"sean neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I do two things when mooring up - firstly double or triple the mooring >rope (i.e. from boat to bank, back to the boat and back to the bank >again) before pulling it tight - the purchase gives extra oomph.
If the pound rises while you are away from the boat after mooring like that, you will need to do one extra thing when you return -- get all the water out of the boat. >Secondly, if the boat is on the mud, I retighten after a few boats have >gone past and she has dig her way closer in to the bank. No wonder hire boats don't last very long! Seriously, it is not good practice to moor as you describe. It can result in the boat sinking. Mooring needs to achieve two things -- keep the boat at the bank, and prevent it from surging fore/aft. For the former, breast ropes (i.e. ropes roughly perpendicular to the bank) are needed, one at eac end. These should be relatively *loose*. For the latter, two spring ropes (roughly parallel to the bank) are needed, one to a point on the land ahead of where it is secured on the boat, one to a point astern. These should be relatively *tight*. This arrangement will keep the boat in place, and will minimise the jerking out of pins, but will also safely allow for a change in the water level. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
