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You don't want to tie off to the dock hard enough to prevent rolling.
You'll break something. Get a couple pieces 3/4 inch plywood 2 to 4 feet square (depending on size of boat) and embalm in epxoy. Drill holes and make a bridle for four lengths of rope coming together so that the sheets are held flat when suspended by a single rope. Attach a heavy weight to one side of each plate. Then weight the opposite side so that it just barely sinks level when lowered into the water. Tie one of these to amidships cleat on each side. When the boat rolls, the weight heavily weighted side will let the plywood tip and sink easily. It will then be pulled flat on the return roll. With one on each side, there will be enormous roll damping. The weights should be heavy enough that you can just lower them to the bottom and tie the ropes off when leaving the slip. One of these bow and stern will also damp pitching. A refinement is to incorporate those dockline snubbers into the side of the bridle opposite the heavy weight to soften any slight shock. -- Roger Long |