These Tide Minders, gift of dock-mate Steve Romano, have come in very handy! There is a stiff breeze out of the north this morning, so instead of giving our PVC fender-boards a workout, the Tide Menders get to show off a bit!

The 8 foot tide here makes this a practical necessity at least in this slip.

Without them we’d have to adjust the lines every couple hours, or beg for a larger slip (not readily available here.)