As in “Might hold, might not!”
May 4 2021 in Marsden Cove Marina, Whangarei, NZ
We were in a marina some time ago and I always regretted not taking pictures of the creative (some might say incompetent) ways boats were tied up. I got my chance again here. Following are some of the knots securing boats to the dock and the names we’ve chosen for them. Click on any photo below for a better view (although I doubt you’ll ever understand some of these).
“So Rich, when did you become such an old curmudgeon?”
Yea, yea. Whatever works, right? Well, no. There’s are a few of good reasons for tying a boat up properly (or at least reasonably).
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- If there’s an emergency and you or someone else needs to move your boat to protect it, it’s nice if they can get the lines untied.
- In said emergency, it’s good if there’s room on the cleat to add an extra line.
- In the event you want to actually use your boat, it’s nice to be able to get it untied while there’s still daylight left.
- If it’s tied to the cleat properly, you can easily see chafe in the lines.
All that said, it’s time for the dock police (me) to take a chill pill and get on with my own life. -Rich
Update – this “Honorable Mention” tie-up found on Lake Rotoiti…
‘Round and ’round (the bow pulpit) she goes…
Where she stops, nobody knows!
