Coves and inlets, which shelters hardware and concentrates the problems elsewhere.
Protected water reduces the constant small movement that wears rigging, so cables and sheaves often last well on this shoreline.
Shallower cove water introduces its own issue: during a hard drawdown, cradles and bunks can end up interacting with the bottom, which produces damage that has nothing to do with the lift mechanism.
Cradle and bunk contact with the bottom during a hard drawdown.