When attaching mooring lines to deck cleats, make a loop in one end of the mooring
line and pass it through the hole in the base of the deck cleat. Next, pass the loop
back over the deck cleat. The mooring line can now safely be used to secure your
craft. Mooring lines may remain attached to the cleats on your craft while underway.
Always coil and place the lines where they cannot become tangled in deck gear or
the propeller(s).
When you tie up, run the mooring line from your craft around the dock cleat and then
back to your craft. This allows you to untie the mooring line without leaving your craft.
Just heave off one end of the mooring line and bring the entire length of mooring line
back into the craft.
The mooring lines you will use most often are the bow line
(4)
, the stern line
(1)
and
spring lines
(2, 3)
. Each line has a specific purpose. The bow and stern lines secure
your craft’s bow and stern. The two spring lines keep your craft from moving forward
or backward when you are moored alongside a dock.
If you are mooring your craft for a short time, bow and stern lines may be the only
lines you will need. If you are mooring your craft for a longer time or the currents are
swift, you should use spring lines. The stern spring line leads from the craft’s stern
clear forward to the piling or cleat on the dock. The bow spring line leads from the
bow cleat aft to the dock.
If you are mooring in a slip, bow and spring lines, port and starboard, will keep your
craft in position.
Figure 3-19
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