Well, after I reread my last post, I realized that I would then need some
kind of tool to unhook the solid hook if I did not want to hang off the bow.
Anybody have a suggestion? Maybe I should just drop the anchor. J
Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove
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[mailto:liveaboard-boun...@liveaboardonline.com] On Behalf Of The Ken Pearce
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 2:21 PM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Picking up mooring
One of these came with my boat when I bought it and I love it:
http://www.moorfast.
One of these came with my boat when I bought it and I love it:
http://www.moorfast.com/
They don't appear to be available in the USA... mine is a variation of this
that fits into the end of my boat hook so you might check for boat hook ends or
accessories at your local marine store and see
> From: Rosalie
> Isn't there a mooring ball hook that you can make and/or buy?
Indeed. Bo'sun's Supplies has a nice one (
http://www.bosunsupplies.com/products2.cfm?product=MHK ). I only use
it when there isn't a line on the mooring. I keep the clip shackled to
the end of one of my snubbers.
s
On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 11:54:38PM -0500, Rosalie wrote:
> Isn't there a mooring ball hook that you can make and/or buy?
Easy as anything. Take a big chain hook and lash a stainless clip - the
kind that you can use to hold a broom or a flashlight on a wall - to the
back of it. When you want to use
Isn't there a mooring ball hook that you can make and/or buy?
-Original Message-
>From: Jim Lynch
>Sent: Feb 1, 2011 9:42 PM
>To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
>Subject: [Liveaboard] Picking up mooring
>
>I'm about to venture off into an area I'm n
Sea Quell crew. wrote:
> Break it down onto smaller projects.
>
> 1) Preparation.
> Get everything ready, the way you like it (this varies). I prefer a long
> line, cleated at the bow and able to reach the stern, passing outside of
> all rigging. Sometimes I have such a line on both port and
On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 09:42:52PM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote:
> I'm about to venture off into an area I'm not familiar with. I'm going
> to single hand the boat down to mid-florida and probably have to pick up
> a mooring without benefit of a first mate. I've done it before alone
> but that was w
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Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 9:42:52 PM
Subject: [Liveaboard] Picking up mooring
I'm about to venture off into an area I'm not familiar with. I'm going
to single hand the boat down to mid-florida and probably have to pick up
a mooring without benefit of a first
What we do is run a line from the boat to the helm area, and long enough to
go back to the cleat, ,pull along side the line in the h2o, hook the line
with your boat hook, (hopefully it has a loop on the end) run your boat
line thru the hook and tie tie it to the bow. This is all assuming you
Break it down onto smaller projects.
1) Preparation.
Get everything ready, the way you like it (this varies). I prefer a long
line, cleated at the bow and able to reach the stern, passing outside of
all rigging. Sometimes I have such a line on both port and starboard.
2) Focus on your aim and
I'm about to venture off into an area I'm not familiar with. I'm going
to single hand the boat down to mid-florida and probably have to pick up
a mooring without benefit of a first mate. I've done it before alone
but that was with a much smaller boat a lot closer to the water and I
was consid
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