Right on, thanks for the info! And yes, I picked up 110' of 6' wide floating dock last year - we had the 2nd lowest lake levels on record so we had to push the dock out a good amount just to keep it deep enough for the lift to operate, which meant wading out in knee-high water about 100' to just get to my floating dock. Being in VT you know the storms we get! my first boat, probably similar to what you'll have right? And my SV Edited Maby Cdifranco On stormy stormy days I might throw a line to the tower for the just in case but that is rare. You can tell too as the season progressed ropes were eliminated and now its bare minimum. My bayliner was way up front, the SV more to the middle of the boat. one other tip, in one of the photos you can see where the mooring base where, I had to move it significantly when I got my SV, so if your trying to kill the two birds with one stone maybe split the difference and mount it in the middle of the two. One thing I did have to cut which wasnt a big deal was cut a hole in the front of the cover and sewed up nice to make a hole for the whips to go through and attach to the cleat. Ill find some pics of how I have mine hooked up. Honestly I spent a summer playing around with it and its no longer rocket science, first summer i was nervous this summer its tie it up and let the hurricane roll through. I use 5 lines total: The 2 ropes attached to the whips, two bungee lines to keep the boat pulled towards the dock to counter act the whips pulling it out and then one rope just keeping the stern cleat from letting the waves push the boat forward. The whips will only hold the boat away from the dock but does limited from forward and backwards movement. Also what I do since I am on a busy wavy part of the lake is I stagger the cleats. My dock is old and rotted out so I drilled through the dock and into a piece of pressure treated wood so it the whip comes off its taking 3-4 deck boards with it. My recommendations are make sure the cast base pieces that hold the fiberglass whip are secured well. Cant remember if it was wood or not though. ![]() I remember a thread where you got a huge dock. They're going to be used for my neighbor's 20' Chaparral open bow most of the time, but I'm sure I'll tie up to them a few times too. All rights reserved.I picked up a set of the 14' whips from Overton's.curious (maybe can answer) if you have any tips and tricks for a first-time owner of whips. Include items that have been excluded from our free shipping policy based on weight and/or size. Other exclusions to the free shipping policy ![]() Free Shipping is not valid onįreight items, free-ship exempt items, returns, prior purchases, or express delivery. Free Shipping only applies on orders shipped within the 48 contiguous United States. STANDARD FREE SHIPPING is applicable on orders over $69 for active Good Sam Members and on orders over $99 for all otherĬustomers. STARTING AT $109.99 Outboard Trolling Motors ST L V Up To 30% Off Protectants & Cleaners e 6 30% OFF Protectants Cleaners Watersports Docking Maintenance Trailering Fishing Traducir en Español | Traduire en Français Plus, Protect Your Investment with up to 30% off Boat Covers ![]() To remove yourself from our email program or update your email preferences, This may be considered an advertising or promotional message from Overton's,ġ11 Red Banks Road, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA. Members only specials and prices vary between retail stores and online. Pricing and assortment may vary between retail stores and online. These items are denoted as an exclusion on the item detail page. Other exclusions to the free shipping policy include items that have been excluded from our free shipping policy based on weight and/or size. Free Shipping is not valid on freight items, free-ship exempt items, returns, prior purchases, or express delivery. Is applicable on orders over $69 for active Good Sam Members and on orders over $99 for all other customers. Dockmate UV Protected Tuff Shield Fenders, 8-1/2" x 27"
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