Mooring buoy hitting the hull

[Hoist]

Arrived at our stop off last night with a total flat calm. Took one of the visitors moorings but within 5 mins it was hitting the hull.

not very nice for sleeping but we found a new use for the spinnaker pole!

worked perfectly and only 3 beers were needed for a perfect nights sleep

 

[Bristolfashion]

That's Lamlash isn't it? We were there last night - if you zoom in I reckon you can just see our light blue hulled yacht - on mooring number 17.

We had a bit of banging, but will try your trick next time.

 

[ylop]

is the spinny pole strong enough for the loads in that direction? I guess in stronger conditions you don't need to do this because the mooring lines are held taught by the wind/current?

 

[Poignard]

Moored to a hippo fibreglass buoy - any tips how to stop the buoy clunking against the hull??

See post # 8

 

[Hoist]

is the spinny pole strong enough for the loads in that direction? I guess in stronger conditions you don't need to do this because the mooring lines are held taught by the wind/current?

thats pretty much the conclusion I came to, if it gets up I'll just let it out of the pole and the wind will take care of the rest.

Moored to a hippo fibreglass buoy - any tips how to stop the buoy clunking against the hull??

See post # 8

definitely not the first then! its amazing how much you can problem solve to get a decent nights sleep!

 

[Poignard]

If, in a wind against tide situation, the wind strength increases to the point where its effect on the yacht is greater than the effect of the opposing tide, she will turn and face the wind, and lie to her mooring rope. The bull-rope, and the pole, then have no load on them.

 

[doraymefa]

We took a different approach in Salen a fortnight ago…

 

[johnalison]

I tried the spinnaker pole trick years ago in St Mary's but it made more noise than the buoy. More successful was what most people did in New Grimsby Sound, which was to pull the strop tight enough to partly raise the buoy out of the water.

 

[West Coast]

Doraymefa - my solution is similar to yours, except I tie the 3 fenders end to end around the buoy. Have the same problem when in Lamlash and other west coast moorings, but also a couple of weeks ago in New Grimsby Sound in the Scillies

 

[Chiara’s slave]

This is another multihull advantage. A short bridle imprisons the buoy where it can’t touch a hull. With a tri, that’s off centre of course, but it doesn’t seem to matter.