Docking

Questions

1. List the different types of docking lines you need to tie a boat up properly.
2. What do you call the dock lines that prevent the boat from moving forward or aft?
3. What do you call the line that keeps the boat from moving aft?
4. What do you call the line that keeps the boat from moving forward?
5. Where are spring lines typically secured on a boat?
6. What is another name for docking lines?

You will likely need the following knots for mooring your boat: cleat hitch, round turn with half hitches, and possibly the bowline.

Answers

1. Bow line, stern line, and 2 spring lines
2. Spring lines
3. The forward spring line
4. The aft spring line
5. They are usually secured to mid-ship cleats
6. Mooring lines