Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

[Lrider]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Interesting, I never thought about having to tie up bow or stern in, most of the docks here you can tie up on the side

How does one keep the bow or motor from bashing into the dock, then again (looking at the picture above how do you keep the boat centered and not float sideways.

unless in that situation you also are tied parallel to another boat that is tied to the dock on the side too

 

[slasmith1]

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How does one keep the bow or motor from bashing into the dock, then again (looking at the picture above how do you keep the boat centered and not float sideways.

Spring lines.

 

[Thajeffski]

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funny I was just there today, there is a food stand on the other side of the cove just out of the left side of the picture. there is also a lot of docks and docked boat near the eatery there....almost all the boats over by the food stand tie up stern in.. and looking across at the dock in the picture , all the boats over there tie up bow in!!!

it must be a pain climbing over the windshiels and jumping off a pointed high bow!!!!, other wise you are off loading you and your gear on that skinny flimsy unstable string bean plank on the sides!!!

seems like every boat moored stern in that had an outboard, had the motor so tilted it was horizontal!!! the prop is totally out of the water!!

is that to prevent algae growth?? because if the ropes get loose or its really stormy, it seems like the prop will take a pounding on the dock!!!

bob

Thanks for the info, I will have to go checkout how they do it on their side.

I'm not sure why everyone puts their props up.......I do it because I see everyone else does

 

[onthelake2010]

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when stern-in, cross your lines when securing lines to dock cleats. I think there is a pic on iBoats someplace on how to do this.

 

[Fireman431]

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Thanks for the info, I will have to go checkout how they do it on their side.

I'm not sure why everyone puts their props up.......I do it because I see everyone else does

Props Up:

1) If the outdrive isn't painted, it's suseptible to marine growth, including algae, barnacles, mussels, and (if salty) oysters.

2) If you or another boat has on board power with it leaching into the water due to improper bonding or direct shorting, it will destroy all of the engine anodes in record time (think hours, not months).

3) Keep the outdrives from kissing the docks when unattended. Swim platforms, boarding ladders, and fenders help ward this off though.

However, the problem is with engine up on carburetorated engines. The carbs tend to flood out and get gummy if they're left like that on a regular basis.

 

[Tig]

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Bow in because I am very sheltered from the main lake and have very little wake from other boats. Easier to pull out into the main channel and get under way.
My neighbours across the way should tie up bow out to cut the waves a bit better. The waves from the main lake can pound them if the wind is right. I have seen their boats swamp and sink as well as rip their dock apart over the past few years.

 

[Beefer]

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I voted other, as I'm in a Hi & Dry, and we always bring the boat stern-in to the lift, but thats cuz we have to. If I get back after closinf, and the boat is going to be in water overnight, the prop is out of water. Otherwise, it's down during storage.

 

[Alumarine]

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Stern in, so large waves don't wash over the stern.
Bow out rides the waves better.

 

[Summer Fun]

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Bow-in when I've been drinking. Stern-in when not.

 

[2ndtry]

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Bow in, but then its lifted. Not enough clearance over the lift to back in.

 

[26aftcab454]

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I back in to the slip-a LOT easier to climb in & out-but it is tuff with a single drive. plus the boat hangs out a couple feet from the roof- do not want stern exposed to the elements.

 

[ingalp01]

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Stern in... It's not the easiest, but works best for loading, un-loading and just hanging out at the dock.

 

[LazyCruiser]

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Stern in, but I don't always do a smooth job of it

 

[scoutabout]

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Bow in on the lift - just makes sense although I could see maybe going stern in if I had to lift the engine off.

Bow out while at the dock. You can get quite a chop across the bay when the wind gets up and the boat (and my friend's airplane) just ride a lot easier on their lines. And of course the other reason for nose out on the Cessna is because when the prop starts spinnin' - you are movin'!

Coming in can get interesting - approaching the dock (and rocky shore) in the plane you've got no neutral, no reverse, not much steerage...and a big sheet of metal sticking up thanks to that rudder, ready to weathercock you 180 degrees in the slightest breeze. I thought us boaters had challenges...

 

[26aftcab454]

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there are plenty of stern in boatlifts-- I just can't afford one!

 

[Cadwelder]

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Bow in, it won't fit on the trailer any other way. ???

 

[spikeitaudi]

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Bow in now at the lake I was in for this past year. Moving out to the bay next year and that will be stern in. So I guess I have something else to learn.

 

[25thmustang]

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Stern in, not a single boat at my place goes in bow first. Not sure I could even load bow in.

 

[jaxnjil]

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Interesting, I never thought about having to tie up bow or stern in, most of the docks here you can tie up on the side

How does one keep the bow or motor from bashing into the dock, then again (looking at the picture above how do you keep the boat centered and not float sideways.

unless in that situation you also are tied parallel to another boat that is tied to the dock on the side too

we dock bow out, for the record

 

[tkrfxr]

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I dock bow in...I have a dinghy cleated to the stern, and the kids like to put it down, and take it out for rides around the neighboring marinas....

I also find it hard to dock stern in, as the boat has a 12 foot beam and there is 12.5 feet between the pilings....it's doable, but conditions have to be just right...with the bow in, there seems to be more room...