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MOORING WHIPS

Before I had a lift I used mooring whips for years, never had a problem, they are quick and easy once you get your ropes tied and looped at the proper lengths.

Steve



 
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The only down side is in bad blow the whips can break and there is no protection for the boat.  I thought about using them in Canada but we can get some big storms that last all day and was not comfortable depending on them.  I created a docking system that is much stronger but not as easy to use.
 
I just used whips rated for 8,000lbs boat on a pontoon, put a aluminum back plate under the decking. Never had a problem, I get wake board boats 50 feet off my dock all summer long, hard to even stand on the floating portion.

Steve
 
I used them on my 24SSL. Wonderful invention. Kept the boat off the dock in all but highest wind conditions. I always had mooring lines attached to the dock as well, and if there was a big blow coming I just added a couple of fenders on the dock. No problems.
 
If a big storm was coming, would it help to throw a couple anchors off the non-dock side?
 
You can see above mine was moored a good five feet off the dock, it never came close (like 3.5 feet) to touching the dock even in 30 to 40mph winds. As I posted above buy a heavier pair of whips than recommended.

Steve
 
These seem like they would be great for a permanent dock where ice isn't an issue. The end of my removable dock is on poles that are almost 6 feet off the bottom of the lake. Too much sway for using mooring whips I would think.
 
Can't say about ice, that we in SC know nothing about. My floating portion is in a minimum of side feet in depth, when the water is up I'm at 10+ feet in depth. One pole on each corner of the floater, they are permanent.

Steve
 
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