Wake watcher boat mooring system

Hi all,

I’ve been looking for safe options to keep a boat tied to my dock at our family cabin. Were on leech lake, so the wind and waves can really beat up a boat tied to the dock. I’ve seen these before, just not sure how they would work with my application. I keep my boat on a lift, this would be for when family or friends come up with their boats for a weekend, or if we have visitors.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.wake-watcher-boat-mooring-system.1000785546.html

Interested in anyone’s thoughts or opinions or if anyone has used them would like to hear pros and cons.

Thanks in advance.

When ever I tie my boat to a regular dock over night, I throw my big navy anchors out of the opposite side and do a 3 pt deal. Really helps keep it away from the dock.

I have a set of these Dock whips. I used them on a smaller lake close to leech on a 20′ Skeeter and they worked well with no issues. Now if you are on big water and the right wind came up I do not know how well they would work, they seem really solid and hold the boat well but in 4′ waves it is anybody’s guess. I would part with mine if you are interested say $125.00. They are in good shape for 2 summers since then they have been stored in my pole barn.

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My dad has a set similar to the Wake Watchers. He’s doesn’t get any large waves at his dock but on the weekends there’s lots of good sized boat wakes from big boats slowly pulling tubes.

I see some docks on the St. Croix have whips and they seem to work well. There’s a ton of huge wakes on the St. Croix from all the 40 foot cruisers. I wouldn’t say the wakes are 4′ but probably close to 3′.

I would think either would work well.

Good Luck,

Boone

Hey, Thanks for all the info, sounds like something like this will be in my future, now just have to figure out if mounting them to an aluminum top shorestation will have sufficient holding power. Kabakonacrazy, did you have them secured to a wooden deck top? Or an aluminum top? Or something I dont even know about?

Dustin, I was thinking about doing a 3pt tie up with a strong bungie to the end of my dock (dock is shaped like an L so will pull straight on if not away from the dock section the boat is tied to). bow towards the lake to ride the waves naturally.

Kab, I may take you up on those whips. But I’ll let you store them a little longer. I’ll keep in touch if I do go that route.

I had a wooden top and had to attach the dock section to the aluminum dock or it would lift off, I also used some 2 x 4 material to reinforce the planking etc.. I assume you could do the same with your dock. With the whips you install them in line wit the cleats on your boat then you mount 3 cleats to the dock one 2′ or so in front of the bow and other centered on the boat and another 2′ behind the boat. You tie form the front cleat out to the boat cleat, back to the dock center cleat then out to the boat and back to the dock. then attach the ropes form the long whips to the boat cleats and pull the rope to load the whips and pull the boat away form the dock then secure to cleats on the whips. This works best on bigger boats but the resort down the road from me has some arms on the docks with an arm and way to lock it our 90Deg from the dock and a spring and clip to attach to the eylets on the boat. that works really well on smaller 16′ or so aluminum boats. Hard to explain but I may be able to get pictures if you want just let me know. I also have a set of those around that I made you can have for free.

Attaching a rope to the L of the dock should work great.