Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 28 June 2004, 15:25   #1
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: London
Length: no boat
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 378
Tying to a mooring buoy

I've seen this asked but not answered...

I shall be mooring my RIB to a buoy for 2 weeks shortly.

What's the prefered method of tying to the bouy (where do you tie to?)?Would you rely on the painter or add a secondary rope to the anchor point as well? How about security? Maybe a cable with a padlock?

Thanks for any help.

Rich L
__________________
Rich L is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 June 2004, 15:38   #2
Member
 
Nick Hearne's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
Hi, yes us the bow line off the D ring at the bow, you could take a second line in to the boat but let the painter take all the strain or you will end up damaging the top of your tubes!
For security yes a chain & padlocks to the mooring chain (your insurance company many want you to do this anyway I would check your policy!)
Nick
__________________
Nick Hearne is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 June 2004, 15:54   #3
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: London
Length: no boat
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 378
How do you tie to the buoy? I know some have eyes or 'handles' but I've seen buoys being dragged out of the water for easy tying to the chain. I presume this is the safest route but it isn't going to do my tubes much good! Whats the recommendation?

Thanks!
__________________
Rich L is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 June 2004, 16:06   #4
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Cambridge
Boat name: DIZZY
Make: Aphrodite 101
Length: 5m +
Engine: Nanni
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 137
How do you tie to the buoy?

We use a warp from the bow D ring to the chain attached to the mooring buoy.

Most mooring chains will have a loop where they attach to the buoy.

We take two tight turns around the loop in the chain with the warp and then two or three half hitches to secure. This avoids the warp chafing on the chain and is more secure than a warp looped through the chain loop and back to the boat.

Any remaining warp can be made back to the boat if long enough, but make sure there is no load on this end of the line.


John
__________________
Headhunter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 June 2004, 16:13   #5
Member
 
Country: Canada
Town: Newfoundland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 2,100
Best place to tie onto a buoy is the chain immediately underneath it - usually a ring for this purpose. Don't tie onto the handle of the buoy - some have moulded plastic ones or the pickup buoy - a smaller buoy tied to the main mooring buoy that can be picked up from the deck of a yacht with a boathook and then used to haul the main buoy inboard. If leaving the boat for a period I would definately have two lines - one from you towing eye and another one from another hardpoint. As Nick says make this one looser so your painter takes the strain and your tubes are preserved!!
__________________
Alan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 12:24.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.