[Rhodes22-list] Mooring advice

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Hi Larry,

Are you referring to the ring on the bow which is used to winch the boat onto the trailer?  Does the bow have a big hole where the ring used to be?  What sort of conditions did it take to do that?  What are you going to have to do to repair ?

Does your boat have bow line chocks?  If yes, then just route the mooring line from the bow cleat thru the line chock and down to the mooring buoy.  You could rig a bridle thru each line chock.  But, the boat won’t ride too far off center with just one.  I wouldn’t bother with rigging the 2nd line.  I presume this will be temporary?

Roger Pihlaja 
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
1978. Sanford, MI

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> On Jun 7, 2024, at 3:36 PM, Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>  I've seen setups where a yoke is created by a line tied at each end to the 2 foredeck cleats and leading around the bow, connected to a separate line that goes to the mooring. 
> And I am curious about that sheared bow ring.
> Larry
>    On Friday, June 7, 2024 at 03:29:27 PM EDT, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:  
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I just had a bow ring shear off during a storm.  Any advice on mooring to a
> buoy without one…just using the foredeck cleat.
> 
> Much appreciated,
> Matt Wilson
> Hornblower II
> White Bear Lake, MN
>