Roll Away From Scratches

By Elizabeth A. Ginns — September 2003

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Listen up, folks: Even the most experienced boater occasionally has trouble getting into a slip, and all it takes is one brush up against the dock to leave a nasty mark on your boat’s hull. Nautical Concept’s Roller Post should help give skippers added protection against such nicks and scratches.

The company says installation is easy. Roller Post’s heavy-duty, polyvinyl-chloride rollers attach vertically to pilings with steel mounting brackets. (Check with your marina manager before drilling any holes.) Each roller is 4 1/2 inches in diameter and is available in 38-, 48-, or 60-inch lengths (custom lengths can also be ordered). They even come in three variations to fit round or square wooden pilings or tubular canopy slips.

Roller Post is covered by a three-year limited parts-replacement warranty and sells for $119 to $150 (excluding shipping and handling charges) depending on the size and type.

Nautical Concepts Phone: (877) 371-8616. www.rollerpost.com.

Is there something you would like to know more about or see PMY put to the test? Write: Latest & Greatest, Power & Motoryacht, 260 Madison Ave., 8th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Fax: (917) 256-2282. e-mail: elizabeth_ginns@primediamags.com. No phone calls, please.

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