Joe Blizzard wrote:

"William Andersen" wrote

I hope you feel better, now that you've expressed yourself.
Holding the boat off the dock with your legs is just asking for injury.
Place some fenders where they'll protect the boat. If you've got the
money, use those flexible poles to keep the boat away from the dock.


I have fenders in place. And I haven't yet been able to bring myself to
spend $3-400 on mooring whips when the book value of my boat is in that same
general range.


Us a bundle of chimney rods or cheaper, layed up fiberlass to make
your own mooring whips.

Terry K