mooring

[suds22334]

Can I get some tips no single handed mooring. My thought is to make it a little easer is to use a line from the bow to the helm .#1 hook the buoy #2 attach line(the one from the bow). #3 now I can attach the mooring line to the bow. A little more work with out a cure.

 

[John]

Pickup stick.

I used to be moored in a very tight field down there in Miami. I used an 8 foot pick up stick with a 3 foot section of ribbon attached to the top. I would approach into the wind slowly. When the stick was at my bow, on either side, but I preferred the port side, I would place the engine in neutral and move forward to grab the stick. The section of ribbon allowed me to grab the stick without having to lean over the side too much. As the wind backed down the boat, I would walk forwoard with the pendant and attach it to my bow cleats. Scary the fisrt time, but it becomes routine. I was moored in the Coconut Grove Sailing Club field and I miss that place terribly. Good Luck.

 

[suds22334]

Easer

That sounds,like a better way. I will all so at ccsc.

 

[Steve677]

Mast Buoy

Like John, I use a mast buoy. I have a U.S. flag mounted to the buoy. There are a couple of good reasons for that. One, it makes it easier to grab. John's pennant would probably be even easier to catch. Second, and the best reason: The flag or penant will help the knot heads in the power boats to see it. I had my mooring line and mast buoy run over once last summer. They were both cut up beyond use. No problems since attaching the flag.Like John, I approach very slowly from down wind. In the final approach I like to have the hull to windward. I cut the kicker and I slide the hull right up against the mast buoy. The flag comes bobing and flapping along the leeward life lines and is really easy and safe to grab. My wife and daughters often catch it for me but I like to take it from them before there is any load on it. Sometimes I'm coming in a bit too hot and have to hang on to it tightly for a minute or two until all forward motion is finished before walking up to the bow to pick the mooring lines off the mast buoy and clip them to my bow eye. By the way, check that from time to time to make sure it doesn't work loose. You can also attach your backup mooring line to some other point besides the bow eye for extra insurance.Lots of places handle mast buoys. Here is the site I got mine from:http://www.shipstore.com/ss/HTML/TAY/TAY22106.htmlGet the eight footer.

 

[HAL]

Use long whip buoy as suggested. Mount block at bow . Run line from cockpit to bow block then back to cockpit with snap hook on end. Bring whip along side cockpit . Snap hook pendant and fall back pulling in line. Pendant moves to bow. Cleat line in cockpit. Then at your leisure move forward for final tie off. No crew necessary. No being pulled overboard in high winds!