Whips or arms that go vertical

[DRH]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

I'll second the recommendation above.

After we installed a tower on our boat, the angle of our existing whips made docking very difficult. After gulping a few times at the price, I purchased one of these bases for the outside whip (the whip closer to shore stays in the bow area so I only needed one)

Once the tension is removed the whip springs back to an almost vertical position, allowing the boat and tower to pass by easily.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...view&from=grid

I have used these exact whips, but had a recurring problem with them. The rubber parts that push the whips up to a vertical position when there is no tension on the lines dried out and cracked every 2 - 3 years from the hot summer sun, and the whips would not stay in a vertical position anymore. I had to replace those rubber parts twice and they are not inexpensive. If your dock is shaded from the sun these whips might be OK, but I wouldn't buy them again.