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From: ronald barr (no email)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 10:11:39 EDT
Well that makes sense to me, I think people make a mistake with mooring
blocks in not allowing enough chain, just to cram in more boats. I don't
see the "Trots" used in England much over here. I think they - and the
use of screw anchors - may be a better answer to this issue.
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Austin [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:54 PM
To: ronald barr
Subject: Re: Anchor comparisons
Those blocks were at Catalina Island--there is hard sand/some rock
bottom. The block do not penetrate the bottom--much. The moorings are
fore and aft--with blocks on both--no there is not much chain, since the
moorings are only about 40 feet apart--also spaced about 30 feet from
the stern of the max size vessel in front of you. The pull is almost
straight up and down. Sheer weight is what keeps the blocks in
place.Over a weekend we moved the foreward block about 50 feet--very
significant, when the moorings are only 40 feet apart!--actually crossed
over the mooring next to us..
Regards,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: ronald barr <mailto:>
To: 'Bob Austin' <mailto:>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 5:41 PM
Subject: RE: Anchor comparisons
True Bob -- but it doesn't move far and it moves much much more slowly!
In any event like an anchor it depends how the mooring block is shaped
and buried. I'll bet that you'd have a job moving a well buried 1000 lb
block very far, sounds like in your situation there wasn't enough chain
on it.
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Austin [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 5:22 PM
To:
Subject: T&T: Anchor comparisons
Ron,
Not hard to drag a 1000 lb mooring. I drug a mooring block which was
over 2000 lbs--a series of large swells, heavy wind and the boat
literally picked up the block and moved it a few feet at a time--anchor
is much better.
Bob
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