anybody using mooring whips?

inspector · Post by **inspector** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:37 am

Anybody using mooring whips? I have a bulkeaded lot and I'm moving my 33fbc there but wondering if anybody else here is using them.

captgene · Post by **captgene** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:08 am

I use them. My canal is narrow and cannot put in dolphins. I have big fenders as well for the idiots that don't know what "No Wake" means. Gene Dugan Boca Raton, Fl. "Nauti Marie" 1989 33 FBC

inspector · Post by **inspector** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:45 am

Thanks Gene. Do the bumpers ever come into play or did you add them for "just in case"? The occasional idiot making a huge wake is what makes me nervous but I guess if you use "belt and suspenders" it'll be ok.

captgene · Post by **captgene** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:33 am

I have the long black shock absorbers on the pilings and a big fender on top of that at the front piling. I get a lot of surge up the canal on weekends off the Intracoastal from big boat wake. Usually not a problem. My biggest problem is a guy up the canal that with a PWC. This idiot tows a couple of his 200 lb. buddies on a tube up the canal full tilt. Slams all the boats, not a care in the world. I blasted him with a hose a couple weeks ago, and he'll slow down if I'm out there. There is always a big confrontation with me or the other neighbors. He'll get his in the end. Gene Dugan Boca Raton, Fl. "Nauti Marie" 1989 33 FBC

michael · Post by **michael** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:50 pm

I use them. I have 2-20'+- polls with 1 1/4"base. My boat faces west. A few years ago we had a tropical storm go by with 50mph sustained winds and higher gusts.The NE wind pushed the boat up against the bulkhead so I put 2 more 20' polls with a 1"base which I saved from my previous boat. Once I put them on they pushed the boat right off. I believe bigger is better when it comes to the whips. Michael 33sf

inspector · Post by **inspector** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:29 pm

Thanks Mike, good info. Another jersey guy? howudoin?