[Rhodes22-list] Slip Width

[elle]

Lee, 
Is there a piling where the widest part of the boat
will be? Or are the pilings fore and aft?

This can still be done with spring lines...

More info..

elle

--- john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> get them to agree to a trial period. perhaps a
> month. you should know by then. also gt the name of
> the previous tenant and what they had in there
> before.
> 
> Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:  
> The new slip I'm considering is described by the
> marina as a "one-of-a-kind." 
> It's 10' x 50'. It's wedged in between the bulkhead
> and where the real
> slips begin for the slightly larger yachts.
> 
> Can an 8' wide boat fit into a 10' wide slip?
> 
> The marina says it will fit, but I'm concerned they
> may be looking for a
> "one-of-a-kind" sucker to lease the thing.
> 
> Couldn't find anything in the archives or Google.
> 
> Typical tides here fluctuate less than 18" but we
> can get 4' changes with
> seasonal tides.
> 
> Since people cross their lines I assume the longer
> the lines the better, but
> I can't imagine that it makes much of a difference.
> If it does, I'll tie
> her up in the middle instead of just using the front
> or rear half of the
> slip. I could also tie the lines as high as possible
> on the pilings.
> 
> If I tie the boat so it uses the entire extra 2' at
> high tide, does that
> mean the tide could go down 2' before the lines
> start stretching? That's
> not exactly accurate but it must be close. How much
> do lines stretch? If
> the tide drops 4', will the boat be hanging in
> mid-air or will the lines
> snap? After lines stretch, do they have some memory
> to return to their
> original length or do they remain stretched out?
> 
> My big yacht neighbors seem crammed into their
> slips, but I don't want a
> slip so narrow that I have to worry about adjusting
> lines all the time.
> 
> If I take this slip, I'll definitely be investing in
> some more fenders.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
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