Mooring
Synthetic lines are very slippery so the mooring lines must be tied very carefully. The
knots you use must not slip yet must be easily untied. The methods and the knots
shown here fill these requirements. For tying up the following knots are best:
1.
Bowline
2.
3.
Always leave some slack in your mooring lines to allow for variations in water level
or motion caused by wash from passing boats. Make fast the end
of
line on shore
and make fast on the cleat on deck so that the part of the line that is not needed is
on board.
Fig.
33-35 may give some ideas about the proper way to moor a boat.
Round turn and two half hitches.
Fishermans bend with a half hitch.
Spring
Eyesplice around thimble
3 fenders each side
Mooring post
A round turn and two half hitch
Plastic tube against chafe at fairleads
Mooring post
round
turn
and
two
half
hitches
I
Spring
Fig.
33. Permanent m
ooring ( e x a m p l e )
I
If springs are used the position can
be controled better.
Mooring straight in puts large
Fig.
34.
Mooring
alongside a
quay.
Bowline or round turn and two
half hitches.
Approach slowly. drop anchor rather far
out (not more than the length of the anchor
line). Speed can be checked with the
anchor line
-
if needed use a round turn
around the cleat.
Allow a scope
of the anchor-
line of at least
3-
5 times the
Fig.
3J.
Temporary mooring
with th e s t e m against t h e shore or a wharf.
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