The second method I can visualize except for one thing - to "make fast" do you attach your bow
line to the ball with the boat hook or do you grab the mooring
line attached to the ball with your boat hook? In other words, are you hooking your bow
line to the mooring or are your tying the mooring
line to your boat at the bow? If you''re attaching your bow
line to the mooring, does your boat hook have some sort of clasp mechanism on it or is it a plain (non-mechanical) hook? Thanks.