Whips or arms that go vertical

[Winnisquamer]

Originally Posted by SAB1

Probably depends on your boat and how tight your slip is. I have a walkaround Proline Cuddy cabin with the fixed position cast bases and hate them. I have to remove the stern whip in order to get boat of slip and to redock. If you dont have a slip, less of an issue as you push out a bit.

This I definitely agree with. Even for my dock (no slip and pretty wide open) since I have an inboard I come in at an angle so they are not in the way and the bump reverse to bring the stern in. This gives me zero problems. I could not drive straight in with the whips angled like they are, that wouldn't work with the angle they are at.. I will say too for what I would consider cheap cast aluminum I have bumped them a few times coming in hot and they have withstood a marginal beating.