I always leave my boat doubled up just in case I am not in town when a storm hits or I am not able to get up to the marina in time to double up. VERY smart. Even a T-storm can cause a problem with a single dock line. Saved my boat once. Tied it up to a wall for lunch. Squall came roaring in. Was on...

Of course, this only works if you are in a dedicated slip. And if you don't ever stop anywhere else - planned or unplanned. :o I would feel unprepared for contingencies. Far be it from me to speak for anyone else's experience but there are a dozen scenarios I can think of where I'd want all my brai...

I don't think I've ever put the bowline or splice on my dock cleat. I can't think of a good reason to do it that way unless I had to deal with a tide and I was staying on the boat at the dock. It would complicate casting off unless I wanted to leave the lines behind. Pro: The lines can be adjusted ...

I see some sailors prefer bowlines on their dock cleats and keep the excess dockline on their boats. There's a discussion on Facebook (although it's actually about cheesing AKA Flemish coils, but that's not my issue) with varying opinions. Some prefer the bitter end in their boat. What are the pros ...

Hamin' X wrote: ↑Sun Jan 25, 2026 6:45 am On the serious side; the difference between a ketch & yawl is the location of the mizzen mast. Ketch is in front of the rudder post (you are trying to ketch it) and yawl is behind (south end of the boat, yawl).

I just remember that 'k' comes before and 'y' comes after.

Whenver I spot a marina on TV I'm always looing for Macs. Watching Best Medicine was no different. Not obvs you had better eyes than I did.

"I wanted to make the world's fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it's not a yawl anymore! It's a real ketch-22."

https://xkcd.com/3193/

What is the name of the tenth reindeer?

Olive.
As in: "Olive the other reindeer, used to lauch and call him names..."



Ah. But what colour is her nose?

Every sailor knows this one.

Sunuvagun. I thought my neglecting to fog my engine was a sign of a bad owner. Turns out I was neglecting to fog my engine before it was cool.

The only question remaining, of course, is what does one do with the remaining twelve yards of line?

Thnak OP. This is a very informative and timely discussion. I have been tying my docklines and they look like many of the one you've called out. Even though I always go around the far horn, I still get a locking line condition because I tend to make three full turns, not just two (as he does here at...

https://en.meming.world/images/en/thumb/1/17/Monkey_Puppet.jpg/300px-Monkey_Puppet.jpg Those look a lot like my knots. I do go around the cleat once first, and then about three over-unders. And hten I'ce still got about a yard left. Should I up my dockline game'? Show me how to properly tie off to ...

Be Free wrote: ↑Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:12 pm So you're asking us to lie to you?

Right.

So you see why I'm intrigued by this spray-on wax.

I predict you are about to receive lots of advice on THE wax to use. Wax is a topic this forum loves to wax on. :) I want to be convinced it's not a bear of a job that will suck out my soul. By the way, posting a photo would help in identifying the product. Was deliberate. *I* don't know what the p...

Sorry, I should clarify: Of course I will have to powerwash the hull clean. I'll use Spray Nine. I just don't know if I'm up to doing all that buffing. Kinda arm-breaking, is it not? I actually bought a used buffer at a garage sake for when I planned to wax my boat but that hasn't happened yet. What...