[Rhodes22-list] Slip Width

[Leland]

John,

Great advice.  Slips are at a premium here but that's a good idea even if
they charge me a monthly fee until I sign an annual lease.

Lee


john Belanger 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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