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

Eddie wrote:
On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:32:58 GMT, "calhoun"
wrote:


Some advise from another river boater. Whips. I have tried lots of bumpers,
and riggings to protect my 21' bow rider. Whips are the best.


What are "whips?"
Thank you
Eddie

Mooring whips are springy poles used to pull the boat away from the
dock. In use they look like a small fishing rod with a large fish,
bent to provide tension.

Fiberglass is popular, you can make your own. I have tried chimney
rod, and it seems ok for smaller boats. Several more, even taped
together, could do. Different sizes for different applications.
Tidal, grounded docks are worst. Floating docks are a piece of cake.

Alternativly, an anchor off shore, using chain may help in the same way.

I Hope he stays in the states from now on. Yes, we Canadians can be real
pricks about little things like lack of respect for other folks' property.

Now, I am on a river mooring and the same stuff goes by every day. Too
bad gas doesn't go so high that theses idiots really take a concern for
economical speed, and small wakes. They are the same thing.

I mean, what's the hurry, you are on your boat, does it not feel good if
you aren't burning twice as much gas as you need to to get somewhere at
7 instead of 9 knots? We get the same 4 cigarrette boats going up and
down every weekend. I don't mind them much, as their wakes on plane
aren't much, even if the noise is a real pollution problem. I bought my
place for peace and quiet.

Prosecute! Publicise! Hit one for the Gipper.

I still think getting a perfect score at "wake unbombing" should be a
requirement for a powerboat license. Any boat with a high horse power
to weight ratio capable of big wakes should be taxed and harrassed out
of business, and a fund established to repair shore damage (I have a few
ducks) and other property damage. The only waves we get are from
pleasure craft wake, commercial vessels take care to minimise fuel burn,
and that minimises wake.

Yanks or Canucks, no difference. Horsepower to brain ratio
is usually inverse.

Neighbors and I keep talking about a compressed air
cannon and dog dump.

I've got the pipe, compressor, ball valves and two BIG dogs.
Who knows, one hot day, fridge full of Blue.

Boom Boom. Out go the lights.

L M wrote:

I Hope he stays in the states from now on. Yes, we Canadians can be
real pricks about little things like lack of respect for other folks'
property.

Now, I am on a river mooring and the same stuff goes by every day. Too
bad gas doesn't go so high that theses idiots really take a concern
for economical speed, and small wakes. They are the same thing.

I mean, what's the hurry, you are on your boat, does it not feel good
if you aren't burning twice as much gas as you need to to get
somewhere at 7 instead of 9 knots? We get the same 4 cigarrette boats
going up and down every weekend. I don't mind them much, as their
wakes on plane aren't much, even if the noise is a real pollution
problem. I bought my place for peace and quiet.

Prosecute! Publicise! Hit one for the Gipper.

I still think getting a perfect score at "wake unbombing" should be a
requirement for a powerboat license. Any boat with a high horse power
to weight ratio capable of big wakes should be taxed and harrassed out
of business, and a fund established to repair shore damage (I have a
few ducks) and other property damage. The only waves we get are from
pleasure craft wake, commercial vessels take care to minimise fuel
burn, and that minimises wake.

Yanks or Canucks, no difference. Horsepower to brain ratio
is usually inverse.

Not to demean our southern neigbours, the delineation seems to
revolve around sail and power.


Neighbors and I keep talking about a compressed air
cannon and dog dump.

I've got the pipe, compressor, ball valves and two BIG dogs.
Who knows, one hot day, fridge full of Blue.

Boom Boom. Out go the lights.

A favorite tune! I played that one in a couple of bars!

You might be interested in my poop cannon design, a slight
modification to a normal holding tank system that enables one to use
the deck pumpout fitting with 1.5" elbows to accomplish war. It
works kind of like a flame thrower. Further hazardous development
would be required to accomplish a range in excess of about 3 feet,
along with nerves of steel and at least a raincoat, I should think.

Perhaps a trebuchet? You could sell rides on it, for thrill seekers.
Parachute rental extra.

Terry K