Hook & Moor Boat Hook?

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Thanks, I noted down all those hook names for the boat fair in Düsseldorf :)

How do you think about this type of hook? It looks very simple. My hubby prefers this to KONG, Jolly Hooker or Hook & Moor. He says, we don't need fancy thing because it is only for picking a buoy up. Interestingly, this costs much more than those sophisticated ones which can be attached to the boat hook.

Many Swedish boats use the rod / hook as you showed. Basically because most mooring is Baltic style - Bows to pontoon, stern to a buoy. The rod/hook is used to 'hook' and retain the buoy.

Yes they are expensive - but you are paying for the strength and engineering design ...

Personally for Baltic Moor - I have a KONG
 

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Thanks, I noted down all those hook names for the boat fair in Düsseldorf :)

How do you think about this type of hook? It looks very simple. My hubby prefers this to KONG, Jolly Hooker or Hook & Moor. He says, we don't need fancy thing because it is only for picking a buoy up. Interestingly, this costs much more than those sophisticated ones which can be attached to the boat hook.
That’s a differnt thing - generally used for attaching to stern mooring buoys in the Baltic - when the tension of the rope against the bow ropes keeps you connected. That is one of our 4 different hooks, but not particularly good for UK style swinging moorings.
 

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Kong make two different ones, one needs a permanent metal support piece on the boathook, another one can be used by simply inserting the closing gate ring on the boathook pointy end, it will keep the carabiner open and you can hook whatever you want, the opening is quite wider than the other model. Tie a mooring rope to the carabiner and this will tie you directly. You will then have to thread a proper mooring line. The carabiner can be unhooked from a distance by simply poking the boathook pointy end the reverse way.
Example here

https://www.amazon.it/Kong-Gancio-DAttracco-201-Lucido/dp/B01N75KASR

A quick way of threading a mooring line from a distance (hope the link works)
https://forums.ybw.com/attachments/ormeggio-almanach-jpg.111417/
 

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That’s a differnt thing - generally used for attaching to stern mooring buoys in the Baltic - when the tension of the rope against the bow ropes keeps you connected. That is one of our 4 different hooks, but not particularly good for UK style swinging moorings.

I don't use the rod/ hook item because my main boat is 38ft and that puts quite a lot of Baltic stern buoys close to transom when moored ... the rod would need to very short.

I like out of the way places and most of them cater for the up to 30ft ...
 

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I don't use the rod/ hook item because my main boat is 38ft and that puts quite a lot of Baltic stern buoys close to transom when moored ... the rod would need to very short.

I like out of the way places and most of them cater for the up to 30ft ...
Does depend on location. We are also 38ft - plus bowsprit and davits on back - and usually found stern buoys OK. Occasionally found hooked on and struggled to reach pontoon, and had to extend stern rope 😀
 

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Does depend on location. We are also 38ft - plus bowsprit and davits on back - and usually found stern buoys OK. Occasionally found hooked on and struggled to reach pontoon, and had to extend stern rope 😀

Yes - most Baltic Moor areas - the spread is suited to 40ft or more ... in Ventspils - they can set a 45ft'r between buoy and pontoon. But as I say - I like the out of the way quiet places and most of those such as Valaviken only suit up to 30ft in Baltic Moor ... so I have to suit my mooring system ..
 

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Kong make two different ones, one needs a permanent metal support piece on the boathook, another one can be used by simply inserting the closing gate ring on the boathook pointy end, it will keep the carabiner open and you can hook whatever you want, the opening is quite wider than the other model. Tie a mooring rope to the carabiner and this will tie you directly. You will then have to thread a proper mooring line. The carabiner can be unhooked from a distance by simply poking the boathook pointy end the reverse way.
Example here

https://www.amazon.it/Kong-Gancio-DAttracco-201-Lucido/dp/B01N75KASR

A quick way of threading a mooring line from a distance (hope the link works)
https://forums.ybw.com/attachments/ormeggio-almanach-jpg.111417/
Thanks, we'll check both KONG products :)

Do you do this stick-in-tube-method? Amazing, but I'm quite sure I can't manage it. The stick would slip out before I reach the buoy ring...
 

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That’s a differnt thing - generally used for attaching to stern mooring buoys in the Baltic - when the tension of the rope against the bow ropes keeps you connected. That is one of our 4 different hooks, but not particularly good for UK style swinging moorings.
I didn't know that, thanks ❤️
 

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Do you do this stick-in-tube-method?
It s actually my daughter, since she was 8-9yo? :)
Again, use the regular boathook pointy end, keep the tube section tied to the boathook by keeping taut the thin line. Once the tube section is led through the ring, grab it with the boathook and slowly bring it back to the boat together with the thin line, then the mooring rope. Child s play really, the only difficulty is keeping the boathook still if it is very long.
Maybe give it a try, a section of grey PVC drain tube can do.
 
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