Hey, works for me... can they show up next week? GRINSo the obvious solution to all mooring issues is to invite those two ladies from the video to help. They seemed to have it well in control.
Yup. That. the Johnson Grab n Go is kinda the same concept. I'd just tape a giant carabiner to my boathook and save $100 but I'm cheap and I rarely need to loop the top of a ball. If it's not blowing or strong currents, I'd just get the loop on the ball by the stern then walk it forward like I posted before.I picked up whats called a quickdraw at REI for this purpose. It's two carabiners tied together see link.
Is it called a pennant, or a pendant?In Catalina the moorings have a float with a fiberglass rod sticking up that you snag an pull aboard.
Well, the island websites call it the "Pick up line" - so that's no help.Is it called a pennant, or a pendant?
There's an understatement.Autocorrect can... well.... mess that up.
We have always called it the mooring wand.Well, the island websites call it the "Pick up line" - so that's no help.
To me, a "pennant" is a flag. An "Pendant" is a short line hanging on something. Autocorrect can... well.... mess that up. (Kinda like "Bridle" and "Bridal" -- why in the world do so many yotties have newlyweds hanging from the bow... )
To crew, it's "Grab that big stick.. pull it up... grab that big rope thing and hook it to the boat..." etc..
No - the Grab n Go is not the same concept at all. You should look at it more carefully.Yup. That. the Johnson Grab n Go is kinda the same concept. I'd just tape a giant carabiner to my boathook and save $100 but I'm cheap and I rarely need to loop the top of a ball. If it's not blowing or strong currents, I'd just get the loop on the ball by the stern then walk it forward like I posted before.
There's all kinds of moorings. In Catalina the moorings have a float with a fiberglass rod sticking up that you snag an pull aboard. That's hooked to the bow mooring line, and there's a "slime line" that you walk back to the stern for a stern mooring line. Yup, fore-aft moorings. They're really close together though, particularly at Avalon.
We call it a "pick up stick".We have always called it the mooring wand.
Well... they both "take a bow."You mean the Blonde!
Basically every commercial mooring in the Caribbean , unless they have a trailing line to snag, haul aboard and attach your lines to.Who puts out a mooring like that for sailboats...seriously? Maybe a rowboat or fishing craft where you can reach over the gunwales and thread a line through. If there's a trick for doing with a boat hook, I'd be happy to be tutored.
We use a snap shackle and boat hook fitting from Bosun's Supply. The 4" version is about $20 including the fitting for the boat hook.
http://www.bosunsupplies.com/Mooring-Hook-Kit/
It has always worked well for picking up the "ring on ball" moorings we have in the PNW. I spliced a 25 foot long piece of double braid to the eye and we snag the bouy ring with that. The other end is on one of the cleats. The trick is to keep tension on the line to hold the shackle to the fitting until it is hooked, then pull back on the boat hook. Once things have settled in we haul it in and pass a loop of heavier mooring line through the ring and pull off the snap shackle. A couple of extra steps but I would not want to depend on the snap shackle for a mooring even though it is pretty stout.
The CS Johnson Grab n Go hook is similar, but it also lets you remove it with a boat hook. The sprung gate travels both ways, so it will pull off if you snag and pull the white coated cable loop with your hook. Not secure to leave the boat on it, but as you noted, it's handy to have a quick hook capability until you can rig a stronger and more secure connection.We use a snap shackle and boat hook fitting from Bosun's Supply. The 4" version is about $20 including the fitting for the boat hook.
http://www.bosunsupplies.com/Mooring-Hook-Kit/
It has always worked well for picking up the "ring on ball" moorings we have in the PNW. I spliced a 25 foot long piece of double braid to the eye and we snag the bouy ring with that. The other end is on one of the cleats. The trick is to keep tension on the line to hold the shackle to the fitting until it is hooked, then pull back on the boat hook. Once things have settled in we haul it in and pass a loop of heavier mooring line through the ring and pull off the snap shackle. A couple of extra steps but I would not want to depend on the snap shackle for a mooring even though it is pretty stout.