better than what you were having before.
Lemme know how it works out for ya.

Joe

It seems to be working pretty well, but the ropes are already starting
to
loosen up. What about a couple of pieces of steel, bolting it to the dock
like the dock sections are bolted together? I might have to allow it to
pivot
up and down, but could eliminate shifts in distance from the dock. It's a
43' houseboat btw.