Themis
Well-known member
Ok. Stressed weekend. My whips were incorrectly set up, with the stern whip attached to the port stern cleat, and not the starboard stern clean, which is the side closest to my dock. When I originally set my whips up so that they were attached to the correct starboard stern cleat, I perceived too much "bend" in the whips, and switched it, figuring it would be ok.
So, fast forward to this weekend. I went down yesterday morning to my beach house, where east 40mph winds were pushing the boat against my dock despite the whips, which were incorrectly set up as stated above. I set up a series of fenders between the boat and my dock, as best as I could, and prayed for the best. The first 4 pictures show the boat being pushed against my dock by steady 20-25 mph winds, and 40mph gusts.
Late last night the winds shifted so that they were from the west and northwest, and these winds were blowing the boat away from my dock, and not into it. Phew. Luck be a Lady Tonight. Also my fenders were placed (by luck mostly) in the exact perfect spots, and my boat is pristine, despite the countless errors I have made.
This morning I drove down at 5AM only to have to park a 1/4mile from my house and wade through 2 feet of water to get to my house and boat. I adjusted a few lines, and did not adjust the whips to the correct stern cleat, as the wind is not from the west/northwest, and I was so cold. I adjusted a few lines, waded through even higher water back to my car, and drove up to work. The last pictures show the canal water line even with the top of my dock. By this posting it is a good foot, or foot and a half, above the dock.
Dear Parker Brethren, Please learn from my many mistakes. If I can't set a good example, at least I can serve as a horrible warning. If I had taked an afternoon beforehand and not been lazy, I could have gotten the right legnth of line for these large whips, and set it up properly, and slept easier, and avoided needless long distance roundtrips, and avoided trudging through thigh deep freezing water. ParkerSal tired and out.
So, fast forward to this weekend. I went down yesterday morning to my beach house, where east 40mph winds were pushing the boat against my dock despite the whips, which were incorrectly set up as stated above. I set up a series of fenders between the boat and my dock, as best as I could, and prayed for the best. The first 4 pictures show the boat being pushed against my dock by steady 20-25 mph winds, and 40mph gusts.
Late last night the winds shifted so that they were from the west and northwest, and these winds were blowing the boat away from my dock, and not into it. Phew. Luck be a Lady Tonight. Also my fenders were placed (by luck mostly) in the exact perfect spots, and my boat is pristine, despite the countless errors I have made.
This morning I drove down at 5AM only to have to park a 1/4mile from my house and wade through 2 feet of water to get to my house and boat. I adjusted a few lines, and did not adjust the whips to the correct stern cleat, as the wind is not from the west/northwest, and I was so cold. I adjusted a few lines, waded through even higher water back to my car, and drove up to work. The last pictures show the canal water line even with the top of my dock. By this posting it is a good foot, or foot and a half, above the dock.
Dear Parker Brethren, Please learn from my many mistakes. If I can't set a good example, at least I can serve as a horrible warning. If I had taked an afternoon beforehand and not been lazy, I could have gotten the right legnth of line for these large whips, and set it up properly, and slept easier, and avoided needless long distance roundtrips, and avoided trudging through thigh deep freezing water. ParkerSal tired and out.
