Mooring the Bu

[twiggy]

I am going to be mooring up my boat for a week this summer. Looking to see where people tie up on the boat. I guess my thoughts would be just to use the cleats for locations to tie up or do you use the front of the boat.

[obski]

I keep my boat moored and in our slip I have a clip to the bow from a line across the front of the slip, and then a line to each transom ring from the sides of the slip. This setup has worked very well for the past 6 years for me. Never had a problem.

[Olive]

As the previous post indicated one line across the bow is good -- remember to tie a zip line from the stern to the tower just in case (in addition to the stern cleats) -- zip line will prevent forward motion and excessive roll depend on waves... good luck!

[snowrider]

I don't think you should use the pull-up cleats for overnight mooring. The bow and transom rings are what is being referred to. We have used seperate lines for each side of the slip to the bow ring of the boat and one each to transom rings. Our pullup cleats in rear we sometimes attach fenders to. Use one of the bungy style lines around the tower to rear clear on one side as mentioned in previous post. I haven't gotten comfortable with leaving the boat in the slip, but we put in there for a week at a time in the summer.

[Soon2BV]

i usually tie a clip into the middle of a line, connect the clip to the bow eye, and then tie off the other ends to the dock.

then tie a line from each of the transom eyes to the dock as well.

a few pointers -

leave some slack so the boat can move a bit

don't leave so much slack that the boat will hit the sides

get four good fenders and tie them to the boat, the cleats are good locations

make sure the bow won't come forward enough to hit the front of the dock.

i have made up lines for this so that it is pretty easy after the first time.

i have noticed the clips for the tow eyes need to be large.

try out everything at home

[MalibuTime]

A friend has his boat moored for the summer in a double slip, he used mooring whips and mooring snubbers on the inside.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/de...1009&r=view

That allows you to keep the boat somewhat snug, but allow stretch for waves. It also keeps your boat from getting to the end of the slack and the jerking the rope, which done over and over can be tough if you are in any kind of a spot that can get waves.

Edited June 8, 2009 by TheBlackPearl

[jtrovato]

I rent a slip for the summer and leave the boat in the water all summer long. It's a double wide slip and it's in a cove on a river, so the current is pushing the boat into the dock. I use the same method for the front as described above, a stainless clip in the middle of a line going across the front of the slip, clipped to the bow ring. This is tied in a way to prevent the boat from touching the dock even with the current pushing it. For the stern, I have a PVC rig that I made up that has a tennis ball on the end (to avoid scratching the boat) and a clip to attach to the stern D-ring. It's about 2' long and attaches to the dock in two places. One being at the end of the PVC pipe, and the other is a rope that comes out the side of the PVC near the end that attaches to the boat. The rope that comes out the side of the PVC then attaches to the dock forming a triangle (the three sides being the rope, the PVC and the dock) which prevents the boat from pushing into the dock and from going forward. This is a homemade version of the Stowaway Holdaway that you can buy on Overton's.

So with this setup, the boat is attached in two places and can never touch the dock on either the side or front. This will only work if you're in a cove or area where there is no wake and no chop. If there were any significant chop, then the PVC is probably not a good idea.

Edit: Here's a picture of the one you can buy at Overton's:

Edited June 8, 2009 by jtrovato

[electricjohn]

Are you tieing up to a dock, or off a beach?

Edited June 8, 2009 by electricjohn

[wienrdog]

Depends on what you are tying to... In a slip with ties on both sides, against one side of a dock, or just anchored

When in a slip with ability to tie to both sides, I typically set up to tie to the 4 pop-up cleats, with just enough slack to keep the boat from hitting the dock in any direction.

When next to a dock, fenders mid & aft, then tie up to dock with just enough slack to keep the boat from moving too far.

When anchored, I use an anchor buddy with safety rope to anchor & separate rear rope to a tree/stake on shore.

[BlastRlxi]

I don't think you should use the pull-up cleats for overnight mooring. The bow and transom rings are what is being referred to. We have used seperate lines for each side of the slip to the bow ring of the boat and one each to transom rings. Our pullup cleats in rear we sometimes attach fenders to. Use one of the bungy style lines around the tower to rear clear on one side as mentioned in previous post. I haven't gotten comfortable with leaving the boat in the slip, but we put in there for a week at a time in the summer.

I use the pop up cleats for the fenders and tie off to the bow ring and transom rings as well.

[Bill_AirJunky]

I keep my boat in a double slip with a similar setup as jrovato displayed. But I bought all the materials at Home Depot for like $30, 2" PVC, rope, and SS carabiners.

We have them hooked to the bow & transom rings & don't use any bumpers at all. If I'm tieing off at someone else's dock, then I use the cleats &/or the bow & transom rings or even the pylon or tower.

I've been living here for about 5 yrs & the system works so well that like a dozen of my neighbors have done the same thing for their own boats. In fact I helped one of the guys rig his up just yesterday.... he's picking up an 08 Vride today.

Edited June 8, 2009 by Bill_AirJunky

[88Skier]

Mooring to me is hooking to a mooring ball. Our boats are moored all summer on a big lake and occationally ride out 3'-4' waves, even larger sometimes. I use a 14' 5/8" mooring line hooked to the bow eye.

[jtrovato]

I keep my boat in a double slip with a similar setup as jrovato displayed. But I bought all the materials at Home Depot for like $30, 2" PVC, rope, and SS carabiners.

We have them hooked to the bow & transom rings & don't use any bumpers at all. If I'm tieing off at someone else's dock, then I use the cleats &/or the bow & transom rings or even the pylon or tower.

I've been living here for about 5 yrs & the system works so well that like a dozen of my neighbors have done the same thing for their own boats. In fact I helped one of the guys rig his up just yesterday.... he's picking up an 08 Vride today.

I got the materials to make ours from Home Depot too. I think it came to about $15 for the clips and PVC. I already had some rope lying around the garage. I had previously bought one from overtons before I realized how easy it was to make one, but the one I bought "went missing" from the dock over the winter, so I just made up a new one. Whoever invented that thing is getting rich charging $75 for $15 worth of material.