TideMinder Kit

Tide minders do a great job of keeping your boat away from the dock at any tide. They also act as a snubber.

We have had the TideMinder kit installed for about 2 weeks. It works perfectly. The setup instructions are easy to follow. We were looking for a solution where we were unable to cross our bowlines in the slip. This led to very short bow lines that needed constant adjustments for tide. With the TideMinder our bow(s) rise and fall with the tide and the boat remains centered in the slip.

The TideMinders work better than I thought. I went to check during a storm and was very happy and realized I would never have to worry again. My marina has tides that move 6-7 feet between dead low and high tides and TideMinders keeps my boat right where it needs to be.

As long as you follow the instructions, TideMinder works great. I recommend to use minimum of 5/8 lines so that TideMinder will not pass the figure 8 knot. Figure 8 knot with a 1/2" lines are just too small. If you are using 1/2" lines, I would install a 316 stainless steel fender washer between TideMinders and figure 8 knot. This will give you a better stop.

After watching the video provided with the description I purchased the TideMinder Kit. I have not had to adjust my lines since installing. The boat and lines self adjust with the tide. We just had king tides and I did not have to make a single adjustment. Perfect!

I store my Sunfish on a jet ski style float in a river with tidal range averaging 8 ft, strong sea breeze conditions, and lots of wake action. I had tried two prior products to contend with all this unsuccessfully. This product has withstood a couple of winter storms since installation extremely well and was easy to install around my piling and fit to size, with the stern end of the float tethered to a floating dock.