Just got new mooring cover; a couple questions

[JWPrendergast]

I just recieved the yamaha mooring cover a few days ago. So far, I love it but did have a few questions. First, if I tie up the boat to our the dock at our new home (in picture below), wouldnt the cover rub along the wooden posts, eventually wearing through the material? Second (and this one really stumps me), how do I get it on and take it off given the dock layout we currently have? Ill make some additions to the dock in the near future, but need to make it work for now. Any suggestions?

 

[Britboater]

The covers are made to go on from the front first, so could you not reverse you boat in.
I stand on the rear swim platform on top of the cover, then after releasing the rear corner and peeling back work forward from there.
As for rubbing on the dock, that's a conundrum for you to work out .

 

[Gym]

You could install fenders or dock whips on the dock to hold the boat away from the dock.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/pro...ooglepla&cvsfa=2587&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=3734363034

 

[tdonoughue]

Or, I notice that the dock continues around the bow. Is there another tie off there? Loosen the dock lines on the one side and throw a line on the other side to hold the boat away from the dock. If you backed in, then you just have to maybe worry about the aft rubbing, depending on the angles to the far tie off.

 

[nucleuscracker]

rubbing along the dock posts is the exact reason we had a custom cover made that snaps on. After years reparing the cover, buying a new "used" one online.. I was done. Besides, the snap cover is a ton faster. and its wife approved. LOL.

I'd look at ways (as others have said) to keep the boat away from the dock but that can be challenging unless you are in a harbor with minimal waves forcing your boat into the dock...

 

[Geiger41]

Can you post some pictures of the installed snaps ? As far as scratching from the dock, maybe buy some foam sheets and cut them with a razor blade to fit the sides of the poles and dock. Very inexpensive and wouldn't look bad at all.

 

[Zarrella]

It looks like the dock whips would be the way to go.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Hard to tell how your dock is constructed from the pic but I think backing in will help along with adding a couple 4x4 posts in the middle. Those posts will allow you to use 8" fenders horizontally to ride on. Fender whips would work as well but your waterway looks fairly narrow and the whips will push your boat out a few feet from the dock.

 

[billyb]

You could install fenders or dock whips on the dock to hold the boat away from the dock.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/pro...ooglepla&cvsfa=2587&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=3734363034

Yup, based on the picture, this is your best bet.

 

[JWPrendergast]

Dock only goes about another foot off to the right of the picture. Thanks for the suggestions; not sure which way im going to go yet. I do agree, backing in is probably the best way to do it.