Piers
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Reged: 02/06/2001
Posts: 1373
Loc: Berkshire, UK
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Re: Mooring to pontoons
14/05/2008 15:12
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Why not just throw a looped warp to the cleat? We do this from the bows of our Fleming. All it took was some practice and it's fine. I really can't see why there is any need to jump or step off the boat at all until fitting the springs. Jumping and stepping can result in accidents, which reminds me that two years ago, we watched a yacht come alongside a hammer head in Le Havre, both persons on board humped off with the ends of the ropes (one fwd, one aft) but the boat's bumped against the pontoon and the pull was so great that both ropes were dropped and the yacht gently floated away to the other side of the marina! Why not just stay on board and throw a loop? Simple, no fretting, looks propfessional.
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