Fore & Aft Mooring

[AllanG]

Hi,

Can anyone advise what the ideal length the 'pick-up' rope should be between the two buoys on my fore and aft River Hamble mooring?

Should it be approximately the same length as the distance bewteen the buoys, or should it be longer?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

Best regards,

Allan

 

[Cliveshep]

Don't know what the pundits will say, but unless one rope is equal to the distance between the two buoys, (less perhaps a proportion of your boats length) I don't see how you can pick up one buoy and then drop back to pick up the other! I think you've got it right.

 

[Chris_d]

I think you mean twice the distance between the bouys minus the boats length, for one rope at least.

 

[Cliveshep]

Re: Fore & Aft Mooring

No, I was thinking pick up one buoy and tie on, drop back on line to the other, tie off, haul back up to the first and tie off on deck, adjust other line tied on deck. It didn't occur to me to reeve through the buoy but I can see that it would make life a lot easier to slip moorings. You can tell I never moor to buoys, only lie between two anchors if not alongside.

 

[drewstwos]

HI

Here in Port St Mary we dry out. but the boat is on fore an d aft moorings . I have a line between the ends of the moorings with a buoy on it. So we can only move when the tide is in. Picking up the mooring is done by hooking onto the buot..and depending on which way the wind is blowing... slip the up wind end over the cleat first. then go and do the other Leaving is similar in reverse so to speak. The ropes allow for the tidal rise and fall. Weighted with lead to sink them.. no fouling props. hope this helps

Drew

 

[mjf]

Re: Fore & Aft Mooring

I used to use this type of arrangment in strong tidal conditions.

I used to clip the buoy mooring lines (two at each end) with a light buoyed line.

Then which ever buoy I wanted to attach first, dependant on the tide/weather etc I would secure that end first and walk the light line to the other end of my boat and secure the mooring lines there - these of course had no weight on them when mooring up.