Swing mooring newbie looking for answers.

I happened to be in a Garden Centre :disgust: and saw that they had soft galvanised wire, presumably for tying up plants. It's perfect for mousing shackles. It's much easier to work with than fence wire. I'm a belt and braces man, I use wire and cable ties.
 
I wouldn't trust soft galvanised wire - it'll corrode away in no time. Plastic cable ties don't corrode and seem to last pretty well.
NormanS said:
I happened to be in a Garden Centre :disgust: and saw that they had soft galvanised wire, presumably for tying up plants. It's perfect for mousing shackles. It's much easier to work with than fence wire. I'm a belt and braces man, I use wire and cable ties.
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Fantasie 19 said:
I've never met a galvanised shackle yet that hasn't rusted solid within 10 minutes of being immersed in sea water.... :D
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I was offered the loan of a mooring for a season, and when I pulled up the buoy the pins fell out of the shackles in my hands- they had completely corroded away at the threaded ends. So I wouldn't rely on them rusting shut.
 
I've been agreeably surprised at how easy its been to dismantle shackles that have been immersed for a several years. My technique is to hit them smartly with a large hammer. I find this usually shocks the pin free such that it can be undone with stillies.
 
I smear the threads of mooring shackles with Copaslip. It stops them from rusting, and also means that they can be undone when required.
 
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