Professional mooring

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surf6ne

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After waiting many years, I've been offered a license to lay a mooring in Portsmouth harbour. My boats insurance stipulates that the mooring must be put down and inspected by a "professional" which I presume precludes me from laying my own ground anchors.

Does anyone know of a professional/company who would be able to undertake this work for me? and what can I expect to pay for this service.

Thanks in advance
 
Baker Trayte are the main players. Depends on weight of gear and depth of water, and whether they have any secondhand gear handy.
Are you in one of the clubs? We tend to try to get them to hit a row of moorings to keep costs down. It tends to cost about £300 (per mooring) for labour and some chain, assuming the block is ok and I provide the buoy. That's for a deep water mooring with heavy gear. The RNSA have their own barge don't know if they'll look at 'foreigners'?
Cheers,
 
I think you should argue with the insurance company. If you specify in detail what gear you are puting down for a mooring and specify that you will lift or inspect the mooring each year you should be ablke to get their agreement. Professionals are not so great IMHO. The only thing they have is their own liability insurance (maybe) which might be perceived by your insurer as an escape clause. DIY forever olewill
 
I know a guy in Chichester harbour had this problem.After some discussion with his insurer they have allowed him and two others to form a group to lay and inspect their own moorings.If you want to do your own it could be worth a few phonecalls/letters.
 
I wish - they (well mine at least) won't shift on this - I think you got it when you said they have liability insurance - for what its worth.

Costs me about £100-150 a year to get it lifted, serviced and inspected - so I suppose not too bad seeing as I don't have to pay anything for the space itself /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Thanks for the info. I would feel more comfortable doing it myself so I know exactly what I'm getting and as the site dries, regular inspection should be easier.

I could do detailed photos of the equipment for the insurance co. If they don't accept that then I'll have to have a professional inspection.
 
The trouble I have with this is who is a 'professional' mooring inspector. I don't know of any qualifications in yacht moorings.
I also don't agree that having a mooring lifted every year is a good thing - alot of our local moorings are on to soft mud and rely on the suction effect. These need time to bed in before being fully secure.
 
I would suspect some one who does the job commercially and has some form of imdemnity insurance that the insureres can claim against if your boat drifts off into the sunset
 
I have been involved with a similar saga about"experts" on moorings for two years now and came to the conclusion that the 50+ moorings were best designed and inspected moorings are from peple who really know, not design teams.
My own private mooring was laid by myself and I informed my Insurance company of its composition and makeup. I lifted as much as I could at Low water and videoed the inspection every start of the season and they were happy with that indeed extended the normal time allowed on the mooring as a result. Be sensible and tell and record the inspections and any replacement shackles/swivels etc and you should be OK>
 
Try Chris Haddock at Gosport Boat Yard 02392 586216.
They lay their own and others moorings in Portsmouth. Speaking as someone who has in the past laid own moorings and spent wonderful but expensive time in Haslar, I don't get a minutes bad sleep on a GBY mooring.
To identify one to look at, they are all big yellow buoys with little yellow pick ups.
When picking the mooring up it's impossible to lift anything other than the chain/rope strop - when you reach the end of this - you stop, there's no lifting the main riser.

I've seen the tackle being readied for laying and it's all big.

Hope this helps

Andy
 
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