Lassoing a pontoon cleat

[Elessar]

Strange, it's worked well for me on every yacht I've tried it on. Your "solution" seems counter-intuitive, as moving the mooring line further aft reduces the turning moment produced by the steered prop thrust.

i always use an aft cleat............

 

[Seajet]

Did you mean one of these?

http://www.bogrip.nl/

Warning;

running along a pontoon among some Dutchmen yelling " give me a bogrip ! " may have counter - intuiative results.

As for in Brighton...

 

[Simondjuk]

Smashing! Someone's finally invented gadget for putting a loop in a loop of rop... oh, wait a minute.

 

[onesea]

Strange, it's worked well for me on every yacht I've tried it on. Your "solution" seems counter-intuitive, as moving the mooring line further aft reduces the turning moment produced by the steered prop thrust.

Strange things boats, they are often quirky...

Present boat the prop is about 6 foot ahead of rudder so it does not supply enough prop wash to the rudder, to counteract the turning moment created by 11 foot beam.

Not certain how moving moving a mooring rope changes the turning force of the engine/ rudder, what it does do is alter the point of rotation/ forces on the vessel.

This might help explain:

By moving the "midships" line aft you add a counter active outward force from the hull/ fenders midships/ whilst also changing the fixed rotation point created by a rope under tension...


If we want to hook cleats this is a setup we use, particularly with the rope lead to a winch as described earlier.....

Its not the only way but works for us...

 

[pvb]

Not certain how moving moving a mooring rope changes the turning force of the engine/ rudder, what it does do is alter the point of rotation/ forces on the vessel.

Yes, as I said, it affects the turning moment.

 

[Plevier]

Strange things boats, they are often quirky...

Present boat the prop is about 6 foot ahead of rudder so it does not supply enough prop wash to the rudder, to counteract the turning moment created by 11 foot beam.

Spare a thought for those of us with twin rudders and NO propwash effect! Makes it very tricky especially when you have an alongside berth with boats in front and astern with only a few feet of spare space.