Need new mooring lines. Anyone using Moorex12?

[tudorsailor]

Having shredded the braided mooring lines that I use most commonly it is time to buy a new pair. I am med based so almost always stern-to. When visiting a marina in good weather, I simply use two lines off the stern that can be made into slips. If there is some wind, I add cross lines at the stern. My yacht is 20tons!

I have big fat lines with metal springs for when I leave the yacht and am not on-board

Looking at Jimmy Green there is little difference in price between 3 strand polyster, Moorex12 and the braided dock lines that I have currently.

So which should I get?? Does anyone have experience of Moorex12?

Of course, once I have chosen the type of line, I then have to see whether to buy in the UK or buy in Croatia!

Thanks

TudorSailor

 

[DickB]

I have a couple of these lines for when I am visiting marinas. Lovely lines, never tangle and always are easy to use, however for my permanent berth I gave some cheap old thick lines that are now hard as rock but do the job. I would certainly recommend the moored though.

 

[tudorsailor]

So, in reply to my own post, I will now give a follow-up. I bought a pair of Moorex12 from Jiummy Green. They are indeed lovely to handle. The really nice thing is that they do not squeak as they pass through the fairleads.

I will not use them for long term marina mooring. I have heavier lines with metal springs for this purpose. But I will and do use them when cruising and mooring up stern-to here i the Med

TudorSailor

 

[snowleopard]

I have a swinging mooring with a bridle from the buoy. I use 20mm green polypropylene bought from a local fishermen's supplier at under £1 per metre. It lasts around 5 years being very conservative. It's not a lot of use for marina tying-up as it's stiff and slippery but when it's spliced it holds well. It also floats so never gets round a prop.