Product of the Week: Boats need balls for better berthing

11:24 PM Thu 7 May 2009 GMT

'The balls roll up and down the pylon with chop or tides' . Click Here to view large photo

Whether you are berthing at a floating dock or not, this product of the week will allow you to walk away from your boat with confidence, knowing TideMinders will prevent chafing in choppy seas or cope with the local tides.

Adding convenience and eliminating extra work, a set of TideMinder balls is an inexpensive and efficient way to control dock/mooring lines to better care for your boat, especially when you are not present.

available in black and white, and at some outlets in other colours - .. .

The system employs nine virtually indestructible balls. Threaded onto the line and secured with figure-eight knots, the durable balls roll up and down with the flow as the water changes levels, removing the need to adjust mooring lines.

TideMinders protect line up to 2.5 cm thick for docking larger boats.

The string of balls offers constant tension with built-in shock absorption. During storms and tidal changes, the TideMinder shields the line against fouling and chafing as the balls roll up and down any size or shape piling.

Installation is very easy and requires no tools. Each TideMinders kit contains nine balls constructed from high-density polyethylene. You simply thread them on the line and secure them with figure-eight knots. Individual balls are available for larger pilings. The system is available in black or white.

For more information check it out at www.dr-shrink.com

There is no distributor in Australia as yet, but there is one in New Zealand:

Mitech Industries
(Mike Stanton)
8 Westfield Place, Mt Wellington
PO Box 22 426, Otahuhu, Auckland
New Zealand
Ph: + 64 9 573 2430
Fax: + 64 9 573 2433
[email protected]
www.mitech.co.nz

by BW Media

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