sourcing mooring tackle in solent area

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Yippee, I just got allocated deep water mooring in portsmouth harbour. No more sitting in the mud! Only problem is there's no tackle. I'm allowed to use a single fluke anchor x2 or a train wheel and 1 single fluke anchor. Where can I get such things cheaply and locally. Thanks.
 
There used to be a mooring contractor hanging around Hardway. I don't know if he's still around but he could be contacted via Hardway Marine Chandlery. Tel:02392-580420
 
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Yippee, I just got allocated deep water mooring in portsmouth harbour. No more sitting in the mud! Only problem is there's no tackle. I'm allowed to use a single fluke anchor x2 or a train wheel and 1 single fluke anchor. Where can I get such things cheaply and locally. Thanks.

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It used to mean a trip to Belsize Boat Yard behind Southern TV ...... but they aren't there anymore.

So you could try any of the Gravel / dredger yards such as Kemps on Eastern road - turn of for Tudor Sailing Club ... they have chain that will be more than man enough ... it's rotated of the dredgers from machinery work - still in good nick .... plus all sorts of other gear that they could pass on ... small money of course to yard manager.

Pounds Scrap Yard as you go into Pompey of the m/way - but Pound'y is not a cheap place !! But he may have what you want.

For Train Wheels - has to be Eastleigh Depot !! may have old gash wheels back of loco sheds ??
 
For the single fluke anchor you could simply buy a fishermans (admiralty pattern) anchor however I reckon you could manufacture or get someone to do so for you. A piece of railway line or RSJ steel about 2 metres long would be the backbone with a fluke of angle iron (straight) welded at about 45 degees to the end and about 600mm log.
A bar acroos the other end about 700mm long will keep it right way down as a stock. A hole in the end for a shackle is also needed.

Railway wheels are fine but are heavy and if you are doing it yourself will be difficult to get into position. Likewise for proffessionals. So anchors are more efficient for their weight.

Unfortunately anchors will require that they be set by a diver and all maintenance will have to be done by diving rather than lifting.
You drop the mooring gear then dive down and physically pull the anchors out to there location on the end of the chain and point the fluke into the mud. You could drop one anchor as in normal anchoring and then lower the weight to get it at the end of the chain but this will give real holding power only in one direction.

Get a piece of heavy chain about 10 metres long to go between the anchors and attach the up chain to the middle of it.

I wonder why they specify a limit on the number of anchoirs weights etc. 4 anchors is better in that it keeps the mooring firmly located and stops any movement of the anchors with any tide or wind.
I think I would add anchors even small danforth are usefull to the different directions.
Good luck I have maintained my own mooring for 25 years so PM me if you want any more info olewill
 
Hardway guy seems to do most of the mooring on the Gosport side of the harbour and has copies quantities of old railway wheels and well as chain, anchors and what have you
 
Try Baker Trayte, they do most of Portsmouth SC and Victory Class mooring work. Best to work as a group with neighbouring moorings (to share costs not tackle).
 
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