E-Z Docker mooring line

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bjidzik

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Has anyone used or bought an E-Z Docker or "Original Dock Hooker" for their C-Dory? I just saw an E-Z Docker mooring line today and was impressed by how easy it is to throw over a dock rail or cleat and pull the boat to the dock.

Unfortunately, neither the E-Z Docker nor the Dock Hooker appear to be available any longer. Anyone know of where a body might obtain one of these docking aids? Would be much appreciated.

Thanks
 
This is something! The gentleman, now passed, who owned my boat before I bought it from his widow in Port Angeles invented and sold those things. There were a couple of them on the boat. I have never had a need to use one, and I think I gave them away, but I will look to see if I still have one.
 
It would be fairly easy to make one out of rod stock. Probably Stainless would work best--any good machine shop or many amateurs could do the bends, and create the eye.

There is also the "happy Hooker"--more for mooring rings,
There was one which worked for bull rails.

There was also a gadget which kept loops of line open so they could be easily passed over the top of a piling.

I have owned all of these at one time or another--they seem to be most useful in large boats where it is difficult to get close to floating docks...Those on poles, have to have rapid disconnect so you can use the appropiatd device with the single pole you carry.
 
TyBoo":35rvu60g said:
This is something! The gentleman, now passed, who owned my boat before I bought it from his widow in Port Angeles invented and sold those things. There were a couple of them on the boat. I have never had a need to use one, and I think I gave them away, but I will look to see if I still have one.
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Mike, if you can find 1-2 EZ Dockers, that would be great. Coming into our slip, I often have problems getting the stern to walk to the dock in reverse with wind & current. My wife sometimes misses tossing a spring line on the rear dock cleat & the boat hook is a bit problematic to use with our back canopy frame in the way. I also have to remind her NOT to lean over the gunwale. The EZ Docker would really be easiest for my First Mate to toss over the dock and secure the stern. The other dock hooks lack the vinyl coating which I'm sure our slip neighbors wouldn't want to hear bouncing off their hulls.
 
You know... Sliding a length of plastic water hose over the end of a line then making a loop gives you a nice wide, always open, loop that you can drop over a cleat from the end of your boat hook.

Lot cheaper than the "hooker" stainless or otherwise. :lol:

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I had a knock off ez docker and found that it would often slide off of bull rails. A local welder added a vee shaped section of s/s rod so it is now more like a small grapple and seems to work well.
 
You might also take a look at the "Landing Loop". Their web site is landingloop.com and they have a video showing its use, price, etc. I got one for my wife to use last year and it has occasionaly come in handy for her particularly when the guy at the helm goofs up! I think the down side to it is storage, although the pole is telescoping and the head detaches from the pole easily, worth looking at and they are still doing business.
Rich
 
The Landing Loop is what inspired me to make my own with a piece of spare line and water hose. You keep the bitter end in your hand and use the boat hook to drop the wide open loop over the cleat. (Saves buying yet another extending pole)

Like Barry, we also have a grappling iron (just like Deadliest Catch) for bull rails and other inanimate objects. We have not tried the version with flaming gas soaked rag attached on the first docking of the season (for luck). Would probably get us arrested or burn the dock down.

It's all about guilt transfer :roll:

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Love the Landing Loop. We added "floatation" (cut up foam noodle piece and tie wrap it). We also made the connection of the "y" permanent. Still working on where to permanently stow it, but very nice device when you have strong wind and current pushing you away from your dock - which is most every day for us.
 
another benifit of the landing loop is the ability to draw your loop of line tight after it has been placed over the cleat or piling and the pole set aside. The flotation sounds like a great idea, I will be adding that to ours!
Rich
 
I also have a Landing Loop. It works as advertised. Storage is a problem as the pole and head tend to want to be stored in different spots. It also requires a 1/2 inch line. All my lines are 3/8. I bought a red 1/2 inch line for dedicated use. I ordered mine one weekend from the owner, who at the time was on his boat. Nice guy.
 
Thanks for all the input guys. I've looked at all of these docking aids, but still prefer & would still like to obtain an "E-Z Docker". The links provided on backpage.com are all dead ends.

I'll be checking around town to see if someone can fabricate one for us.

Again thanks all!
 
Hold on - don't give up on me. Found one that my grandson had outside by a tree. I'm going to go check the boat in a bit to see if there is a new one left. If not, you get the tree one. Don't worry - the hook is stainless and the rope is synthetic . In the meantime, PM me you mailing address.
 
TyBoo":nju7fdwg said:
Hold on - don't give up on me. Found one that my grandson had outside by a tree. I'm going to go check the boat in a bit to see if there is a new one left. If not, you get the tree one. Don't worry - the hook is stainless and the rope is synthetic . In the meantime, PM me you mailing address.
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Any possibility of you taking pictures and posting them here TyBoo? Length, weight, etc. would also be good.

Perhaps a few of us can "manufacture" our own. :mrgreen:
 
Alright, I found two of the things. The one I had on the boat is unused and identical to the one advertised here. The other is made from larger diameter bar stock, is shaped a little differently, has heavier rope, and has a pocket welded to the top for use with a pole. Neither is coated with plastic, and I don't think they are the E-Z Dockers you are looking for. The small one is, however, an original Dock Hooker. I will send them both if you still want them.

For the record, the gentleman who invented the Dock Hooker is Dennis Leinnar. He died in 2002. He was Commodore of the Port Angeles Yacht Club for a while and had several boats of decreasing size named Strait Lady, ending with the 1996 C-Dory 25 Cruise Ship that I bought from his widow in 2003. She offered me the opportunity to purchase the company and its patents (he also made a couple other things you can find through the link above), but having no money, time or interest, I declined.

Here is a picture of what I am sending to the address I just got in a PM. I'll wait a day to let the rope dry on the one that was outside. I don't know what my grandson was doing with the thing, but I hope he won't miss it. If he had put it away like he should have, I probably wouldn't have found it for you.

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This is what the E-Z Docker looks like. Easy to toss, retrieve, & stow.

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