Tidy Mooring: an important issue

[longjohnsadler]

Calm down, Ian mate

Hasn't anybody told you?
Patience is a virtue....

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[Becky]

I agree, this subject is very important. Especially Petersfield Lake because I work near ther two days a week, so I could be affected. I would include Emsworth Millponds as well. I think that the passage plan should start when one leaves home, and have details of exactly where and how you plan to leave your mooring lines, and clear details of their colours. You should also include mooring-induced injuries in your third-party insurance. So there

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[toad]

You forgot the end of life recycling act.At the end of six years three months the out of date lines must be taken to a council environmental site by a licensed waste haulier to be stored in a set-aside farmers field.Just think of the jobs this will create,do you not feel the warm glow inside.

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[Guest]

Serious bit here ...

Doubled lines are great just pruior to slipping berth. But for long stay it is not advised as the line is greatly reduced in its breaking starin by the sharp radius curve around the cleat, plus the line chafes as it moves in the cleat. It is better to cow-hitch the line at midpoint to the cleat, or better still fasten off so that each length of line carries it weight and will not slip if it breaks / cuts on one length.

I normally double back lines on visitors so that I slip easily - but if I know weather is increasing etc. Its fasten off and increase number of lines with them all carrying balanced weight.


<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ...
Bilge Keelers get up further ! I came - cos they said was FREE Guinness !
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[alan_d]

Re: Serious bit here ...

Sir, you are disqualified for talking sense. Kindly leave the thread immediately.

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[ccscott49]

Re: Serious bit here ...

i nnormally and usually have a length of plastic pipe on my lines to alleviate the sharp corner problem, in fact i have three pieces on all my warps, with little pieces of line to tie them in the appropriate position. plus a loop spilced in one end, also plastic protected, tend to be belt and braces, i also always use two bow lines and two stern lines, one from the side and one from the stern/bow, when tieing up 48 tons, you make sure it'sdone properly. i still like to be able to slip my lines from aboard at any time.

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[tome]

Becky

This is a most provocative post, especially as I leave my home in Petersfield every morning to go to my office in Emsworth. I had treated this as a car journey, but you are quite right to take account of the treacherous and mountainous seas encountered in Petersfield Lake and the Millpond. I leave the spare warps and electrical cables in my garage and, not having seen them for a couple of years, could no longer provide a clear description. Much food for thought, I'm thinking of fitting a VHF set to my car so I can do a radio check on my way in. Thanks for highlighting this important issue.

Tom

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[ianwright]

Patience is a virtue....

And Patience is a Vertue,,,,,,,

Mooring and the lines thereof. Sometimes I does it one way, othertimes I do it different.But mostly I thinks about it first and do what suits.the situation.

IanW

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[Guest]

Plus of course the curt .....

'GET THAT F......... LINE FAST ....'

hollered at the bow-man(lady) !!!

That normally illicits a spidersweb of crap knots etc.


<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ...
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[longjohnsadler]

Re: Patience is a virtue....

Sorry Ian, got my Ians mixed up.
Thought my post above was replying to you, not Iangrant, hence the virtue/vertue double entendre. Iangrant probably wondered what I was on about.
Ah, well, must pay more attention....

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