Bertram33 User Forum

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.

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

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.

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

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

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