My broker’s house has a fixed concrete dock.
I have exactly no experience in tying up to a fixed dock. This spot in the rear of his house is at the end of a finger and While One is just a tad too long. Apparently one neighbor is cool but the other, not so much.
Upon getting read to take off, I looked over the Starboard Hull and notice that the hull were too close to the concrete dock. Upon further, I saw While One had experienced at least 1/2 of a Tide with its hull on the concrete. To say that concrete is quite effective as a coarse sandpaper is an understanding. It was deep.
Ken pulled me aside later and commended me on how calm I was. As I thought about my response, I began to think “better him than I.” I think I’ll feel a lot more upset if it were my mistake.
