mooring bouy ideas??

[Rampart104]

I need to moore my boat a ways from shore, any good ideas for homemade mooring bouys? 23' 4000lb Seaswirl. DP.

 

[Bondo]

Re: mooring bouy ideas??

20lb. Propane Tank,......... Indestructable.......<br /><br />And,... Everybody is Trying to Give away the 1s with the "Old Style" Valves...............

 

[Rampart104]

Re: mooring bouy ideas??

Bondo, Sounds like a great idea and I have one sitting in my garage! However wont the hull come into contact with it from time to time? I would be worried about the metal damaging my gel coat? what ideas do you have for hooking the boat to the tank? Thanks , DP

 

[roscoe]

Re: mooring bouy ideas??

Make sure you use plenty of chain and plenty of weight.<br />Check to make sure the weight of the chain will not pull the "bouy" under before you throw it all in the lake.<br /><br />bouy should only come into contact with hull when the air is still, or when you are pulling up to it. You could cushion it by covering it with something.<br /><br />Make sure it is painted and placed properly to be legal.

 

[f_inscreenname]

Re: mooring bouy ideas??

A lot of fisherman in New England use 1/4 keg barrels.

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: mooring bouy ideas??

Real ones may not be as expensive as you think. Have a look here...<br /> http://www.iboats.com/mall/index.cg...528&search_type=keyword&keywords=mooring+buoy

 

[John Carpenter]

Re: mooring bouy ideas??

For a short course in how to make a mooring, check out West Marine's catalog. Buy your "stuff" here.<br /><br />You will not need a great deal of weight to anchor your boat depending on the type of bottom you have. Around here we have mud...design is as important as weight. A friend of mine made a mooring anchor for his 35' sailboat. He used 12" diameter Schedule 80 pipe about 3' long. Cut one end square and close it off with an oversized square piece of 1/4" steel. Cut the open end off at a 45 degree angle and burn a hole for the shackle on the "short" end of the 45.....you now have a scoop that is fairly heavy, but when it digs in and fills with mud...it is there. This mooring has been in place for two years and has not moved. His chain to the mooring ball is too heavy and will sink the ball if the water gets too high, but it works well and was cheap. Hope the discription was clear enough.