Mooring a small from shore across a cove

[raminer]

My home has a granite lined cove about 35' across which goes to mud flats at low tied. I want to keep an 18' motor boat tied/moored between the sides of the cove such that I can pull it to shore when I want to use it, like a clothes line. There are already eye screws in the ledge and I imagine I need to add a pulley somewhere. Should I also add a mooring in the cove? Should the boat be parallel or perpendicular to the shore? Has anyone done this or have a pointer to a schematic of what I should hook up where? Thanks, Rich.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Mooring a small from shore across a cove

Should the boat be parallel or perpendicular to the shore?

I was under the impression that the Wind determined Which Way the boat points when Moored at a Mooring............<br />And,.... I would think that you'd run your Loop from your Dock, to the Mooring Block,... Rather than Straddling a cove with the line..???<br /><br />'Course,..... I'm a Trailerboater,.. on Sweetwater Lakes,+ Rivers............

 

[raminer]

Re: Mooring a small from shore across a cove

Thanks for the reply, but there is no dock, just the natural cove. I want to rig it so I can pull the boat to shore w/o having to dingy out.

 

[QC]

Re: Mooring a small from shore across a cove

Let's assume that you can set up a rig that allows you to go to the center of the two points. At that center spot, if the boat was only tied at the bow eye, can it swing 360 degrees at low tide and not hit anything?<br /><br />If the answer is an emphatic yes, then I think this could be really cool. The first idea to come to mind for me is two pulleys (one at each point) and some sort of way to tie off the near side pulley so that the rope would stay fixed at any spot. Then all you would need is a shackle with a snap hook tied somwhere on it and I think you're in business.

 

[Boatist]

Re: Mooring a small from shore across a cove

I alway anchor out off the shore when we go up to the lake. I am not sure the way I do it will be good for you.<br /><br />The way we do it is set and anchor about 120 feet out from shore. Anchore line for this use is twisted 3 strand nylon. Next we back into shore and step off with a line attached to stern cleats. From stern cleats we tie to shore with line from each clete to shore at about a 40 degree angle.<br /><br />So the lines one on the bow and two on stern cleate form a "Y". Next we pull the anchore line to get the boat 10 to 20 feet off shore. Then tie off the stern lines.<br /><br />To get off the boat pull on one of the two stern lines and step off. To reboard again pull on the stern line and step on. What happends is the streach in the 3 strand nylon line will allow you to pull the boat to shore but as soon as you let go it will pull boat back out. This works very well for day use when attended but for a long term may not work. In areas where the bottom drops off slowly usually need to wade out some to board. Problem would be if got a very strong onshore wind it may also streach your bow line and push boat to shore. Best thing for the boat is to alway have boat pointed into any waves from other boats or wind waves, Also into any current.<br /><br />If you are allowed to put in a mooring buoy and water has some depth then you can put in a heavy anchor and attach a morring buoy with a nylon line. Attach a line to the stern clete as you pull boat to shore the buoy will be pulled under water and allow the boat to move to shore. When you stop pulling buoy will come to the top and pull the boat back out. By chooseing size of the buoy can adjust how hard you have to pull to get boat to shore. With a big buoy you need a heavy anchor block.<br /><br />a pulley system should work also.