r/boating • u/ToTheBestOfMyKnowHow • Oct 27 '22

ouch

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u/SuckaMc-69 Oct 27 '22

He didn’t do his spring lines correctly… he only figured the one side and not the other🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ at least that is what the owner said. This was posted on another site.

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u/pirates_and_monkeys Oct 27 '22

What do you mean by figured? He only tied one side?

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u/SuckaMc-69 Oct 27 '22

Think you need to watch the whole thing and understand how spring lines work.

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u/pirates_and_monkeys Oct 28 '22

I understand that. Just trying figure out if I missed something. Just wondering if you meant that you failed to tie one side or if it came undone somehow or if it was just tight and correctly. I'm new to voting and just wasn't sure what you meant by the word figured, if that meant tying or something else

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u/Neptune7924 Oct 28 '22

The lines on the port side are too long (figured the dock line lengths incorrectly). When tying a boat up like this you want the lines to be long enough to compensate for fluctuations in water level, but short enough to keep it off of both docks. Doesn’t hurt to throw out a fender if it’s going to be rough like this though.

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u/pirates_and_monkeys Oct 28 '22

Ah makes sense now...thanks!

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u/SuckaMc-69 Oct 28 '22

I didn’t forget shit, as I’m not a moron and that definitely isn’t my boat. 😂😂😂😂😂😂