When Dorian passed by here I had a mooring buoy failure where the ground tackle attachment to the buoy "pulled through" the buoy. We had the same failure when Hurricane Michael swept through. In both cases only my buoy failed and all the others at the club were fine. I did not separate fromt he buoy but in both cases, the boat was now direcly connected from the mooring lines to the chain and then to the mooring anchor at the bottom. I am the furthest boat out and in the deepest water.
They are responsible for the ground tackle, buoy and swivel. I attach to the swivel with a heavy duty shackle and then my mooring lines. My lines are about the same length as other boats of my size. They will be replacing the buoy soon.
Does anyone have any speculation as to why the buoy is failing this way. This buoy was less than 2 years old? I am thinking that since I am in deeper water that the chain is a little too short and when the storm tide comes in at high water (we have an 8+ foot normal tide here) the short chain causes the buoy to try to submerge and thus it over stresses the connection at the buoy? Any other ideas.
Mainsail - do you have any perspectives?
They are responsible for the ground tackle, buoy and swivel. I attach to the swivel with a heavy duty shackle and then my mooring lines. My lines are about the same length as other boats of my size. They will be replacing the buoy soon.
Does anyone have any speculation as to why the buoy is failing this way. This buoy was less than 2 years old? I am thinking that since I am in deeper water that the chain is a little too short and when the storm tide comes in at high water (we have an 8+ foot normal tide here) the short chain causes the buoy to try to submerge and thus it over stresses the connection at the buoy? Any other ideas.
Mainsail - do you have any perspectives?
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