Required slip size

[Steve]

Moving my boat to Kaw Lake, OK and the only slips available are 11'X26'. My C250 has a beam of 8'6". Given the strong thunderstorms in Oklahoma which generate 60-80 kt blows is this slip too small for my boat? I currently keep my C-250 in a 12'X28' slip in Kansas with no problems. The extra width does seem to offer some line stretch protection. Thanks for any advice you can offer.

 

[Big Joe]

Too small?

I don't know about those 80 kt winds but an 11' wide slip on a boat that is probably 6 or 7 feet or so at the waterline seems to be ok. Unless there is something higher that would strike the boat at the widest part of the beamMy boat has a 10' 6" beam and my slip is 12' wide. That is plenty. But I don't see 80 kt. winds in the slip.Regards, Big Joe