Slip Protection

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

Looking to get some input on what I could do differently to protect my boat when it's in the slip. There are two pilings between my neighbor and I and she's tied up to stay off the dock (two sets of lines as well).

Here's the two fenders I run which offer some protection but they hit below the rub rail. And you can see the beating my other neighbor took when we had brutal north winds late last year.

Ricochet · Apr 27, 2022

Try these thepiercushion.com I have used then for several years you can move them up and down the post as water levels change. I don’t but you can take them with you if you travel.

Rick

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

Ricochet said:
Try these thepiercushion.com I have used then for several years you can move them up and down the post as water levels change. I don’t but you can take them with you if you travel.

Rick

At first glance those look awesome! They are made from the typical thick fender vinyl?

Ricochet · Apr 27, 2022

Yes I’d say the same as a fender.

Rick

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

Ricochet said:
Yes I’d say the same as a fender.

Rick

Sounds like these will fit the bill. I'll order two today.

Thanks Rick!

techmitch · Apr 27, 2022

That looks like @sfergson727 s marina?

Jus Cruisin · Apr 27, 2022

Looks like you should be able to tie the boat to completely stay off the pilings when moored? That's what I do when away. When at the boat, I release the lines away from the dock and tie the boat tight to the dock pilings make boarding easier.

Ricochet · Apr 27, 2022

firecadet613 said:
Sounds like these will fit the bill. I'll order two today.

Thanks Rick!

I bought the ones with the adjustable straps not the Velcro, I thought the Velcro might get bad after being exposed to the weather for a long time.

Rick

Shaps · Apr 27, 2022

I added these to my slip:
https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/products/dock-products-and-lighting/dock-post-bumpers

but also considered:
https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/products/dock-products-and-lighting/post-bumpers

Avenger · Apr 27, 2022

Shaps said:
I added these to my slip:
https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/products/dock-products-and-lighting/dock-post-bumpers

I also use these taylor dock-post bumpers. You can get them long enough so you don't have to move them up or down. Another nice thing about these is they do not squeak if your rub rail comes into contact with them and are very durable.

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

techmitch said:
That looks like @sfergson727 s marina?

Good eye! He's my slip neighbor (not the one who beat up against the dock)....we have the pilings between us.

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

Shaps said:
I added these to my slip:
https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/products/dock-products-and-lighting/dock-post-bumpers

but also considered:
https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/products/dock-products-and-lighting/post-bumpers

Thanks! The first link looks good and may work better than what Rick shared. Just need to measure the piling.

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

Jus Cruisin said:
Looks like you should be able to tie the boat to completely stay off the pilings when moored? That's what I do when away. When at the boat, I release the lines away from the dock and tie the boat tight to the dock pilings make boarding easier.

That's how I tie it up. But we're right on the lake and get any wind / seiche that comes thru....raising or lowering the water level. Just looking to add some extra, oh sh*t protection for that once a year storm that always seems to hit when I can't run up there - it's 2.5 hours from my driveway to the slip.

MonacoMike · Apr 27, 2022

I have the 27 round fenders. They are great for travel to places like South Haven and I use them for added protection in my home slip.

Shaps · Apr 27, 2022

firecadet613 said:
Thanks! The first link looks good and may work better than what Rick shared. Just need to measure the piling.

I think you want to get these long enough to cover your most extreme tides. with the mid point of the pad/bumper centered on your rub rail at slack tide.

firecadet613 · Apr 27, 2022

MonacoMike said:
I have the 27 round fenders. They are great for travel to places like South Haven and I use them for added protection in my home slip.

27"? Those gotta be huge!

sbw1 · Apr 27, 2022

The USCG uses large round fenders because they afford great protection. Hard to beat as a solution for your situation.

MonacoMike · Apr 27, 2022

firecadet613 said:
27"? Those gotta be huge!

They are so storage is in use providing extra protection in my home slip. Then at places with the wooden piers with big round wood pilings they are exponentially better than tube fenders.

mrsrobinson · Apr 27, 2022

For those that attached something "permanently" to your dock, I assume the marina/dock master is ok with it?

Shaps · Apr 27, 2022

mrsrobinson said:
For those that attached something "permanently" to your dock, I assume the marina/dock master is ok with it?

by permanent you mean screwed into the piling... Yes

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