What are the odds of this?

[Chris1956]

My dock has mooring whips. In the last 20 years I have unhooked the whips, untied the lines and pulled away in my 19' Searay Bowrider, thousands of times, without a problem. Two years ago I trade the SeaRay for a 21' SeaSwirl Bowrider.

During those two years with the new boat, the rear mooring whip has caught on the rear cleat, the washdown fitting, the net and a whole bunch of other stuff, while I am pulling away from the dock. This never happened on the SeaRay. Now both boats have the same hardware on them, and about the same chance of catching stuff, I would think. Why is that I now need to expect the whip line to catch on something? I have torn the mooring whip off the dock three times already!

 

[Eng48ine]

Re: What are the odds of this?

hahah. i guess you found your answer.

 

[INJUN]

Re: What are the odds of this?

Maybe the extra 3 feet makes a difference. Try anything, but maybe moving one of the whips to accomondate the new boat length.
Glad no one has gotten hurt.

 

[JoeCrow]

Re: What are the odds of this?

Are the gunwalls the same height on both boats?

 

[Chris1956]

Re: What are the odds of this?

Joe, The gunwales on the 21 footer are higher. That may contribute, but I am not sure.

Injun, the 21 is quite a bit wider. Perhaps the whip line is inside the boat more, and that is why it catches. That seems likely. I am not sure what adjustment I can make. I like the boat as far away from the dock as possible, since we have storms that push the boat into the dock.

It was one of those things I did not have to think about. Now I need to add it to the stuff I worry about when leaving the dock.

Thanks for the feedback...