Rubberizing your lines?

[Garffin]

Has anyone ever put rubber around a piling or on their lines that go around the piling in order for them to keep from chafing? Doing it in such a way as to not making it look bad that goes with out being said

[mitiempo]

On the west coast of Canada we have real floating docks, don't tie to pilings.

[Garffin]

2009-12-08 12:57 AM PST 2.36 feet Low Tide
2009-12-08 7:52 AM PST Sunrise
2009-12-08 9:10 AM PST 8.44 feet High Tide
About 6.08 differences
For Vitoria Bc
Tuesday 12/08/09 3:53AM -0.01 feet Low Tide
Tuesday 12/08/09 7:12AM Sunrise
Tuesday 12/08/09 9:34AM 0.81 feet High Tide

For Edgewater Md

The Chesapeake does good to get a 3’ tide but it can be hard to predict winds that blow along the length of the bay have been known to cause water levels to be 1-2 feet above or below the predicted tides. I can remember up in Dillingham Ak where the tides where crazy! Like 25’ +



Oh you don’t need no floating dock
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[Omatako]

I believe it will only be a short time when the rubber is turned into a mess and the line is chafing just the same.

I rubberise my line big time or should I say nylonise it. It is often called pipe and it works really well.

[mitiempo]

In Victoria we get a tidal range exceeding 12 feet during springs. But we attach the dock to the pilings and then we tie the boat to the dock.

[MJBrown]

We've been on the Chesapeake for several years and generally speaking you shouldn't need chafe gear on them. If you wrap them tight around the pilings the line wont move and wont chafe. We always ran the bitter end through the loop and put that end over the piling, pulling it tight. The bitter end then ran back to a deck cleat via the fairleads. In storms and or winter we'd double up for extra insurance. If you still want to do something and your lines are thin enough you can cut sections of old hose to wrap around them. Doubt anyone will complain about the hoses, especially in the winter.