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I normally dock alongside finger piers when at my "home" marina so I get
very little practice with the more difficult methods -- but I did notice
that up at Northern Harbor outside of Kenora, Ontario, on their bow or
stern in arrangement they use what they call "chicken lines". Strong lines
tautly tied at the most needed height to stop hulls from touching each other
between the outer pilings and the inner ones. These handy lines will
prevent a boat from bumping into the neighboring boat if she drifts a bit
when coming in our out. Looked like a darned good idea to me. In fact
if it were my slip I'd add another set at crewpersons' waist height (when
standing on deck) so as to be able to actually use them to help maneuver the
boat in and out with a cross wind.
Dave J
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility,
there are so few of us left.
-- Oscar Levant
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