Do you have a finger dock?
And as I said above. . .having the bowline in easy reach on a rail is not hardly the same thing as having the bow line in your hand. Note when I get off the boat in tough condition single handed, I generally have two lines in my hand, so that I am SURE the boat is not going to drift off the dock while I am tying up. I don't use the regular mooring line for this service, but rather an extra line that I use for the purpose. Once I have the boat secured and not going anywhere, then I go around and put on the normal dock lines. I think this only works if you have dock fingers. . .I don't recall you mention if you have that.
And as I said above. . .having the bowline in easy reach on a rail is not hardly the same thing as having the bow line in your hand. Note when I get off the boat in tough condition single handed, I generally have two lines in my hand, so that I am SURE the boat is not going to drift off the dock while I am tying up. I don't use the regular mooring line for this service, but rather an extra line that I use for the purpose. Once I have the boat secured and not going anywhere, then I go around and put on the normal dock lines. I think this only works if you have dock fingers. . .I don't recall you mention if you have that.