Anti-lassooing device

[akyaka]

As an aside to the great debate, it is often easier & safer on boats with high-sided bows to bring the stern alongside the buoy to tie on a line led from the bow.

and often not as sterns are rarely much lower and have added complication of tumblehomes ; also many moorings are in trots with insufficient swinging room between.

 

[xyachtdave]

and often not as sterns are rarely much lower and have added complication of tumblehomes ; also many moorings are in trots with insufficient swinging room between.

Hmmm reminds me of my favourite saying.....


For every good idea.......you can find 3 bad things to say about it!

 

[lpdsn]

Back to the great debate.

It's probably relatively easy to rig up a small explosive* charge activated by a pressure switch. You could even rig up a camera to record it so you could have the satisfaction of seeing the look on their faces as bits of your mooring and dinghy are scattered over the surrounding area.

Or you could write an 'outraged curmudgeon in Breton cap" style letter to the yachting magazines, which is likely to reach more people than this thread, but I suspect neither will have much impact without more than anecdotal evidence.

Better to persuade one of the magazines to give you a budget of £25 to carry out a whole series of experiments on different types of mooring and analyse how the damage occurs. This information would aid you in developing a lasooe-resistant mooring buoy, which you could design, build and market, thereby allowing you to earn enough money to afford a marina berth. Problem solved. I'll only claim 10%.


*Do be careful about what you order online though if you don't want to have to welcome large numbers of heavily-armed strangers to your humble abode.

 

[akyaka]

Hmmm reminds me of my favourite saying.....


For every good idea.......you can find 3 bad things to say about it!

The assumption is that its a good idea !

 

[lpdsn]

and often not as sterns are rarely much lower and have added complication of tumblehomes ; also many moorings are in trots with insufficient swinging room between.

I have to admit, I've not faced those problems as I usually sail on boats with higher bows than sterns and without the tumblehome. You don't have one of those Nauticats, do you?

I admit though that the technique does require the helm to focus on boat handling amongst high-density moorings, so it needs an additional crew member who can do knots.

 

[xyachtdave]

The assumption is that its a good idea !

You've got me bang to rights there. Nicely done!

 

[Uricanejack]

I do. In calm conditions I generally pick up with a boathook over the bow; if it's a bit hairier I rig a line outside all from bow o stern so I can pick up from the cockpit, tie on and then drop the line and sort things out at the bow later. I carry a specially made nylon rope with an eye at one end and a ruddy great stainless snap hook for just this purpose.

+1. I routinely pick up mooring from the cockpit in all conditions. Works for me. I do it single handed wifey doesn't like getting in and out of tender. So drop her at dock.
Just the easiest way.
Started with my 24 going aster with an outboard is often the easiest option. People look at you funny though.
Still like to back up into the wind and or current to a buoy.
Drop a quick slip line trough the eye.
At my lesure atach long line from bow. And release slip and shorten up.
I like my bow line to be a slip to.

Of course I might just be a bit weird.