Does anyone have experience with using an auger as a mooring anchor. The auger in question is 1 inch diameter iron rod with a welded eye, a 4 foot shaft and a 6 inch diameter auger plate. Although I don't want to be the first to test the device, I currently have my boat moored to one at my lake. It is buried 31/2 feet into a sand bottom with only the eye exposed. thank you.
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Mooring Augers
I have my H26 moored with three earth augers as you describe. They are close together and buried up to the eyes. They are then chained together and to a 150 lb septic tank cover (which is round so you can roll it down to the water and place it easily where you want it. Then the chain goes to a mooring ball and then to the boat where it hooks on to the bow eye. I also run a 1/2 inch nylon line to the boat and hook it to the bow cleat. It is somewhat shorter than the chain from the mooring ball so it gives the boat a little cushion from the stretch of the nylon. I have used this system for 7 years without problems except once the nylon line chaffed through on the chain. I hope this helps Jack Bristow H26 "Discovery"
I have my H26 moored with three earth augers as you describe. They are close together and buried up to the eyes. They are then chained together and to a 150 lb septic tank cover (which is round so you can roll it down to the water and place it easily where you want it. Then the chain goes to a mooring ball and then to the boat where it hooks on to the bow eye. I also run a 1/2 inch nylon line to the boat and hook it to the bow cleat. It is somewhat shorter than the chain from the mooring ball so it gives the boat a little cushion from the stretch of the nylon. I have used this system for 7 years without problems except once the nylon line chaffed through on the chain. I hope this helps Jack Bristow H26 "Discovery"
We use them on a regular basis
to anchor our water ballast wave barriers and around the lake people use them also. The one you described sounds like the type Electric companies use to anchor their pole guys in swampy conditions. These have a bigger augar than the standard trailerhouse anchors. If you have resonable holding ground and work with some scope, you should have no problems.
to anchor our water ballast wave barriers and around the lake people use them also. The one you described sounds like the type Electric companies use to anchor their pole guys in swampy conditions. These have a bigger augar than the standard trailerhouse anchors. If you have resonable holding ground and work with some scope, you should have no problems.
Auger failed
When a wind gust measured 57mph at the sailing club house last night, I thought it a good idea to check my boat. The auger failed. The 1 inch iron bar bent and it pulled out. Since this was still experimental, I had set my anchor as a backup. There is no visible damage to the boat. So, within a week I got an answer to my initial question. A single auger without anditional measures is NOT reliable.
When a wind gust measured 57mph at the sailing club house last night, I thought it a good idea to check my boat. The auger failed. The 1 inch iron bar bent and it pulled out. Since this was still experimental, I had set my anchor as a backup. There is no visible damage to the boat. So, within a week I got an answer to my initial question. A single auger without anditional measures is NOT reliable.
For Your Left Coast Audience
So... what's an Auger? Do I take it from the description that it screws into the bottom? Is this similar to the spiral-type moorings I understand are machine screwed into the bottoms and are popular in Europe? Just being nosy. Rick D.
So... what's an Auger? Do I take it from the description that it screws into the bottom? Is this similar to the spiral-type moorings I understand are machine screwed into the bottoms and are popular in Europe? Just being nosy. Rick D.
Use more than one auger
I moor my 240 on a setup that has two augers, with a truck brake drum (roughly 80 pounds) attached outboard of each auger by a short length of chain, with the drums buried. a length of chain joins the two augers, and another brake drum is attached at this point. This drum sits on the surface and acts as a snubber to take the first strain. The chain then goes up to the mooring ball. This may be overkill for a 240, but I'm in an area with a lot of tidal current. I don't think I'd use just a single auger in anything but the most sheltered circumstances. Regards, Marc_B
I moor my 240 on a setup that has two augers, with a truck brake drum (roughly 80 pounds) attached outboard of each auger by a short length of chain, with the drums buried. a length of chain joins the two augers, and another brake drum is attached at this point. This drum sits on the surface and acts as a snubber to take the first strain. The chain then goes up to the mooring ball. This may be overkill for a 240, but I'm in an area with a lot of tidal current. I don't think I'd use just a single auger in anything but the most sheltered circumstances. Regards, Marc_B
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