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bear
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Initially Posted - 05/03/2004 : 19:10:22

I would like information from C250 owners on useing spring lines on tying up a C250 to a dock. We splashed "Brandy" yesterday and moved her to her slip on the Great Sacandaga Lake. Late yesterday or last night sustained winds of 15kts and gusts over 30 tried to move the docks to a different location. The owner of the marina retied all the boats late last night and re-tied Brandy with a different method then I had used for spring lines. No damage to the any of the boats.
So just for my own info I would like to know how other owners use this method. Thanx in advance. "Bear" in the water and ready to go.
Upstate N.Y.

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 05/03/2004 : 21:50:34

Bear, saw you, er rather Brandy on the way to the lake Sunday a.m. You were turning at the blinking light just north of 29. I'll be in the office Wednesday a.m. if you'd like to stop and I'll diagram for you spring lines. Hope to splash this w/e.

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Keith D.
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Response Posted - 05/03/2004 : 22:05:02

This has worked for me.

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Alan Therrien
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 11:16:45

I installed a mid ship cleat on each side, by cutting a small hole the size of an outlet cover in the headliner and installing the cleats below and between the windows on each side. I used a large stainless steel plate for backing. Then I covered the hole in the liner with a teak outlet cover. I wouldn't place a lot of strain on the mid ship cleats, but they work fine for spring lines. Two years now and no troubles.

Alan Therrien
"Moonpenny"
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 11:22:05

Hi Bear,

Snickerdoodle is a C25 not a C250. However the cleating configuration is pretty much the same. Since there is no mid-ship cleat on our boats, I have "cleated" a 30 foot long length of 1/2" three strand line to a cleat on each finger at my slip that is roughly half way along the side of the boat. Then, after securing the bow and stern mooring lines, I cleat the "spring" lines to the bow and stern mooring cleats on the boat (along with the bow and stern lines). I've used this system for all twenty years that I've owned Snickerdoodle and the boat hardly moves in the slip at all.

BTW: I've spliced loops into the spring line ends so that it's easy to secure these lines.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839

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zebra50
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 15:21:06

has anyone ever used the movable cleats that fit on the track?

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frankr
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 16:20:22

Last fall when the hurricane was coming through, I called Catalina and asked about connecting spring lines to the boat. They suggested I use the winches as a tie down for spring lines. I run two bow, two stern and 2 spring lines. I make a bowline loop just large enough to fit over the self tailer on the winch. The two spring lines run to the winch on the same side as the pilings where the other ends of the spring lines are attached.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 16:59:58

I, too, use my winch as a bollard for my spring lines. With 5 or 6 thru bolts, they have a lot more holding power than a 2 bolt cleat.

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frogger
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 17:48:31

I run a similar pattern that Frank uses. I have two bow lines, two stern lines, and two spring lines. One spring line runs from the winch to the same cleat on the pier as the bow line. The other runs from a mid-boat pier cleat to the bow eye. My dock is a little larger than most and I have plenty of room, it's single 10'x30'. I've never had any problems with boat movement. I also keep a good 4 ft between the bow and the pier.

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Docsparker
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Response Posted - 05/04/2004 : 19:20:50

Anyone have any experience with mooring whips and a C250? Couldn't find anything with a forum search about these.
Thanks,
John Parker

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