Closeline for the boat

[Steve Franklin]

I just purchased a new place in the Tappahannock area. It has a metal cable "closeline" for tying off my boat. I have a 18 1/2' SeaSwirl and was wondering how secure this system is in a storm. Any ideas?
Thanks, Steve

[uncljohn]

I wouldn't use a metal cable for securing the boat b/c it has no stretch. It would put a lot of shock stress on your cleat or wherever you're tying off to. Dock lines have a bit of stretch to them. I have those dockline shock absorbers on my 22'er which add more stretch/shock absorption when the boat is being pushed one way or the other in the slip.

You'd use a cable on a davit to haul your boat up.

[THOMAS70]

Steve we used this method in our marina for many years. We had pilings on either side of the slip so the cable was approx.7-9 feet off the water. Then we attached a pully to the cable where we wanted the bows. Then ran a line thru the pulley with a snap on one end to clip on the boweye and a weight on the other for tension then lines on the bulkhead or pier to run to stern cleats. It's a very good system, and worked well for our customers for many years.