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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 08/15/2009 :  08:23:51  Show Profile
Mango, glad the Dock-A-Matic worked for you. I am still intrigued by the idea of a line catching the bow. What if you had another line from each of the pilings that started at the top of the piling and ran down towards the middle of your "catch line?" Tie each of these to the catch line to prevent the catch line from submerging under the bow.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/15/2009 :  08:44:51  Show Profile
I have a cheap fender (got it at Walmart for less than $10) in the middle of a line that catches the bow. Keeps the line from submerging. I don't have tide issues though, so my line can remain a shorter length.

BTW all of my fenders are Walmart specials that cost less than $10 each. They work just as well as my neighbors expensive Taylormades. They have for 3 seasons now and show no signs of giving up.
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Mango Brother
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Response Posted - 08/17/2009 :  17:44:11  Show Profile
Randy,
I think john hit on a key - a tight line may be key. the pilings i am dealing with are about 8 to 10 feet from the front of the slip. ideally, i would catch the boat about 5 foot from the front, thus i thought a looser, floating line may work, but it doesn't. the idea of a second line to hold it up could work if i had the right place to tie it off. i will check it out this weekend - where there is a will, there is a way.
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steve
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