tieing off with the tide

[woodee148]

Might be a dumb question but.. I will be in fl in Jan and will be leaving the boat at a slip. I have rented boats down here before but never really had to worry about the tide as I never tied up at anyone place for long. I am used to just tying off to a cleat and walking away. Now I have piers to worry about. do I need different bumpers than the cyndrical ones? different ropes? how do I tie in order to make sure 1. my boat does not float away and 2. it does not end up hanging in the air come morning. I would love the out of water storage but I am not sure my cleats could handle it!

 

[Five O'Clock]

Re: tieing off with the tide

if its in a slip you should have either dockage on one side (or both sides), or pilings/pillars that are like telephone poles in the water.

do you know which one it would be?

 

[woodee148]

Re: tieing off with the tide

There is the main dock which would be perpendicular to the bow of the boat and then pilings on each side

 

[woodee148]

Re: tieing off with the tide

here is a pic

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: tieing off with the tide

with your boat i would back in. easier to load and unload. you will have 2 bow lines, and 2 stern lines and a spring line. where in FL are you going to be docking.

 

[Five O'Clock]

Re: tieing off with the tide

i think the cylinderical fenders should fine if you tie them horizontally. perpendicular to the pilings, parallel with the water. like you had said, its not like tying to a clean on a dock. there's a few different ways i've done it, but others will have their own way too:

one way is to take your dock lines, and knot a big loop on one of the ends, you may need to purchase longer dock lines just for this situation. with the loop, you can either run it over the piling and slide it down, or tie the loop knot around the piling... leave the knot loose enough to slide up and down, but tight enough so the boat doesnt drift too far.

a second way, would be to take a long long dock line, tie it to your bow cleat, run it behind 2 or more pilings, then tie it off to stern cleat on the same side.

i think your best bet would be to go down with plenty long dock lines, and see how other boats are tied up.

here is a website for knots:
http://animatedknots.com/indexboating.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

 

[Five O'Clock]

Re: tieing off with the tide

definitely back in like TD said

 

[woodee148]

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Its the safety harbour club in North Captiva Td,
That's kinda what I figured but I woke up last night picturing my boat sliding up and down along those barnicle covered piers or the loop snagging them and hanging the boat up

 

[woodee148]

Re: tieing off with the tide

I do have a step and door at the bow as well that makes for easy access. Come to think of it I have never backed in...... well I guess I know what I am practicing this weekend