How to tie boat to pier?

Question

I am new to this boating malarkey, and one question I have always wondered, is this: If you tied your boat to a pier and left if over night, when the tide goes out, wont the rope drag the boat out of the water?

Answer 1

i highly recommend you get someone to assist you when boating until you learn more about it.  

also you should reach CHAPMANS, a good reference book for general boating

good luck

Answer 2

Usually the pier floats with the tide.

Answer 3

Here you go bro, pics are worth a thousand words, right?

Answer 4

The correct way would be to tie a bow line, stern line, and then tie a spring line then a backing line this will keep the boat in to the pier and keep the boat from shifting forward and backwards, you wouldn't want the boat plowing into another boat that is ahead or astern of you. If you are tieing to a pole, a half hitch will do nicely but leave enough slack in the line to keep her from coming tight on the line due to tide changes, if you are tieing to a cleat, wrap the line around the horn furthest away from the boat first and figure 8 it until you at least have 3 wraps on each horn......hope this helps

Answer 5

Malarkey?!?! Maybe you should stay on dry land?

Answer 6

i don't think the rope would drag the boat out of the water. regular cleats are just screwed or bolted through the fiber glass. it would just rip the cleat out. now if the cleat was designed to lift the boat, it may hold the boat up. i would tie the rope around a cable that allows the rope to move up and down. go to your local river and find a lock. see the cables on the walls? use these to tie your boat to the pier (dock) to prevent damage to the cleat or stress to the boat.

Answer 7

Well, if its a floating pier, then no.  it wont.

If its true pier (pilings driven into the bottom)  then  you  should tie it up a little differently.

the best way is to use 2 lines called Spring lines.  the bow spring line is tied to a cleat near the stearn (yes the stearn).  and the Stearn spring line tied near the bow.

these overlapping lines allow more vertical movement of the boat due to tidal action.  

You still need to determine the total amount of tide expected.  Get a copy of the Tide Tables available at any Boat store in the area (or a ships chandlery).

Unless you are in the Bay of Funday then I dont think there will be too much problem.

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