Mooring Whips - Good or Bad

[Gatto Nero]

Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall

I have thought about using whips on the boat, but am concerned that the dock would take a beating since it is not a permanent dock.

Don't know what your actual situation is, but like I said above, I have an aluminum crank-up dock and I believe the dock is in better shape with the whips than without. The whips absorb the beating that would otherwise occur. It's similar to how snubbers absorb the beating on a "U" Shaped dock. At my last place I was on a community dock with slips that could be tied off on both sides of the boat. My 4000 lbs boat with snubbers was fine but the guy next to me with a 12' aluminum boat and no snubbers used to beat the crap out of the dock. You could see and feel the pylons rattle when the boat got to the end of the line yanked the whole dock. Besides, taking the boat on and off the mooring every time you want to use it is a major PITA.