Mooring whips

[Guest]

I have a 2019 Rinker 18qs outboard ski/open bow boat. I have 2 cleat in the center bow and 2 ont the stern (left and right) Can I use a mooring whip system? Can I attach the front whip to the cleat on the bow???

[Jen]

Correction to above- there is 1 cleat on the bow.

 

[Horton]

@jen You might get an answer here but this forum is really focused on water skiing and tournament style ski boats.

[Sammamish196]

I have moorage whips for sale. Lemme know if interested.

[Jordan]

@Jen I don't know anything about Rinkers and how they are built. If I were you, I would try to get a look at the underside of that cleat and see if there is any glassed in backing that the cleat is bolted through. If it is just a few layers of glass without additional backing, I would be concerned.

Generally there isn't much (shock) load on the cleats from the whip as it maintains a fairly constant amount of tension.

 

Perhaps try contacting the manufacturer...

customerservice@rinkerboats.com

[ironhorse]

I use whips on my prostar. Hook one whip to each cleat and then tie of the bow and stearn with a little slack to keep the boat from twisting too much.