Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions

[Mestelmr]

We recently purchased a very nice new-to-us Pearson 31-2 and will be mooring it in Hempstead Harbor on Long Island Sound. To feel even more secure and protect out cleats while on our mooring ball I'm looking to purchase (2) snubbers for our mooring lines. There seems to be A LOT of options out there for snubbers with differing opinions, etc... I found a good review of multiple on Practical Boat Owner that test shock, dampening, elongations, etc but cannot purchase their top choices Stateside easily or reasonably it seems.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[thinwater]

I think you may find that British English and US English usage differ on "mooring lines." The products they reviewed are for what we call dock lines. Not applicable for moorings.

You are looking for a pendant, something like the Yale Maximoor. Yale Pendant

Pricey for two, but how are your splicing and chafe protection skills? The leading cause of loss on a mooring is pendant failure. Also watch that the pendant cannot come out of the chocks or get hooked on the anchor or anything else sharp.

 

[Mestelmr]

I think you may find that British English and US English usage differ on "mooring lines." The products they reviewed are for what we call dock lines. Not applicable for moorings.

You are looking for a pendant, something like the Yale Maximoor. Yale Pendant

Pricey for two, but how are your splicing and chafe protection skills? The leading cause of loss on a mooring is pendant failure. Also watch that the pendant cannot come out of the chocks or get hooked on the anchor or anything else sharp.

Hi thinwater! The plan is to secure the mooring lines as shown in the picture attached to eliminate chafe (line sawing) at the pennant itself and will also have line chafe guards on the boat side of the lines as well. The thought is to then also add a snubber/compensator on the primary lines for additional shock/load distribution and cleat longevity. We're new to the long term mooring life though - we have historically been kept at docks in protected harbors on the Great Lakes. Is snubber usage as I'm describing common on long term mooring balls? Thanks!

 

[dLj]

I've never found a snubber needed on a mooring ball - using nylon line along with all the "non-rigidity" of that system seemed sufficient.

I seem to recall @Maine Sail having a write-up on this... Ah here it is:

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dj

 

[jviss]

Look around in your harbor at what everyone else is doing, and do that.

the nylon 3-strand mooring line is all the shock absorbing you will need. The only upgrade from there is a bridle, i.e., two mooring lines spliced into the line that leads down to the chain.

 

[dlochner]

Wayne Hamilton of Hamilton Marine, understands moorings. Here's a video on his take. (If you like classic wooden boats, take a look at some of the videos on OffCenterHarbor.com)

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[NYSail]

Agree with others…. All you need is a good mooring pendant. My boat has been through many storms out on our mooring with a 3/4 3 braid pendant. I made my own and use 2 separate lines with proper chafe protection.

Great Bill Shaw design….. my former boat was a 1986 36-2.

good luck!
Greg

 

[thinwater]

A factor that makes a mooring different from a dock or even anchoring, is that when pulled hard, instead of snubbing hard, the float is pulled down a little, absorbing shock.