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Sorry about the barrage of mooring related questions 
So, I am going to be moving my boat from a nice, safe and secluded slip, to a mooring buoy out in the harbour. Yes, the mooring is big enough, yes I will be using at least 2 unequal pendants of good quality (probably at least 3/4" too), and yes I will be using chafe guard where appropriate. Assume also that any hardware would have backing plates as large as practically possible.
My current deck hardware consists of a central 6" or so cleat, with a small teak backing plate. An anchor roller of unknown quality and fit (I have never used it), and a small chock that serves no purpose since the hawse pipe blocks a fair lead from the cleat to the chock. Deck is balsa cored glass, toerail is C&C, so an aluminum L section perforated rail bolted though the deck and hull (forms part of the hull/deck join) on roughly 3-4" intervals. Basically, I need to change whatever is there since I do not think it is up to the job, and likely whatever I do is going to require a fair amount of work. Given this, I can't decide on the best route.
1. Try to find some way of putting a cleat on the rail at each side of the bow - this will likely involve fabricating some sort of mounting block, bolting the cleat to that, and then through the rail/deck.
2. Fit some chocks (which will likely involve cutting the vertical part of the L section off) and replace the central cleat with a bigger one (for bigger lines), or a small samson post, with a bigger backing plate.
3. Fit a bow eye and moor to that - this might involve running a temp 3rd mooring line to the deck cleat and then releasing the shackle(s) from the dinghy, I haven't got on the boat to see if it's feasible from there.
4. Something else I haven't thought of yet.
I'm thinking that option 3 might actually be the better route - doesn't involve disturbing the toerail at all, and while not the most convenient, it might have some advantages, namely much less chance of chafe, and a lower attachment point gives me better scope, plus I'd only have to drill two holes through glass.
I kind of need to make a decision in the next day or three so that I can get the bits and get going, boat will need to be on the mooring for April 1st, so I have two weekends after this one.
What would you do?
PS. We don't get hurricanes here, a 40kt wind is about the maximum we ever see in these parts, if we happen to get a 70kt day forecast, I will move the boat to a slip temporarily.
So, I am going to be moving my boat from a nice, safe and secluded slip, to a mooring buoy out in the harbour. Yes, the mooring is big enough, yes I will be using at least 2 unequal pendants of good quality (probably at least 3/4" too), and yes I will be using chafe guard where appropriate. Assume also that any hardware would have backing plates as large as practically possible.
My current deck hardware consists of a central 6" or so cleat, with a small teak backing plate. An anchor roller of unknown quality and fit (I have never used it), and a small chock that serves no purpose since the hawse pipe blocks a fair lead from the cleat to the chock. Deck is balsa cored glass, toerail is C&C, so an aluminum L section perforated rail bolted though the deck and hull (forms part of the hull/deck join) on roughly 3-4" intervals. Basically, I need to change whatever is there since I do not think it is up to the job, and likely whatever I do is going to require a fair amount of work. Given this, I can't decide on the best route.
1. Try to find some way of putting a cleat on the rail at each side of the bow - this will likely involve fabricating some sort of mounting block, bolting the cleat to that, and then through the rail/deck.
2. Fit some chocks (which will likely involve cutting the vertical part of the L section off) and replace the central cleat with a bigger one (for bigger lines), or a small samson post, with a bigger backing plate.
3. Fit a bow eye and moor to that - this might involve running a temp 3rd mooring line to the deck cleat and then releasing the shackle(s) from the dinghy, I haven't got on the boat to see if it's feasible from there.
4. Something else I haven't thought of yet.
I'm thinking that option 3 might actually be the better route - doesn't involve disturbing the toerail at all, and while not the most convenient, it might have some advantages, namely much less chance of chafe, and a lower attachment point gives me better scope, plus I'd only have to drill two holes through glass.
I kind of need to make a decision in the next day or three so that I can get the bits and get going, boat will need to be on the mooring for April 1st, so I have two weekends after this one.
What would you do?
PS. We don't get hurricanes here, a 40kt wind is about the maximum we ever see in these parts, if we happen to get a 70kt day forecast, I will move the boat to a slip temporarily.
