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slip size

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#1 ·
what is the narrowist slip size for a boat with a 10' 5" beam

thanks, rick
 
#27 ·
Hawkeye25 said:
Personally, I'd prefer a slip of about 14' for a boat with a 10.5 foot beam. I have lived aboard for over 20 years now, and with slack allowed for tides and normal motion, plus appropriate tension and lines for wakes and weather, if you don't have at least a foot and a half on either side of your boat, you'll find your gelcoat or hull paint rubbed to crap by fenders. My boat is 12.5 in the beam and weighs about 12 ton and I like to keep her two foot off the nasties (pilings and docks) for general practice. Even then, with storm lines on, I sometimes watch her surge to within six inches. That's close enough. An ounce of caution is worth a half days touch-up.
Hawkeye -- Wow, finally a post that's on topic!!!! Who'd a thunk it on here? Yes, more room is better than less up to a point, especially if tides and currents are involved. A 14 foot wide slip would be about right for a boat with 10.5 ft of beam. The original poster didn't say where he is located, but here in Chesapeake country with the large number of older marinas, slip width is becoming a problem. The modern, wide-ass sterns, and the wide beam that begats them, are creating havoc in some marinas that were built when beams were much more moderate. There's a Beneteau 393 in the slip next to me and they have mere inches on either side with lots of difficulty protecting the boat during adverse weather.
 
#28 ·
SailorMitch,

How things looking down at the marina? I haven't had time get down lately. I know which Benet 39 your talking about, its like threading a needle. I was there during the Tropical Storm this past year, the owner was very concerned his boat was going to get pile drived. Are your rates going up too...? I may have to look for another marina?
 
#30 ·
T37Chef said:
SailorMitch,

How things looking down at the marina? I haven't had time get down lately. I know which Benet 39 your talking about, its like threading a needle. I was there during the Tropical Storm this past year, the owner was very concerned his boat was going to get pile drived. Are your rates going up too...? I may have to look for another marina?
Hey Chef,

There actually are 2 Bene 393's and one Bene 373 on the outside slips where I am (B pier I think). Yesterday I was down there and the wind was howling and the water was very low but everything seemed OK on those big boats. I haven't heard anything about a rate increase but nothing surprises me anymore. I have asked to move to an inner slip that's cheaper next year, as long as I can still get in and out by myself. I might end up on the bulkhead down by the travel lift.

Tell mw which boat is yours and I'll check it out for you next time I'm down there. Since I am in the water for the winter I go down as often as I can.
 
#31 ·
SailorMitch said:
Hey Chef,

There actually are 2 Bene 393's and one Bene 373 on the outside slips where I am (B pier I think). Yesterday I was down there and the wind was howling and the water was very low but everything seemed OK on those big boats. I haven't heard anything about a rate increase but nothing surprises me anymore. I have asked to move to an inner slip that's cheaper next year, as long as I can still get in and out by myself. I might end up on the bulkhead down by the travel lift.

Tell mw which boat is yours and I'll check it out for you next time I'm down there. Since I am in the water for the winter I go down as often as I can.
eheheheh

looks like you couldn't resist either and slowly wandered off topic, too, huh???:D :D
 
#33 ·
Giulietta said:
eheheheh

looks like you couldn't resist either and slowly wandered off topic, too, huh???:D :D
Giu, yes, guilty as charged. But T37Chef doesn't accept PM's and he/she also didn't respond to an email I sent a couple of weeks ago so I don't know if that even went through or not. In short, I would've answered in another way if available to keep it off the BB. No need clogging up the bandwidth with worthless stuff, right?
 
#34 · (Edited)
SailorMitch said:
Hey Chef,

There actually are 2 Bene 393's and one Bene 373 on the outside slips where I am (B pier I think). Yesterday I was down there and the wind was howling and the water was very low but everything seemed OK on those big boats. I haven't heard anything about a rate increase but nothing surprises me anymore. I have asked to move to an inner slip that's cheaper next year, as long as I can still get in and out by myself. I might end up on the bulkhead down by the travel lift.

Tell mw which boat is yours and I'll check it out for you next time I'm down there. Since I am in the water for the winter I go down as often as I can.
I'm at the end of pier with the house boats, I think thats A pier., Windgeist. My slip went up $200, not a big deal but that is probably the most difficult slip to get in and out of, especially when the wind is a howling.

I don't know why my email is not working, I'll check it out.

Later
 
#35 · (Edited)
I really don't understand why sailnet groupies have given this guy/girl such a hard time. As many boats I see improperly tied up at marinas I am surprised that there wasn't more constructive comments, who knows maybe I could us some. SailorMitch, no comment on how many lines I have on the boat :)
 
#36 ·
If you have to ask what size slip you need.....get a mooring. If you don't know what a mooring is...give the boat to the next kid you see in a red mount gay hat.

(I'm sitting here wondering why the hell I'm actually responding to this crap. Talk about a slow day at the office)
 
#37 ·
T37Chef said:
I really don't understand why sailnet groupies have given this guy/girl such a hard time. As many boats I see improperly tied up at marinas I am surprised that there wasn't more constructive comments...
The question wasn't about the best way to tie a boat, it didn't even have anything to do with the boat once he got it into the slip. It was more of a what shape hole do I put the square peg into?
 
#40 ·
Why am I not surprised that Giulietta would lapdance on a dog...
 
#42 ·
"It was more of a what shape hole do I put the square peg into?"
Robert-
Any timber framer can tell you, you pound a square peg into a round hole because:
1-Round holes are easier to bore
2-Square pegs cut into the wood fibers and lock in. Round pegs fall out or split the timber.

So yes, a round hole needs a square peg! (But not vice versa.<G>)
 
#43 ·
T34C said:
:D G- If you do, please keep the photo's to yourself this
time!!!!:D
Nope...they'ra comin'.......they'ra comin'......

Just getting my Speedos fixed...my butt cheeck sweats a lot when I do those lap dances, so I'm having a "teflon slide crotch special" installed!!!!

Huuuu Huuuu here I go!!!!! start the music!!!!



Here, start the music, I'mma heading your way.....
 
#50 ·
I had a slip in Kent Island that was so tight that I would have my wife (my girlfriend at the time) stand on starboard, I would be on port and with a running start push the pilings apart. Once inside or outside the two outside pylons, it was ok. Glad I never had to ride a big storm out there.
I like to get the largest slip I can manage to get, with the rise in tide and waves it gives you some room for adjustment. And saves your rub rail.
 
#51 ·
Seriously, when shopping for a slip, get any one you can find!

I've got a lopsided slip, one foot on the starboard side, and 208 feet on port. I had to get it that big so I could manuever in with a full keel and a cross wind. A little overkill for a 15' 4" beam. One thing, I don't have to worry about is which side the dock steps are on or where the dock lines are. Let's see, it's called an "end-tie"
 
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