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Old 01-31-2007, 10:04 AM   #1
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I was confused by a portion of the episode. They took the mooring into what looked like shallow water. Then they placed it on top of some rocks. The way I thought moorings work were - 1. the weight and 2. the suction the mooring creates with the sand/mud on the bottom. That is at least they way my mooring works. After a year on so on the bottom my mooring is usually buried due to the chain dragging the sand/mud around the edge of the block. Every 2 years or so I dig it out to make sure the eyebolt that goes through the entire block is still properly attached to the bottom. It just seemed weird they placed it on top of a rock pile.
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Old 01-31-2007, 11:27 AM   #2
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My mooring definitely relies on the burying/suction effect to stay put, but then again, it weighs far less than the one they were placing.

It was a decent segment, but I kept wondering what others have already posted: Why not attach the chain before dropping it, and why not drop it where you want it?
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Old 01-31-2007, 01:56 PM   #3
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I hired Dave Ferruolo to drop a 1000 lb mooring block in front of our place in 2005. Same barge was used. Sure enough, Dave dropped it over the side off the dolly and it landed upside down on the bottom. Dave had an air cylinder on the barge with a long air hose and scuba regulator attached. He slipped on a mask, regulator in place and jumped overboard and I watched in amazement as he hand flipped the 1000 lb'er right-side up just as he did on last night's show.

As a side comment, I was impressed with Mike Rowe's singing of our national anthem.
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Old 01-31-2007, 02:56 PM   #4
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I am surprised that Senter Cove Guy did not anwer some of the questions. And I guess this is why in some cases, you might want to hire a "professional".

To your direct questions: A) Not all of Winni is sand bottom. There is lots of bottom that is all rock. Quite a bit in fact. Also, if the installer is good, they take that into account, as well as other things such as boat size to be moored. That way the customer doesn't need to buy more than needed. Others don't care. CYA. (No need to go into the mathmatics of suction at this point.)

B) Sometimes you need to understand the details. In the show, they were doing an installation in a "mooring field". It is absolutely critical to get the correct placement. Off of your our personal property, close enough can be good enough.

C) Like driving a car, the more miles you drive, the better the odds of getting into an accident. I don't know of ANY "professional" that would drop a weight with a chain attached. Too dangerous. You may get away with it once or twice. Not worth the chance over time. You have to get in the water anyway. Wait to attached the chain after the weight is set. Also, fouling of the chain under the weight is a possibility.

Sometimes it goes easy. Sometimes not. Anyone can do the easy ones. Then there is liability ...
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Old 01-31-2007, 03:07 PM   #5
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To your direct questions: A) Not all of Winni is sand bottom. There is lots of bottom that is all rock. Quite a bit in fact. Also, if the installer is good, they take that into account, as well as other things such as boat size to be moored. That way the customer doesn't need to buy more than needed. Others don't care. CYA. (No need to go into the mathmatics of suction at this point.) ...
My only point about the placing the block was that they place it on a rock "pile" when there was sand right next to it.
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he use to sing opra. thats why he sound good
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I hired Dave Ferruolo to drop a 1000 lb mooring block in front of our place in 2005. Same barge was used. Sure enough, Dave dropped it over the side off the dolly and it landed upside down on the bottom. Dave had an air cylinder on the barge with a long air hose and scuba regulator attached. He slipped on a mask, regulator in place and jumped overboard and I watched in amazement as he hand flipped the 1000 lb'er right-side up just as he did on last night's show.

As a side comment, I was impressed with Mike Rowe's singing of our national anthem.

Mike's a trained opera singer. Gotta listen to O&A on XM Radio to get treated to his vocal talents. He's a classic.
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