Our neighbors grind through a set of fat docklines every season, yet we rarely adjust our lines. Why?
Behold! The Scooter tire bridle. We have a great deal of surge in our marina, but our Scooter Tire Bridles have keep our boat safe.
Yes, the parquet floor needs refinishing
Make sure you can pull the eye splice through the hose
Be aware- inept triangulation will result in weird oscillations.
I’m sure Stainless chain looks good, too.
You’ll also need:
a regular eye spliced dockline
about 4′ of firehose cut into 2 sections
a scooter tire
a length of chain
a locking carabiner to connect the ends of the chain
The Construction:
1.) Pull each eye splice through a decent sized length of firehose or other flexible chafe guard material.
2.) Cow hitch each eye splice around the scooter tire. Make certain the chafe guard is snugged up over most of the eye splice before securing the hitch. Place one hitch at 12 o’clock, and one hitch at 6.
3.) Connect the thimble to the cleat on the dock with the chain and d ring
4.) Tie the line off on the boat
Behold! The Scooter tire bridle. Well done you.
These bridles can last season after season because classic abrasion points are addressed: The cow hitch is chafe guarded where it contacts the scooter tire, and the thimble and chain eliminate abrasion at the dock cleat.
Your bridle will inevitably stretch with time, so make it as short as possible. (You will adjust your lines from the boat, not the dock.)
Surge Nation. Only the Strong Survive.Me, after replacing the neighbor's lines. Again.
It’s totally going to work, honey.