Member Removed Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 hi all need to pick some brains ... ive just got a self laid mooring and need a little help ! . ive been told many ways of doing this but still not sure . ive got a 16f cjr dory and mooring it in a south westly expossed area . any advice would be very helpfull . cheers alex. sorry for spelling on the discription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi Alex I would think a lot depends on where the mooring is hoped to be, i.e. in river, harbour etc.etc. as tides as depth of water, fresh or salt water and type of bottom you will be experiancing and also will it be a swinging or trot mooring? I personaly would suggest a concrete block with a ring embeded in the concrete so you can add some heavy duty chain attached to a mooring buoy. This might give you an idea http://www.williamhackett.co.uk/products/c...ring-assemblies or here http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userp...rmanent+Mooring Also check your insurance policy - they might not take too kindly to "home-made" moorings. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) I laid a mooring a few years back and it was pretty easy. I just took 3 small car tyres and filled them all with concrete. Before it was set, I weaves in some very heavy duty chain that not only linked all the tyres together but also enough to reach the surface on the highest spring (and a bit more for heavy swell/chop as in mudeford harbour). It was then suspended on the surface with an over sized bouy. Well that's how I done it anyway. Lol Edited June 27, 2012 by Gnasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave007 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Concrete filled tyre is the way to go, if you are at Muddiford as I was , at low water you can dig a hole to bury it , it held a 20' day sailor quite happly until some one else found a use for it at low water and removed it, leaving my boat to float up on to a sand bar, could have been worse it could have gone out to see, I was told that this does happen around there so beware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codpiece Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) There is another way for swinging ''single point'' moorings but a little labour intensive in the abscence of heavy anchors in this day and age i have found this method quite substantial.<<<From a scrapyard you want 2 engine blocks with all additions stripped off, and out, cyl/head pistons etc etc leaving if possible the crankshaft and flywheel still in position, SPIRIT CLEAN AND PREASSURE WASH THEM THOROUGHLY. you then want 2 x 10ft lengths of substantial chain a decent ring and appropriate shackles, shackle 1 length of chain to each eng/block which will use a couple of feet on each one. shackle the free ends to the large ring, your ground gear is now complete, there should be about 15ft between your block/sinkers. shackle to the ring a substantial length of chain for your ''riser'' this needs to be apx 4-5ft longer than the hight of the highest tide, shackle on a TOP QUALITY SWIVEL, finish with whatever type of bridle blows your skirt up!!!!! the empty CLEAN blocks are better laid on their sides,either by digging them in or scrounging a bit of labour from one of the divers in the club. this way they will sink in mud or sand, I know it seems long winded but I never found concrete ''blocks'' trustworty. And ''mouse'' all shackles. hope this helps. Derek,V. Edited June 27, 2012 by codpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Removed Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 cheers guys. think thats made it for me , engine block is a new one . mooring at mudeford. and insurance is ok with a self laid ,as long as the boat stays on it lol. cheers again alex . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codpiece Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I know people have advocated concrete as a sinking medium, if I may make so bold it does have problems. easily nicked, continualy leeching lime and other chemicals,(unless you can get some ''sea crete'' from a marine construction site, it becomes bouyant by one third upon immersion, cast iron of course loses nothing being more dense, lastly tyres especialy leach oils, tar and other noxious chemicals gained during manufacture and road use, Derek,V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Hi I left my mooring at mudiford it had two big anhcors and thick chaine but my boat sank twice mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codpiece Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 And??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Removed Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 3 large buckets of sea crete, as your right (not wanting to pollute the harbour any more than it is) cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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