Actually I wouldn't say grew up but we lived on a farm out there for a few years as a kid.
Went back there 20 years later and it was the same. Gods country Dad always called it.
Select to expand quoteWazzor said..gwiongwion said..
A couple of things. Unless the water is reasonably clear, the annual mooring check is a crap shoot at best. Where I am in SE QLD the water is pretty murky. The professional mooring checkers, dive annually for the check. A proper inspection like this in low vis has proven problematic. Literally dozen of boats have broken their moorings here in the last 3 years. Of course it is never the contractors fault.
So that I can self assess my mooring, which is legit by the way, I use a large Trawler anchor 180 kg that I can just
Lift for inspection with the windlass, and a purchase a SLW on a calm day . You don't need to remove it completely from the water, just enough to check fasteners. Even new ,these anchors are less than a grand. Second hand very cheap. If you reckon 400 lb of anchor ain't big enough on a muddy bottom try dragging it around. Good luck with that.
Not only is the tackle self inspectable because you can lift it, you can also remove and on sell it. Not always possible with a stationary pile of junk.
Just a thought.
Works for me,
I like your approach solely for the fact that you can lift your mooring and check your fastening system yourself.
If you had to change the fasteners...how would you go about it? Also how did you get your anchor to your spot in the first place. Quite interested to know. What size is your vessel to be able to pull that 180kg anchor up and I assume one would need a certain size or rated windlass?
You mentioned the purchase of an SLW on a calm day...I don't understand this and what does SLW stand for?
Cheers
Sorry meant LWS, low water springs. Purchase is handy billy running to 8 :1 manual windlass. Vessel 11 meters LOA. Hoist tackle then attach temporary strop whilst one repositions the tackle. Takes about 30 minutes to inspect/change stuff.
Dumped anchor next to ramp at low tide, bought boat in at high tide and suspended it off bow. No need to get it on board.
hope this clears things up
Select to expand quotegwiongwion said..Wazzor said..gwiongwion said..
A couple of things. Unless the water is reasonably clear, the annual mooring check is a crap shoot at best. Where I am in SE QLD the water is pretty murky. The professional mooring checkers, dive annually for the check. A proper inspection like this in low vis has proven problematic. Literally dozen of boats have broken their moorings here in the last 3 years. Of course it is never the contractors fault.
So that I can self assess my mooring, which is legit by the way, I use a large Trawler anchor 180 kg that I can just
Lift for inspection with the windlass, and a purchase a SLW on a calm day . You don't need to remove it completely from the water, just enough to check fasteners. Even new ,these anchors are less than a grand. Second hand very cheap. If you reckon 400 lb of anchor ain't big enough on a muddy bottom try dragging it around. Good luck with that.
Not only is the tackle self inspectable because you can lift it, you can also remove and on sell it. Not always possible with a stationary pile of junk.
Just a thought.
Works for me,
I like your approach solely for the fact that you can lift your mooring and check your fastening system yourself.
If you had to change the fasteners...how would you go about it? Also how did you get your anchor to your spot in the first place. Quite interested to know. What size is your vessel to be able to pull that 180kg anchor up and I assume one would need a certain size or rated windlass?
You mentioned the purchase of an SLW on a calm day...I don't understand this and what does SLW stand for?
Cheers
Sorry meant LWS, low water springs. Purchase is handy billy running to 8 :1 manual windlass. Vessel 11 meters LOA. Hoist tackle then attach temporary strop whilst one repositions the tackle. Takes about 30 minutes to inspect/change stuff.
Dumped anchor next to ramp at low tide, bought boat in at high tide and suspended it off bow. No need to get it on board.
hope this clears things up
Cheers Gwiongwion
I have two gearwheels with holes. Each 35 Kg. Can be chained together, and once sunk in some sand might be good for a lunch mooring.
Free from Northern Sydney. PM me if interested.
