Mooring Question

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Originally Posted by BBS

The field is near Elacoya State Park so there's a long fetch with a NW wind .

I'm around the corner from you at the Samoset Condos. From the surface our moorings look like 2' x 2' x 4' granite blocks on a sand/mud bottom. We use all chain and a different mooring ball. The chain feeds up through the mooring ball. When we moor, our lines connect directly to a shackle on the chain. Seems stronger than your design. Our max boat size is 27' but mostly open power boats. Sailboats might have a higher wind load per foot of length.