Can you post a picture so we can better visualize the issue? You can greatly tie a line around a square concrete piling unless you don’t have any tide.
You say the line is used to keep the boat off the dock, does it mean it s on the other side off the boat? If so you ll be better off with bow and stern tied to the floating dock on the side opposite the stairs. For the stern line if you can cross it across the stern it will be even better.
If you can’t tie up on the other side when big ball fenders will be you best solution to keep the boat off the dock
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Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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03-25-2024 12:55 PM #13
Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
Everything I would have suggested already has been posted. One suggestion, if you know anyone at the local fire department, ask if they're discarding any old fire hoses. Those are the ultimate chafe guards, but on concrete pilings especially square ones with "sharp" corners, nothing will last forever. The cross lines to the neighboring dock are the best solution, unless the marina has another slip available that's longer for a better fit to the length of the boat.
"A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor"
Rob Waldrop
M/V Pau Hana
Ft Myers FL
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03-25-2024 09:00 PM #14Registered Member
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Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
So, day 1 of project save a rope has been a success. The pictures attached
1) can see the pillar with my line protected bu 3 different sections of flex tube. The tubes seem to be rolling (or at least dragging) along so far. 2) My boarding gangway. I want to get the swivel attachment for it but as of now am not sure if one came with the boat. We are going through mounds of stuff trying to sort through the good stuff vs the junk. 3) zoomed in picture of my invention.
Will update if it doesnt work.Nathan McAfee
Ocean Sloth
1990 Hatteras 54' EDMY
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03-25-2024 10:30 PM #15
Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
With a long stairs, and a narrow finger, you might want to try a swivel platform.
https://marquipt.com/products/sea-st...ivel-platform/Mal
Miss Molly
'85 53ED #750
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Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
So you re in a single slip. The key to handle tidal changes is length… short lines like you breast line just don’t work.
Ideally, use a bow line and a stern line to keep the boat of the dock. Since these lines will be longer, they will have better angles. Is your stern sticking out ? If not run the line from the port piling to the starboard cleat
If that doesn’t work then you need to find some hard plastic balls to make sure the breast line can go up and down the piling. Long term I don’t think the hoses are going to work, with stronger winds they re going to get stuck. Look at industrial supplies like grainger, they have hard nylon balls which you can drill. I ve gotten some 1” to use as a shore power support on a piling? I m sure they have bigger ones.Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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03-26-2024 01:06 AM #17Registered Member
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Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
Will this work for you?
https://www.tideminders.com/Slainte
1988 - 67' CPMY
Houston, Texas
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03-26-2024 02:08 AM #18
Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
a 5 step version of these dock steps might work.https://marquipt.com/products/dock-step/
ours came with that, but I haven't seen another set.
another option might be to mount your longer stair as a gangway to the stern aft deck.Mal
Miss Molly
'85 53ED #750
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03-26-2024 10:04 AM #19
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Re: Rope shredding around concrete pillar, help me obi wan
The swivel platform is great for a dock queen but a major PITA every time you leave the dock.
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat