Owners manual

Premium & Ultimate
Mooring Whip Installation
Instructions
&
Warning: Failure to follow proper installa-
tion instructions voids warranty and may
lead to product failure and/ or property
damage.
Note: Some mooring areas may be too
rough for any type of tie-up system.
IMPORTANT
CAUTION
I M P O R T A N TN O T E ST O ENSURE A SAFE, SECURE INSTALLA-
TION & WARRANT Y O U R NEW M O O R I N GW H I P S
IMPORTANT: Ensure that you have purchased the appropriate
DockEdge Mooring Whip for your application.
Weight and water level vari-
ations are more critical factors than length in estimating your requirements.
Premium & Ultimate Whips
1- INSTALLING THE MOORING WHIP BA S E S
Mooring whips require a firm, secure footing for mounting.
- The recommended location for mooring whips is on the side of the
dock which is most protected from winds. This is preferrable to cause
the boat to stay clear of the dock rather than be forced towards it.
- Locate the cast aluminum bases 4-5” from the edge of the dock.
Fig. #1a & 1b
- Align the whip bases with their respective cleats on the bow and stern of
the boat making sure that the whips are perpendicular to the edge of the
dock. Fig. #1c
The general rule is that the span between the whips should be
approximately 2/3 of the boats’ overall length. Install additional
cleat(s) on the boat if necessary to retain the 2/3 rule. Space whip
bases accordingly for such an application.
ATTENTION: Fig. #1b also illustrates the location of a bolt at the
rear of the rocker base which is used to adjust the freeplay of a
completed whip assembly. This bolt should be adjusted only
enough to eliminate any freeplay between the rocker base arm and
the rubber bushing.
NOTE: In applications where side cleats are unavailable a center bow
or stern cleat of the boat may be used.
- Mark the location of the mounting holes for the bases and drill
through the plank with a 1/8” drill bit. Lag down the whip bases with
the lag bolts and washers supplied.
NOTE: Concrete docks will require lag bolts and masonry plug
inserts. Softwood docks such as cedar should have a 3/8” hole
drilled
through the dock at each mounting hole location of the
base and 3/8” bolts or “carriage” bolts and use washers, lock-
washers and nuts or locking nuts in place of the 3/8” lag bolts sup -
plied with your mooring whip kit.
Fig. 1a
4 to 5”
Align Bases with cleats to be used
Fig. 1c
Fig. 1b
4 to 5”
FREEPLAY ADJUSTMENT
BOLT
CAUTION: When adjusting whip and/ or spring line tensions Do
Not over-torque the whip. Pull each whip tip down in inches, as
the whip is in total length, ie. 8ft. - 8 inches, 12 ft. - 12 inches, 14
ft. - 14 inches, 16 ft. - 16 inches.
CAUTION: For installation of mooring whips on stationary docks in
locations where water levels fluctuate more than 2 ft., mooring whips
without a rocker base MUSTbe adjusted periodically to compensate for
these variations. Failure to make adjustments to spring and whip line
tension in such conditions may result in damage to the whips and void
the manufacturers warranty, see Fig. #5 thru #9. Adjustments are sel-
dom necessary on floating docks, as the dock and boat will rise and fall
accordingly. Alternatively, Mooring whips with a rocker base (models
3450, 3650 & 3850) may be installed for such applications. The rocker
base should adequately adjust for tidal variations that could exceed the
abilities of whips with a rigid non-pivoting base.
Fig. 5
CORRECT INSTALLATION
See Product Chart “A” regard-
ing this dimension.
Bow Line
Whip Line
Bow & Stern
(Keep as vertical as possible)
Tensioner
At Rest
Under Load
See “A”
14 in.
Optional Bow Cleat
Usage if Bow or Stern Cleats
Unavailable (See 6A)
Under no cir-
c u m s t a n c e s
should any
mooring whip
be installed
with an excess
of tension as
shown in these-
d i a g r a m s .
