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Originally Posted by camp guy
I fullt agree with both LIforrelaxin and DRH with respect to making sure you have the correctly sized whips, but, please don't get "seduced" by whips and think they are all you need to safely tie up your boat.
I used whips while living on the Lake, but I also had a bow line, with in-line rubber snubber, leading to a forwartd tri-pile, to provide additional safety, and both stern and bow lines from boat to dock, and bumpers. Overkill ? - not when you are protecting your investment in a boat and in a dock.
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camp guy is right, never secure a boat only with whips. I use bow and stern lines to maintain the correct distance between the boat and the dock. I also use spring lines in an "X" pattern which prevent the boat from moving fore and aft ... that keeps the whips perpendicular to the dock at all times. Just for some extra insurance I also have inflatable fenders tied to two dock posts so in the event of a heavy squall the boat won't hit the dock. As camp guy said - you're protecting your investment so "overkill" really isn't an issue.