Doing so will
affect the moor-
ing whips ability
to protect your
water craft and
will void the
m a n u f a c t u r e r s
warranty.
Fig. 6a
14 in.
14 in.
Fig. 6b
INCORRECT INSTALLATIONS
MOORING WHIP PRODUCT CHART
“A”
WHIP Model
#3200 8ft. (2.44m) Craft Up to 18 ft. (5.49m)
Up to 2,500 lb. (1133Kg) Capacity
Mooring Distance From Dock - Minimum 3 Ft. (0.91m)
#3400 & 3450 12 ft. (3.66m)Craft Up to 23 ft. (7.01m)
Up to 5,000 lb. (2267Kg) Capacity
Mooring Distance From Dock - Minimum 4 Ft. (1.22m)
#3600 & 3650 14 ft. (4.27m)Craft Up to 28 ft (8.53m)
Up to 10,000 lb. (4535Kg) Capacity
Mooring Distance From Dock - Minimum 5 Ft. (1.52m)
#3800 & 3850 16 ft. (4.88m)Craft Up to 33 ft (10.06m)
Up to 20,000 lb. (9070Kg) Capacity
Mooring Distance From Dock - Minimum 5 - 6 Ft.
(1.52 - 1.83m)
WHIP Model
#3100 8ft. (2.44m) Craft Up to 18 ft. (5.49m)
Up to 2,000 lb. (907Kg) Capacity
Mooring Distance From Dock - Minimum 3 Ft. (0.91m)
#3120 12ft. (3.66m) Craft Up to 23 ft. (7.01m)
Up to 4,000 lb. (1814Kg) Capacity
Mooring Distance From Dock - Minimum 4 Ft. (1.22m)
Premium & Ultimate
3 YEAR Limited Warranty
against defects in materials and workmanship.
2- WHIP ASSEMBLY (where applicable)
Models 3400, 3450, 3600, 3650, 3800 & 3850 are two part assemblies.
Carefully follow the instructions for 2-part assemblies. (See Fig. #2)
With a threading motion turn the top portion of the mooring whip into
the base section until it is fully seated. Approximately 18 inches of the
upper section should be retained inside the lower section of the whip
assembly.
3- WHIP MOUNTING & PREPARATION
- Feed the whip lines over the line rollers at the tips. Ensure whip tip
rollers are parallel to the dock surface. (Fig. #3)
- Insert the whip into the base, making sure the whip is fully seated in
the base and so that the whip line is hanging straight down. OR for
models incorporating a tip pulley, align the pulley so that it is
perpendicular to the dock surface. (Fig. #3)
Once the tip has been aligned, tighten the thumb screw on the
whip base only enough to prevent the whip from lifting out of the
base. Overtightening may damage the fiberglass strand and
integrity of the whip.
Pole Cleat - Attach the
pole cleat no more than 14
inches from the whip base.
See Fig. #4.
The pole cleat can be used to
wrap the boats’ whip line
around for quick release and
ease of manouvering the
watercraft towards the dock
when required.
Fig. 2
Lower Section
Upper Section
Reinforcement Collar
Insert into
Mounting Base
Insert into
Lower Section
Whip Tip or roller
18in.
Whip tip & roller pin assembly
is ready for use. Optional
wheel (not included with
Howell models) may be
installed at the users discre-
tion.
Fig. 3
ROLLER
TIP
Fig. 4
4- INSTALLATION OF WHIP LINES
- Tie off the dock side end of each whip line to the pole or base cleat,
Fig. #4 making sure there is sufficient excess line at both ends to
allow for tie-up of the boat with the tensioner, and release of line
tension at the dock.
- To adjust for proper tension on the mooring whip lines slip the loops
from the lines through the bow and stern cleats of the boat.
Using the sliding tension adjuster, place enough tension on the line
to just pull the whip tip down.(See Fig. #5 & #6)
14”
Cleat not
included with
Howell Whips